Pride in Print NZ announces three new business awards for 2020

The Pride in Print Awards is pleased to announce the addition of three Company awards into the 2021 Awards Programme. These Awards have been introduced to promote the wider development of the industry by expanding the Pride in Print Awards programme to focus not just on the excellence of the products produced, but to also highlight the businesses that are the driving future of the industry.

The Awards will honour the companies that can demonstrate excellence and commitment to best practice in three separate categories – Wellness, Sustainability and Innovation. Each of these areas provide an important factor towards the success of a business and the evolution of the industry, ensuring that print continues to have a great story to tell.   

Entries are open to all companies in the industry and they will be required to demonstrate their vision, actions, outcomes and ongoing commitment in the chosen category. 

"It is great to see the Awards expand their boundaries yet again, and recognise the vision and actions of the companies that continue to strive for excellence,” said Awards Chair Lisa Hegh.

Wellness Award

This award seeks to recognise a company that has developed, implemented and championed outstanding approaches in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their workers, including but not limited to initiatives implemented during COVID-19.

This may include initiatives in the following areas:

• Development of a workplace wellbeing resource
• Mental health awareness and support
• Healthy eating habits at work or home
• Engagement in physical activity

You will be required to provide information on your :

• Workplace vision
• Objectives
• Initiatives implemented
• Workplace outcomes
• Ongoing commitment for continuous improvement

Sustainability Award

This Award is for the business that demonstrates the steps they have taken to embed sustainable practices in the organisation and the impacts those actions have made on:

1. The business
2. The printing industry
3. Alignment to any national/global sustainability goals

This may include initiatives in the following areas:

• Carbon footprint reductions
• Energy sources – reduction/use of renewables
• Sustainable materials usage
• Waste Reduction
• Supply Chain Process Improvement
• Specific Business Process Changes

You will be required to provide information on your:

• Workplace sustainability vision
• Objectives
• Initiatives implemented
• Workplace outcomes
• Ongoing commitment for continuous improvement

Innovation

Successful businesses use original thinking in the search for excellence and continual improvement, which is essential to the growth and development of any company.

This Award will demonstrate how the business has enhanced its success and growth through innovation and developed a point of difference from other businesses.

This may include initiatives in the following areas:

• Investment in research and development and implementation of ideas.
• Innovation in the face of adversity
• An innovative product, service or technology
• Added value to a product or service

You will be required to provide information on your:

• Workplace innovation vision
• Objectives
• Initiatives implemented
• Business outcomes
• Ongoing commitment for continuous innovation