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Business Ethics Award Deadline is Approaching
Applications for the BBB Business Ethics Torch Awards must be received on or before Monday July 13th at 5 pm CST. To download an application kit click here.

Mail applications to:
Attn: 2009 Torch Award Entry
Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin
10101 W. Greenfield Avenue, Suite 125
Milwaukee, WI  53214

Fax applications to: Attn: BBB Torch Award Entry 414-302-0355
or 414-302-0351
Email entries to: cmilos@wisconsin.bbb.org

Last minutes tips for applying
SIMPLIFY don’t make it so complicated:
Get started by writing down 4-6 ethical things your organization does or by writing the introduction and explaining who you are and how and why your company or organization started.  Anything to get things started. 

Make a date with past applications:  Feel free to contact me to schedule a time to come and review winning applications from years past.  You’ll only be able to review applications from those companies or businesses who have given us permission to share their applications. 

Contact the BBB with questions:
There are many people here at the BBB who can help you if you have a question that’s stalling progress on your application submission.  We’re happy to help. We can help with general and specific criteria questions. Let us know what you need.  Call me at 414-847-6064 or Kristal at 414-847-6049. 

Website available for afterhours help:  Don’t forget there is an entire website available with links to help.  Visit www.wisconsin.bbb.org/torch


 
Torch Award Basics
The appplication submission can be broken down into the following areas.

1) BBB Offical Application Form - Found on page five of the application kit found at the above. Requires a signature from an officer of the company. 

2) Introduction - Two or three pages created to introduce your organization to the BBB Torch Award judges.  Feel free to include: a brief history of company or charity, a description of the industry including some of the standard regulations, why the organization was started, who the managerial team is and why you feel the organization deserves the award.
 
3) Four individual summaries - A one or two page summary for each of the four criteria.  Each of these summaries should contain examples of your Best Practices or an ethical dilemma and the results of that dilemma.  

A one-to-two page summary for each of the following four criteria: 
- Ethical Management Practices - 
- Ethical Customers, Employee, and Stakeholder Relation Practices -
- Honest Commicationa and Marketing Practices -
- Trustworthy Reputation in Your Industry and Community -

4) Proof - Outside Verificatyion that what you are stating in the four summaries is true. 

Be sure to include reasons you feel you deserve the award along the way.


 
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