The main objectives of the awards, in its fourth year now, are to raise awareness on the importance of CSR to the business community and to promote and encourage CSR practices amongst the corporate sector, a chamber statement said.
The CSR awards will be a measure of the rankings of the services of a corporate entity to its stakeholders; customers, shareholders, employees, environment and community.
"Adoption of CSR practices will also enhance social acceptance of companies through ethically responsible behaviour," the chamber said.
Applications for the awards close on September 28, 2007.
To encourage more participation, this year the main awards to the top three corporates will be given to two categories.
These will be group 'companies, multinational companies and corporates in the financial sector' and 'single ent