Below are listed some general suggestions that the Integrity Awards judges
have made regarding strengths and weaknesses in past applications.
Applications should provide:
- strong evidence of an ethics policy, mission or purpose
- sufficient details to understand company's commitment to ethics towards
customers, employees, vendors and/or suppliers
- evidence of employee education/training, involvement, benefit and
recognition programs
- examples of ethics towards employees
- strong community involvement and support
- evidence of customer loyalty and referrals
- specific or formalized customer service policies
- a privacy policy statement (especially for larger companies)
- an example of recognition from your company's industry
- a precise, concise and well organized application
- specific written responses to each of the Judging Categories
- limited printed/copied materials that are directly related to ethics
practiced
- examples of communication pieces like newsletters or ads
The judges do not just want to see written or printed policy statements,
but need to see how those policies are implemented. The more direct evidence
you can supply regarding what you do to carry out ethical business practices,
the better your application will be. In summary, "less is more!"