Awards 2013
Date: December 2013
Award: Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers 2014
Who: Vancity
From: Canada’s Top 100 Employers
For: Vancity has been named one of Canada’s Top Family-Friendly Employers in the annual national competition organized by MediaCorp Canada. This honour is given to employers offering the nation’s most progressive and forward-thinking programs for employees with young children. Read more on why Vancity was selected here and in this special to the Globe and Mail.
Date: December 2013
Award: Aon Hewitt’s 50 Best Employers for 2014
Who: Vancity
From: Aon Hewitt
For: Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business, conducts an annual study each year to determine Canada’s 50 best employers. Hundreds of organizations are compared across all sectors including construction and engineering, hospitality and financial services. Aon Hewitt’s 50 Best Employers list is based on categories including leadership, performance management, recognition, opportunities and more.
Date: November 2013
Award: Access and Inclusion Award 2013
Who: Vancity Savings Credit Union
From: City of Vancouver
For: The City of Vancouver recognizes individuals and organizations with the Access and Inclusion Award for demonstrating leadership and commitment to enhancing accessibility, inclusion, universality and the elimination of barriers that may impede the full participation of persons with any type of disability in community life. Vancity was honoured with the Access and Inclusion Award (2013) for its leadership and work in supporting workplace diversity, including adopting new integrated policies, improved hiring practices and physically renovating locations to eliminate and prevent unintentional barriers for the community and staff, including installing induction loops at all accessibility wickets at branches and boardrooms, installing strobe alarm systems and implementing the provision of Sign Language Interpreters at our AGM.
Date: October 2013
Award: Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2014
Who: Vancity
From: Canada’s Top 100 Employers
For: Vancity has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in the 14th annual national competition organized by MediaCorp Canada. This honour is given to those employers across the country who are leaders in their industries offering exceptional working conditions and benefits for their employees. Vancity is proud to be a living wage employer, to offer flexible work options, and provide both maternity and paternity leave. It’s part of our commitment to equality and diversity.
Date: September 2013
Award: Corporate Diversity Award
Who: Vancity
From: 2013 SFU Nancy McKinstry Awards for Leadership in Diversity
For: The selection committee was highly impressed with Vancity’s commitment and dedication to diversity. The judges said Vancity’s core initiatives demonstrate leadership that should act as a benchmark in British Columbia and across Canada. Inclusion has been part of the Vancity’s mandate since its inception and yet has managed to maintain and increase efforts throughout the years. Read more about why Vancity was recognized with this top honour here.
Date: September 2013
Award: Community Partner Award for Inclusive Workplace
Who: Vancity
From: BC Centre for Ability
For: Every year, the BC Centre for Ability acknowledges outstanding community partners for their commitment or innovations to promote inclusive practices in our communities. Find out more about this honour here.
Date: September 2013
Award: Interactive Award for Financial
Who: Vancity
From: Applied Arts (Canada’s Visual Communications Magazine)
For: Vancity was awarded the Interactive Award for Financial Category for the strategy and creative work behind the Good Money Mobs. With two decades of awards experience, the Applied Arts Awards are one of the marketing industry’s most prestigious recognitions of creative excellence. To learn more about our submission and the award, click here.
Date: September 2013
Award: Marketer of the Year
Who: Vancity
From: BCAMA – BC Chapter of the American Marketing Association
For: Vancity was awarded the 43rd Marketer of the Year for implementing their “Make Good Money” branding strategy, a values based campaign developed in partnership with their agency of record, Wasserman + Partners. The Marketer of the Year is the BCAMA’s annual award program, which recognizes the most outstanding integrated marketing strategy in British Columbia. Read more about why Vancity was recognized with this top honour here and the Marketer of the Year Award at www.bcama.com.
Date: July 2013
Award: National Credit Union Community Economic Development Award
Who: Resilient Capital Program™ (Vancity and Vancouver Foundation)
From: Credit Union Central of Canada
For: Vancity was recognized for its commitment to social enterprise development with the Resilient Capital Program™. Vancity has been helping to bridge the funding gap for social enterprises and mission-based businesses by providing financial solutions to support their growth through the innovative Resilient Capital Program. Read more about the award and the Resilient Capital Program in this release.
Date: June 2013
Award: Top 50 Socially Responsible Companies 2013
Who: Vancity
From: MacLean's
For: Vancity was selected as one of Canada’s Top 50 Socially Responsible Companies 2013. These best in class companies were selected on the basis of their performance across a broad range of environmental, social, and governance indicators and rank at the top of their industry groups. Read more about the list and why Vancity was chosen.
Date: June 2013
Award: 2013 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada
Who: Vancity
From: Corporate Knights
For: Vancity ranked number one in Corporate Knights' 2013 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada. Corporate Knights' Best 50 Corporate Citizens of Canada ranks corporate citizenship based on 12 key performance indicators (KPIs) covering resource, employee and financial management. Read more about why Vancity was picked for the number one spot.
Date: May 2013
Award: Innovative Workplace
Who: Vancity
From: YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards
For: This award category recognizes a business or organization that has implemented a unique workplace culture that is supportive of the wellness and responsive to the diverse needs of its employees. Read more about the award criteria here.
Date: May 2013
Award: Green 30
Who: Vancity
From: Aon Hewitt
For: The Green 30 identifies organizations whose employees believe they have incorporated environmental stewardship into their business model and corporate culture and are most positive about their record. Over 190,000 employees and 2,500 leaders in 280 organizations participated in the 2013 edition of these studies. Read this news release for information on The Green 30 and read more about Vancity in this feature in MacLean’s..
Date: April 2013
Award: Credibility through Assurance (Winner) and Best Integrated Report (1st Runner-up)
Who: Vancity (2011 Annual Report)
From: Corporate Register Reporting Awards
For: Vancity won the Credibility through Assurance award and has been named the 1st Runner-up for Best integrated report in the global annual awards for corporate responsibility reporting. Read here to see the other categories and winners.
Date: April 2013
Award: Canada’s Greenest Employers
Who: Vancity
From: Canada's Top 100 Employers
For: For the sixth year in a row, Vancity has been selected as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for being a national leader in creating environmental awareness within our organization and showing commitment to being sustainable through innovative and earth-friendly ways. Read more on why Vancity was selected here.
Date: April 2013
Award: Industry Partner Award
Who: Vancity
From: Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC
For: The Industry Partner Award is presented to a non-Aboriginal business that has shown exceptional leadership in working with Aboriginal tourism entrepreneurs and communities, a commitment to creating partnerships and building tourism development and management capacity with Aboriginal people.
Date: February 2013
Award: BC’s Top Employers 2013
Who: Vancity
From: Canada's Top 100 Employers
For: Vancity has been named one of BC’s Top Employers for the eighth year in a row in the annual national competition organized by MediaCorp Canada. This honour is given to employers recognized as a leaders when it comes to offering exceptional places to work. Read more on why Vancity was selected here.