
The American Cancer Society’s Corporate Impact Awards Series are presented annually by the Society’s Corporate Initiative, which creates meaningful, long-term relationships with employers of all sizes by engaging them in delivery of the Society's lifesaving mission and support for its numerous programs and services. The Corporate Initiative helps companies implement scientifically sound, comprehensive wellness programs and provides information and high-quality support for cancer screening and care.
The Nationwide Corporate Impact Awards Series recognize companies for excellence in six categories:
Click here to learn more about the criteria for the Corporate Impact Award Series.
The American Cancer Society’s Corporate Initiative has opened its nomination process for the 2010 Corporate Impact Awards Series, which will honor companies for their engagement in targeted efforts to significantly impact cancer’s effect in the workplace; to contribute funds to the American Cancer Society to fight the disease; and to address responsible community involvement – all in support of the Society’s vision of creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Efforts extended by companies to significantly impact cancer’s effect on their workforces will help reduce disease-related expenditures and lost productivity costs, which in the United States total $264 billion annually (Source: National Institutes of Health, 2010).
The four categories open for nomination include -
1. Tobacco Control
2. Cancer Control
3. Employee Engagement
4. Employee Giving
For information on how to submit a nomination for the 2010 Corporate Impact Award Series, please Click here