Eligibility

The Award is open to all organizations from the public or private sector.

• • Private or Listed companies (including Hong Kong and Non-Hong Kong organizations)
• Non-governmental Organisations / Non-profit-making Organizations / Social Purpose Organizations such as educational institutions, healthcare institutions, charitable institutions, social service organisations, social enterprises, statutory bodies, chambers of commerce and professional bodies.
• Government Bureaux /Government Departments

The sustainability initiatives or cases cited in the application form should be:

• implemented by the participating organizations; and
• launched in the past two (2022 & 2023) or calendar years; and
• focusing on the progress made in the current financial year compared to the previous year, emphasizing incremental improvements

The Award Secretariat may request verification of the information submitted by participating organizations during the judging process.

Categories

The participating organizations will be categorized according to the total number of employees under the organizations’ span of control, including those outside the place of registration. The two Award Categories include:

• Large Organization (with a total number of employees, including those outside the place of registration, exceeding 100)
• Small and Medium Organization**(with fewer than 100 employees)
  **An organization satisfies any two of the following conditions (Company Ordinance):
  (a) Total annual revenue does not exceed HK$100 million;
  (b) Total assets does not exceed HK$100 million;
  (c) No more than 100 employees.

To ensure a level playing-field, entries will be assessed among the same category.