The Essex & Suffolk Water Community Impact Award

In recognition of a business that has a successful approach to corporate social responsibility and can demonstrate a positive community impact.

Corporate responsibility Essex & Suffolk Water’s corporate responsibility strategy defines how our reputation as a business is influenced by our interaction with our regions, our communities, our people, our customers (and the business) and the natural environments in which we operate. Essex & Suffolk Water aims to use resources efficiently and produce materials, goods and commodities on the basis of their environmental, social and economic impacts. At the same time, Essex & Suffolk Water will work to reduce, where possible, the amount of wastes generated and re-use or recycle by-products. It will also protect and enhance biological diversity, ecological systems and cultural heritage. For the community (Providing the community with a great service at a fair price is something we have always believed in at Essex & Suffolk Water. Quite simply, it’s something we will never lose sight of, and what makes us who we are today.) As well as actively supporting the community and getting involved with local activities, we also provide (a high level of) employment opportunities and help with charitable, environmental, sporting and cultural activities on a regular basis. Our employee volunteering scheme enables a number of staff to work within their local communities on a wide range of activities. Take a closer look at www.eswater.co.uk

Community Impact Award

The judges will be looking for evidence of success in the following broad areas:

• Evidence of policies and projects that have a positive impact on the community in terms of, for example, environment, employment, education.
• Evidence of collaboration between business and community organisations, with clear and measurable benefits to both community and business.
• Strategy for ongoing development of community focused activities, through which partnerships between community organisations and employees are formed.
• Evidence of acting as a role model and acknowledged as an inspiration to other organisations.
• Evidence of innovation and involvement in the development of community programmes.