2022 Business Distinction Awards

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's Scale-up Centre for SMEs (SCS) is pleased to present the 2nd annual Business Distinction Awards.

The Business Distinction Awards recognize businesses that have gone above and beyond to set themselves apart in the Greater Vancouver region.

Finalists will be notified in June and the winners will be announced at a special event in October 2023.

Nominations are now open!

Read about the 2022 Winners and Finalists

Eligibility Criteria:

Nominees must be based in Greater Vancouver, B.C.
Nominees must be SMEs with no more than 250 employees.
Nominations are open to GVBOT Members and Non-members.
Nominators may submit nominations for more than one business.
Self-nominations are accepted.
A business may be nominated in more than one category but are limited to being a finalist or winner in one category only.
Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 8, 2023.

Award Categories:

Employer of the Year Award
- Recognizes a business that has implemented best practices for recruitment and retention of employees, in the most recent financial year. This may include influencing employee motivation and happiness and creating an overall positive workplace culture.
Community Impact Award
- Recognizes a business that has created positive impact in their local community through programs, partnerships, and/or volunteerism in the most recent financial year.
  Two award sub-categories:
  - Non-profit business
  - For -profit business
Sustainability Impact Award
- Recognizes a business that has established a culture of environmental stewardship and business practices that reduce negative environmental impacts and increase environmental awareness within industry in the most recent financial year.
Digital Transformation Award
- Recognizes a business that has recently used technology to transform its products, services, internal processes, or customer interactions in the most recent financial year.
Business Growth Award
- Recognizes businesses that achieved significant growth in sales, staff, and impact within Canada in the most recent financial year.
  Two award sub-categories:
  - Businesses up to $5M in revenue
  - Businesses over $5M in revenue

NOMINATION FORM

Nominee Information

Company Name *

Head Office Address *

City *

Postal Code *

First Name *

Last Name *

Professional Title *

Email *

Phone *

Extension

Employer of the Year Award

Please focus on the past year as well as the previous 5 years (if applicable).

Please explain in what ways the organization is continuing to motivate and develop talent within the organization? *

How does the organization use the above methods to recruit new employees? *

How does the organization measure employee engagement? *

Community Impact Award

How has the organization gone above and beyond in supporting its local community? *

What was the impact of this collaboration internally and externally? *

What metrics or examples can you share that demonstrate impact? *

Please provide any relevant documentation on programs that operated in the most recent financial year.

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Environmental Stewardship Award

How is Environmental Stewardship managed in the organization? *

Please consider the following factors:

Carbon Credits | GHG Reduction | Carbon Neutrality
Zero Waste | Circularity
Water Usage | Reduction
Total Supply Chain Impact | Distance to Source
Green Financial | Investments, Investors, Reporting
Other?

What metrics are used to establish the organization's role as an Environmental Steward. *

Please provide situational examples that demonstrate the organization's role as an Environmental Steward. *

Please explain how Environmental Stewardship is fundamental to the organization and strategy. *

Digital Transformation Award

How, and to what extent, has the organization leveraged technology, data and process enhancements to transform products, services, internal processes or customer interactions?: *

How, and to what extent, has the technology advancement delivered business success? *

Please provide some context for how this success or progress, in the most recent financial year, fits into the organization’s longer term business strategy. *

Business Growth Award

Company Website

Growth achieved during the organization's most recent full financial year: *

% Growth in revenue over most recent full financial year; and
% Increase in # of employees (FTEs) at end of last financial year compared to start

Growth achieved over last 5 years: *

% Growth in revenue over last 5 full financial years
% Increase in # of employees (FTEs) at end of last financial year compared to 5 full financial years ago

Growth in impact over last 5 years: *

Describe the nature and scale of the positive impact that the organization has had over the last 5 years (50 word max)

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Nominator Information

First Name *

Professional Title *

Last Name *

Company *

Address *

City *

Postal Code *

Phone *

Extension

Email *

I would like my nomination to remain anonymous: *

If you select “yes” we will not inform your nominee of your nomination.

Supporting Documents

Only one PDF document that is no more than 10 pages.

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Confirmation *

By checking this box, I confirm that the nomination I am submitting is accurate and reflective of the nominee for the 2023 Business Distinction Awards.

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