How it Works
Eligibility:
All employers, regardless of size, sector, ownership (publicly-held or privately-owned) or profit classification (for-profit or not-for-profit) are eligible to apply for the Companies That Care Honor Roll.
Criteria for being named to the Honor Roll:
All organizations that are working to positively affect education and workforce development/diversity and who consistently practice the 10 Characteristics of Socially Responsible Employers will be named to the Honor Roll. The latter is confirmed with survey data and the former is conveyed through an application.
See if your organization is on the right path: Take the Organizational Self-Assessment Quick Test
Application:
Request an Honor Roll application.
Processing Fee:
There is no fee associated with applying to the Honor Roll if your organization conducts an employee survey that covers the 10 Characteristics and you are willing to share your survey data with us for review and analysis. If taking this option, the only feedback you receive is whether or not your organization is being named to the Honor Roll.
If you would like to administer our survey that covers all 10 Characteristics, there is a fee depending upon the number of employees to be surveyed and whether or not you request any survey customization. Your organization will receive quantitative feedback as well as the decision about it being named to the Honor Roll.
Application/Survey Data Submission Deadlines:
As this is an annual recognition, Honor Roll applications must be re-submitted each year.
Application/survey data submission deadline for the 2018 Honor Roll is December 4, 2017 for first-time applicants, but applications may be submitted any time of year up until that date.
For subsequent-year applicants, the application/data submission deadline for 2018 is also December 4, 2017 but applications may be submitted any time up until that date.
Review Process:
Survey data will be organized by the 10 Characteristics and analyzed by Companies That Care staff.
Each application passes through a multi-step rigorous review process that includes:
- A two-tier evaluation of the written application. A staff member from Center for Companies That Care and a member of the Honor Roll Independent Review Panel both review the application. The Independent Review Panel is made up of seasoned professionals from the fields of human resources, community relations, academia and organizational development.
- A media search for relevant news about the organization in the past year.
- A telephone interview to discuss follow-up questions, if needed.
- An analysis of relevant employee attitude survey data, as indicated above.
- A review of the applicant's website.
Announcement of Honor Roll recipients:
Companies That Care Day, the third Thursday in March. Honor Roll recipients will be confidentially notified approximately one month in advance in order to prepare their celebrations.
Nominate a Company That Cares:
Perhaps you know a Company That Cares. Send them a nomination letter encouraging them to apply for the Honor Roll or send us a nomination email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll do the rest. Be sure to tell us:
- Name of the organization being nominated
- Name of a contact person
- Address, phone and email of the contact person
- Reasons the organization deserves to be on the Companies That Care Honor Roll
- Your name and contact information