Award Categories and Criteria

This year we have introduced two new categories: Most Impactful Research Project and Leading Sustainability Initiative of the year. Please take a look at the details and criteria below. 

For all entries, at least part of the project or its impact must have taken place between May 2023 and Feb 2024. 

Sponsored by Reckitt

This award recognises a team or organisation that has developed a clear strategy to create a workplace culture where everyone thrives and feels that they belong. The strategy should recognise the risks to the organisation that it helps to manage and the opportunities having an effective DEI strategy can bring to the risk management process. It should help set expectations for employee behaviour whilst developing the conditions for a positive and inclusive long-term environment. 

Eligibility

Open to teams or organisations who recognise the risks and the opportunities having an effective DEI strategy can impact on in a business.

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• Evidence of the organisational processes and practices that are equitable and inclusive.

• How sustainable change within the organisation has been, or will be, achieved.

• How proactively barriers were overcome, and opportunities maximised.

References

A supporting reference from a client, customer, manager, or other relevant stakeholder will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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Barry Holt was an advocate of the risk management profession, well known for his academic accomplishments and knowledge.  He worked with IIRSM from 2010 until his death in 2016.  He spent 35 years providing consultancy and training services to many of today’s best recognised global industrial brands. This award acknowledges those that demonstrate excellence in risk management benefiting people, society, or business.

Eligibility

Open to individuals, teams, partnerships, or organisations that can demonstrate collaboration, and excellence in risk management, contributing to the success of an organisation and its stakeholders. 

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• A clear link between a risk management initiative and organisational goals.

• What makes the initiative original and stand out.

• Evidence of the benefits and impact the initiative has brought the individual, team, partnership, or organisation.

References

A supporting reference from a client, customer, manager, or other relevant stakeholder will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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As technological capability rapidly advances, so do the risks and opportunities presented by them. This award celebrates the most innovative project or product that uses technology as an enabler to successfully manage risk.

Eligibility

Open to teams or organisations who have used technology as a driver and enabling force to successfully manage risk.

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• The driver for the initiative/project and how it aligns with an organisation’s strategic objectives.

• What was innovative about the solution and how it was used.

• Evidence of how the risks presented by the technology were considered and managed as well as evidence of the outcome/s of the initiative.

References

A supporting reference from a client, customer, manager, or other relevant stakeholder will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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This award recognises employers which have a clear health and wellbeing strategy that is both preventative and proactive in approach and is at the centre of the organisation.

Eligibility

Open to teams or organisations who focus equally on both physical and mental health & wellbeing.

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• How leadership has been instrumental in driving the adoption of the strategy across the organisation.

• How the strategy has been effectively integrated within day-to-day operations at all levels of the organisation.

• How the strategy has led to quantifiable performance improvements.

References

A supporting reference from a client, customer, manager, or other relevant stakeholder will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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John Bennett was Chairman of IIRSM from 1996 to 1999 and was instrumental in the growth of the Institute having joined the Board of Governors in 1990. He was Honorary Life President until his death in May 2015. Recognising emerging talent was particularly close to John’s heart and the recipient of this award will be an apprentice or young risk or safety professional.

Eligibility

Open to under 35s from IIRSM membership and the wider risk, safety and business community, who have demonstrated dedication, over and above what is expected of them, to make a positive impact on an organisation or team. 

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• How the applicant or nominee used their initiative to implement new solutions to meet organisational needs.

• Examples of exceptional and effective teamwork and collaboration working beyond silos. 

• How the impact this person's work has improved and organisation or team's culture and operational performance through risk or safety management.  

References

A supporting reference from either a mentor, client, customer, colleague, or manager will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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This award recognises outstanding mentors who have actively participated in the IIRSM (or similar) mentoring programmes or who proactively mentor others. The award acknowledges the time, dedication and contribution made to the advancement and creation of a successful mentor/mentee relationship. 

