Final Call for Entries in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards

PR News has issued its final call for entries in the annual Corporate Social Responsibility Awards program, the industry's top awards competition recognizing people and companies that successfully demonstrate that altruism, philanthropy and employee commitment to "do good" can go a long way towards making an impact on a community, key stakeholders, and a company's bottom line. The entry deadline is November 21, 2008.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) November 17, 2008 -- PR News has issued its call for entries in the annual Corporate Social Responsibility Awards program, the industry's top awards competition recognizing people and companies that successfully demonstrate that altruism, philanthropy and employee commitment to "do good" can go a long way towards making an impact on a community, key stakeholders, and a company's bottom line. The entry deadline is November 14, 2008.

Enter online or download the entry form at www.prnewsonline.com/awards/csr.html.

The CSR Awards, presented by one of the industry's most-read and trusted publications, PR News, is open to all PR, communications and marketing professionals at corporations, nonprofits, agencies, government agencies, educational institutions and their vendor partners.

"We're looking for leading companies and executives who have not only created and implemented socially responsible initiatives, but who know how to communicate them for greater impact to our society," says Diane Schwartz, vice president and group publisher of PR News. "The CSR Awards program shines a light on these important achievements."

Enter online or download the entry form at www.prnewsonline.com/awards/csr.html.

The winners and honorable mentions of this annual program will set the benchmark for CSR, green marketing and cause-related PR, and underscore the outstanding PR and marketing achievements made in the past year.

Enter online or download the entry form at www.prnewsonline.com/awards/csr.html.

The CSR Awards recognize outstanding achievement in the following categories:

Annual Report

Business Ethics Communications

Cause Branding Campaign

Community Affairs

Corporate-Community Partnership

Diversity Communications

Employee Relations

Employee Volunteer Program

Environmental Stewardship

Green PR Campaign

Human Rights Communications

Media Relations

Nonprofit/Corporate Partnership

Philanthropy Communications

Product Design/Redesign

Stakeholder Engagement

Overall Leader in CSR Practices

CSR Pioneers of the Year

Enter online or download the entry form at www.prnewsonline.com/awards/csr.html.

For advertising or sponsorship information, contact VP/Group Publisher, Diane Schwartz at dschwartz@accessintel.com.

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For more information, go to www.prnewsonline.com.

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