Awards 2016
Date:
November 2016
Award:
World's Top 25 For-Benefit Companies
Who:
Vancity
From:
GameChangers 500
(featured in Conscious Company magazine)
For:
Conscious Company magazine partnered with GameChangers to publish a list of
the top 25 for-benefit companies, according to GameChanger's most recent
data. Rankings were based on categories like purpose-first, considerate
compensation, partners for the planet, employee growth ecosystem and caring
through sharing.
Date:
October 2016
Award:
New Westminster A-List 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Royal City Record
For:
Vancity was voted favourite bank or credit union in the Royal City Record's
A-List, an annual readers' choice survey that has been running for 26
years.
Date:
September 2016
Award:
Best of Vancouver 2016 – Readers' Choice
Who:
Vancity
From:
The Georgia Straight
For:
Vancity received five wins in the Georgia Straight's annual Best of
Vancouver Readers' Choice awards. Vancity was chosen as the
Best place to get a mortgage, Best place to buy RRSPs, Hippest bank or
credit union
and Best local employer, as well as ranked third for Most environmentally responsible local company.
Date:
September 2016
Award:
The Responsible Business Awards 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Ethical Corporation
For:
Vancity's 2015 annual report won Best Integrated Report in The Responsible Business Awards, a leading awards program for corporate social responsibility and sustainability. Submissions in this category had to demonstrate integrated thinking throughout the report, and clearly show and explain the value the company as a whole creates and how it achieves this. According to the judges: "Vancity's report is clear, comprehensive, value and data driven. A strong model for integrated reporting."
Date:
September 2016
Award:
Canada's Clean50 2017
Who:
Christine Bergeron
From:
Delta Management Group
For:
Canada’s Clean50 recognizes leaders in sustainability for their
contributions over the prior two years. Christine Bergeron, vice-president
of community business at Vancity, was recognized as the top contributor in
the Financial & Services Organizations category and featured on both
the Clean50 and Clean16 lists.
Date:
September 2016
Award:
Surrey Environment & Business Awards 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Surrey Board of Trade
For:
Vancity received the Large Business Award at the Surrey Environment &
Business Awards, which recognize businesses who have demonstrated
exceptional dedication to environmental leadership and issues. Vancity was
acknowledged for being environmentally conscious in its operations through
energy efficiency, recycling and green building practices, as well as
providing advice to its members and financial support for organizations
active in developing technology and services that benefit the environment.
Date:
June 2016
Award:
Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Corporate Knights
For:
Vancity ranked number one on the Corporate Knights list of the Best 50
Corporate Citizens in Canada for the second time. Organizations are
measured on a suite of 12 sustainability metrics, including carbon
productivity, percentage tax paid and leadership diversity.
Read the profile on Vancity.
Date:
April 2016
Award:
Metro Vancouver Dream Employer Awards - Top 20
Who:
Vancity
From:
Insights West, Miles Employment Group and Greater Vancouver Board of
Trade
For:
Based on a survey of 2,312 adults in Metro Vancouver that asked, "If you
could work for any company in Metro Vancouver, who would it be?"
(Respondents could name up to three organizations). From the 6,264 votes
tallied, Vancity made the list of Top 20 finalists.
Date:
April 2016
Award:
Canada's Greenest Employers 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Canada's Top 100 Employers
For:
For the ninth year in a row, Vancity has been named one of Canada's
Greenest Employers. This special designation recognizes employers that lead
the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their
organizations and developing exceptional earth-friendly initiatives.
Read more about why Vancity was selected.
Date:
March 2016
Award:
Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Canada's Top 100 Employers
For:
For the sixth year in a row, Vancity has been named one of Canada's Top
Family-Friendly Employers. This special designation recognizes employers
that do the most to help their employees balance work and family
obligations.
Read more about why Vancity was selected.
Date:
February 2016
Award:
Canada's Best Employers 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Forbes
For:
Vancity placed second on Forbes magazine's list of Canada's best employers.
Working with online statistics provider Statista, Forbes asked more than
8,000 Canadian workers to determine, on a scale of zero to 10, how likely
they were to recommend their employer to someone else.
Date:
February 2016
Award:
Westender Best of the City 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Westender
For:
Vancity was voted the best bank/credit union in the Westender's annual Best
of The City readers' choice survey.
Date:
February 2016
Award:
BC's Top Employers 2016
Who:
Vancity
From:
Canada's Top 100 Employers
For:
For the eleventh year in a row, Vancity has been named one of BC's Top
Employers. This special designation recognizes BC employers that lead their
industries in offering exceptional places to work, based on criteria like
physical workplace, work atmosphere, benefits, vacation, training, and
community involvement. Read more about why Vancity was selected on
eluta.ca
and in this special
Vancouver Sun supplement
.