We do not usually consider line managers to be mentors to their teams as part of this award. This is because a key part of the mentoring relationship is the ability to have an open and honest conversation, for example about workplace challenges or future career aspirations.

Mentors are usually those who can offer an impartial viewpoint, so may work for the same company as the mentee but in a different team, or be connected to their mentee through a mentoring scheme offered by a membership body such as IIRSM’s.   

Eligibility

Open to individuals who have actively participated in the IIRSM (or similar) mentoring programmes or who proactively mentor others. 

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• How the mentor has generously shared their valuable time and been accessible to their mentee.

• How imparted guidance and expertise has been used to support, critique, and help find solutions to the mentee’s objectives/challenges. 

• How valuable and impactful the mentee found the relationship with their mentor.

References

You do not need to provide a reference if you have direct experience of being mentored by the person you are nominating. If you are applying for yourself you will need to provide a reference from your mentee as part of the application process. 

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Sponsored by Barnett Waddingham

This award recognises risk or safety teams that have demonstrated excellence to overcome risk related challenges and effectively meet organisational needs. 

Eligibility

Open to teams that can evidence innovative approaches to addressing a key organisational issue or multiple projects, and how the approach met the needs of the organisation.

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• Exceptional teamwork and leadership in executing and delivering performance.

• Collaboration and engagement across the organisation to achieve common objectives and organisational needs.

• How the team and their work positively impacted the organisation.

References

A supporting reference from a client, customer, manager, or other relevant stakeholder will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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Research and innovation is at its most impactful when put into practice and allowing practitioners to have a better handle on risk. This award recognises translational research projects that have been successfully applied and implemented to improve risk management.

Eligibility

Open to teams or organisations who have successfully translated basic results in research into results that directly impact their organisations and people in risk management terms.

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• What risk management issue/s the research is looking to explore or solve and the benefits of tackling it.

• The journey from basic results into translational - including collaboration and communication in how they were effectively put into practice.

• The realised impact on risk management that has been demonstrated by the results as well as potential future projects this could lead to.

References

A supporting reference from either a mentor, stakeholder, colleague, or manager will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to organisations or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or realised opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function.

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A company that has a handle on both its social and environmental responsibilities is a truly sustainable business. This award celebrates teams or organisations who are driving a holistic approach to their sustainability agenda.

Eligibility

Open to teams or organisations who have positively impacted their business by driving an agenda or initiative that tackles both people and environmental sustainability.

Criteria

Judges will be looking for:

• How the agenda has been effectively communicated and integrated within day-to-day operations of the organisation.

• Examples of how the focus on people and environmental responsibilities come together to impact on overall business sustainability.

• How the initiative has led to quantifiable performance improvements and risk reduction.

References

A supporting reference from a client, customer, manager, or other relevant stakeholder will be required.

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to the organisation or people or to risk management as a result of the work you are submitting. For example, data on financial metrics, stakeholder engagement levels, reduced or eliminated risks or exploited opportunities, as well as less tangible outcomes such as the impact on the credibility and integrity of the risk and/or safety function within the organisation.

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IIRSM’s President's commendation recognises a member or leading industry risk professional who has made a major contribution to the advancement of risk management or provided exceptional support to IIRSM and/or its membership, the profession or wider society.

A shortlist of nominations will be presented to the IIRSM Council with their supporting statements.  The Council will choose a winner who will be invited to attend the IIRSM Awards Ceremony to collect the award.   

Eligibility

We welcome nominations for individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to advance or support the risk management profession or community.

Criteria

IIRSM's Council will be looking for:

• Demonstration of a contribution to the advancement of risk management and its impact, or:

• Examples and impact of exceptional support provided to IIRSM and/or its membership, or:

• Examples and impact of exceptional support to the profession or wider society

References

A supporting reference from someone who has been impacted by the contributions or support of the nominee will be required. 

Supporting Evidence

Please upload any supporting evidence that demonstrates the positive impact to IIRSM and/or its membership, the profession or wider society. 

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