BUSINESS ETHICS AWARD NOMINATION FORM

The selection process for determining the recipient of this award is as follows:

Nomination Process: Representatives from for-profit and nonprofit businesses, political, community and religious organizations in the five county area of Southwest Florida may nominate a company for this award. Please email the company’s name and contact to Heather Fitzenhagen at heather@uncommonfriends.org by the deadline each year. Companies may self-nominate by filling out the following application.
Applications: Applications must be completed and submitted.
Independent panel of judges: A group of distinguished ethics experts from across the country will judge the applications and select the finalists and ultimately the winner.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The Uncommon Friends Foundation Business Ethics Award program is open to any
organization that meets the following criteria:

Is currently doing business in, and has an office in, any of the five counties of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades of Southwest Florida.
Has a system-wide commitment to business ethics and models this ethical behavior throughout the company.

2021 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION

All application forms and supporting documents must be submitted (for the online form) and postmarked (for the supporting documentation) Mail to Attn: Business Ethics Nomination, Uncommon Friends Foundation, P.O. Box 811, Fort Myers, FL 33902.

Finalists will be announced after the close of nominations and will be honored guests at the annual FGCU Business Ethics Roundtable to be jointly hosted by the Florida Gulf Coast University Lutgert School of Business and the Uncommon Friends Foundation. The winner will be announced at the annual Uncommon Evening Gala at the historic Burroughs Home and Gardens.

ORGANIZATION PROFILE

Company Name *

Owner/Principal Executive Name & Title: *

Nominee's Home Address

Nominee's Apartment, suite, etc

Nominee's City

Nominee's State/Province

Nominee's ZIP / Postal Code

Business Phone

Fax *

Email Address *

Contact name

Type of Business (Choose One)

Year Established

Number of Employees

Brief Description of Product/Service:

Please make sure you enter the NARRATIVES information then go down to SIGN BELOW: scroll down to the Statement of Validity/Release to sign the document. Your application will not be processed without this signature. Thank you.

Website

Facebook Page

Twitter URL

Other Social Media

NARRATIVES

Your application will be judged on the information you provide in answer to the following essays and the supporting documentation requested. Please respond using the space provided in 1000 words or less to each of the following queries:

Narrative 1

Describe in detail the ethical issues that could, or do, arise in your organization’s operations.

Narrative 2

Discuss a situation faced by your organization in which an ethical decision was required, how was it handled, and why.

Narrative 3

Particularly when it comes to your own industry, what is it about your organization’s ethics that you believe sets you apart from your competitors?

Narrative 4

Describe the steps you take during the hiring process to select employees that you believe will have higher ethical standards.

Narrative 5

What does your organization do to ensure that your employees always act ethically? What are the consequences when these standards are not adhered to or met?

Narrative 6

Please describe/submit any examples or evidence of ethical actions on the part of your organization and its management – letters from customers, contract language (redacted if necessary), news media stories, etc.

FOR NARRATIVE 6 ABOVE: Please submit supporting documents via email to jennifer@uncommonfriends.org with your company name in the “Subject” line.

After hitting the “submit” button, please make sure you SIGN BELOW: scroll down to the Statement of Validity/Release to sign the document. Your application will not be processed without this signature. Thank you.

Nominee Signature

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