Corporate Social Impact Team Nomination

Purpose Awards · Team of Four or More

Team ofthe Year

A CSR team of four or more whose collaborative, innovative work generated significant business results and social impact.

June 42027 Deadline
$300M+Min. revenue
4+Team members
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About the award

The team behind the impact

This award recognizes a corporate social impact team, or a group within the department, whose innovative and collaborative CSR or ESG initiative generated significant business results for the company and exceptional social impact in the community.

Every member is clear on their role and brings value to the team. Together, they collaborate across departments, solve problems, stay resilient when challenges arise, and bring an innovative, inclusive approach that drives their work forward.

Questions? purposeawards@accp.org

Who qualifies
  • A CSR team of four or moreOr a subset of that size from the larger CSR team.
  • At a major corporationMinimum $300M in annual revenue.
  • Built on collaborationWorks across departments and engages cross-functional partners and employees.
  • Business and social impactAn innovative CSR or ESG initiative with results shared inside and outside the company.
  • Members and non-members welcomeApplicants are not required to be current ACCP members.
Key dates

The 2027 timeline

NowNominations open
June 4, 2027
4
Step 1 · Nominations close

Submit your nomination using the application below.

July 2027
Step 2 · Status update

Nominators will be informed of the status of their submission.

September 2027
Step 3 · Recognition
Los Angeles

Recipients are announced at the 2027 ACCP Annual Conference in Los Angeles and are expected to attend the ceremony in person.

Before you start

Make your nomination stand out

The strongest applications tell a clear story, backed by data. Here is what ACCP recommends.

  1. 01
    Partner with your nominee

    Work together to create a thorough, data-filled nomination.

  2. 02
    Tell their story

    Think through the nominee’s story and program before you begin, and how you’ll tell it.

  3. 03
    Show what goes above and beyond

    Explain how this work goes beyond the organization’s day-to-day.

  4. 04
    Lead with measurable outcomes

    Impact is hard to judge without numbers. Highlight the individual’s contributions and outcomes rather than the whole team’s, where possible.

  5. 05
    Send supporting documents

    Have more for the judges to consider? Email it to purposeawards@accp.org.

Past honorees

Previous Teams of the Year

See all past winners →
Lowe’s Foundation
2026
Lowe’s Foundation
Duke Energy
2025
Duke Energy
Florida Power & Light Company
2024
Florida Power & Light Company
Novartis
2023
Novartis
Giving and Volunteer Team
Gilead Sciences
2022
Gilead Sciences
2027 award application

Nominate a Team of the Year

Know a CSR team delivering results together? Tell us about them.

By submitting this application, you grant ACCP permission to use the information shared to create copy to announce and highlight the award recipient. The recipient will be highlighted and recognized at the ACCP Conference in September and in ACCP communications, including, but not limited to, the ACCP website, ACCP social media, and email communications.

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Nominator Information

Nominee Information

Please list names and emails for all team members

Application Questions

Question 1
Please describe the exceptional initiative, and each team member's scope, role, and responsibilities in its success.
Note: This initiative should have occurred within the past 12 months.
~200 words
Question 2
What specific collaboration processes and practices does the team use, among themselves and across the company, to achieve outstanding results?
~200 words
Question 3
How is the team bringing innovative approaches or solutions to the initiative to drive success?
~100 words
Question 4
Please specifically describe how the team incorporates the principles and practices of inclusion and belonging to their work.
~100 words
Question 5
Describe examples of problem-solving and resilience as challenges or setbacks have arisen.
~100 words
Question 6
Please share specific business and social impact results from this team's efforts.
~100 words
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Other ways to be recognized

Team of the Year is one of five Purpose Awards. Three honor individual professionals and two celebrate teams.

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