Driven by engaged, entrepreneurial employees, employee-owned companies often emerge as industry leaders, pioneering best practices in a range of areas. This award is designed to recognize employee-owned companies that have demonstrated a commitment to promoting employee ownership and innovation in their workplaces.
The Innovations in Employee Ownership Award seeks to recognize the innovative practices that result from having an engaged workforce of employee-owners, as well as ideas that tie stock to improved company culture or performance. By sharing these ideas with the employee-ownership community, this award strives to encourage employee-owned companies to continue to innovate in every way possible
Eligibility: Any company with a stock or stock-based program is eligible (from ESOPs to stock appreciation rights). Companies may apply directly or be nominated by third parties. In the case of a third party nomination, the company nominated will be contacted and asked to fill out an application.
Award Criteria: An award committee determines the winning companies using a number of factors including the positive impact the innovation has on the company, its culture, employees, the industry, the employee-ownership community, as well as the public perception of employee ownership.
For a list of past winners, click here.
Award and Recognition: Winning companies will be presented with the Innovations in Employee Ownership Award at the annual Employee Ownership Conference, and will receive one complimentary conference registration. In addition, winners will receive extensive recognition from the NCEO and Beyster Institute in a variety of formats including a dedicated webpage, articles, a presentation, and more. Submitted innovations of companies who do not receive the award may also be publicized.
Submission Information: Please submit this application by March 13, 2020. The winners for the Innovations in Employee Ownership Awards will be notified by April 1st, 2020. For more information, please contact Tim Garbinsky at tgarbinsky@nceo.org.
