Innovation Award Sponsored by GSK
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PURPOSE
This Award will acknowledge the successful use and application of innovation within a business or across a supply chain to achieve tangible business results with clear societal impact.
ELIGIBILITY
The Award is open to any company working in or providing services to the chemical industry.
CRITERIA
The innovation activity can be in any area of a business related to the chemical industry; this can include, for example: innovative products, services, processes, facility design, workforce development, technology or operations.
The innovation should demonstrate its potential to make a significant contribution to the overall performance of the Chemical Industry - for example improved environmental footprint, cleaner, leaner technologies or creation of products with a positive societal impact.
Judges will look for:
- Creativity—Does the innovation represent a new and creative approach to opportunities, problems or issues? Is it new, unique or significantly "out-of-the-box thinking"? Does it go above and beyond current approaches?
- Effectiveness and Tangibility—What has the innovation tangibly achieved so far.? Are there demonstrated results.(e.g. Money saved, reduction in air pollution, energy saved, pounds). Can it be demonstrated how the innovation is more effective the currently available practices, ways of working or technologies.
- Transferability and significance—Could the innovation or aspects of its learnings be transferred to others across the industry? Does the innovation address significant opportunities, issues or problems for a specific sector or across the industry as a whole?
JUDGING
The judging panel will consist of the Sponsor, a CIA member of staff and an independent expert. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to take part in a telephone Q&A.
CLOSING DATE
Entries to be made electronically, in confidence to Mike Lancaster on the Entry Form which will be available in early December, signed by a member of the company leadership team, by Friday 26 March 2010.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please contact:
Mike Lancaster
CIA
Kings Buildings
Smith Square
London
SW10 3JJ
Tel: 01430 421077
Fax: 08718 130307
Email: lancasterm@cia.org.uk
CONFIDENTIALITY
All information provided in the entry form will be treated in the strictest confidence. It will be used solely for the purpose of judging.
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