The winners of the Good Business Egg Awards 2014 were announced at a special presentation hosted at the KPMG Centre in Auckland last night.
The Hon. Jo Goodhew Minister of The Community and Voluntary Sector spoke at the event in support of business commitment to New Zealand communities.
Business and community leaders attended the ceremony where community leaders presented three business organisations a Good Business Egg Award of New Zealand.
Over the past year, seventy-nine businesses had been put through their paces on their commitment to the community without their knowledge, as surveys and questionnaires were collected as well as a judging panel for each category.
Shaun Sutton, CEO of Teach First presented the award for education to the Department of Conservation (DOC) for their outstanding work in educating New Zealanders through the environment.
Funding Manager of HELP, Kathryn Michie handed the health award to CQHotels Wellington for their contribution to community health. It was noted that good health is paramount to CQ and they have connected with local organisations to work with disabled peoples.
A survey on Disability in the Workplace as part of diversity in corporate social responsibility.
Who were the three good eggs?
Three companies nominated as 'good business eggs' for top ratings in their policy-making on disability in the workplace, openness to change and innovation, and showing a greater awareness of what could be achieved by improving diversity.
New accommodation/charity website Kiwi Karma, got into the BACS spirit of supporting one another when they put together a competition to launch their new website.
The prize was a $1,000 weekend in Wellington, and included contributions from three other BACS members. CQ Hotels Wellington put up a room for a weekend with breakfast, Logan Brown donated a restaurant voucher, and Zealandia a family pass.
The competition attracted 988 entries, and was won by Michelle Woodyard from Auckland. With the calibre of the prizes we are sure she will have a really great time.
Kiwi Karma is booking good business in a market where 46,000 rooms are available each night in hotels and motels. The unique point of difference, is that 3% of the room rate is donated to a charity of the traveller's choice, including Forest and Bird who is a BACS community member.
This is a fantastic way for businesses to support their community at no extra cost to them.
With "Journey", a sculpture commissioned by CQ Hotels Wellington, Fraser used 100 metres of number 8 wire to form the structure of the work. He then wrapped the wire in paper, hardened it with Shellak varnish, and painted the swirls and loops in fluropaint.
"The hotel lobby is a space with glass, steel and straight lines," Fraser explains. "I wanted to soften the space and use the natural light to provide something intriguing for visitors.