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EDF Energy named as 23rd Workworld Media Awards sponsor
Friday, 15 January 2010
Christine George
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EDF Energy named as
23rd Workworld Media Awards sponsor
EDF Energy, the UK’s largest producer of electricity and one of the country’s largest energy companies is to sponsor the 23rd WorkWorld Media Awards.
Run by The Work Foundation for over two decades, these prestigious awards honour outstanding written and broadcast journalism covering work, management, business and economics. The presentation ceremony for these independent and peer-reviewed awards takes place on Tuesday 19 January with Greg Dyke as the keynote speaker.
The Work Foundation executive vice chair Will Hutton said, “EDF Energy’s sponsorship of our awards represents a welcome development in a long stream of close and productive involvement with many aspects of our work since they became one of our principal partners in 2004. With an excellent track record in boosting employee engagement, inspiring innovation and developing leadership potential in their organisation, they live many of the principles of what we at The Work Foundation call ‘good work’.”
Vincent de Rivaz, EDF Energy Chief Executive added, “We are delighted to build on the existing relationship between EDF Energy and the Work Foundation by sponsoring WorkWorld Media Awards. We share many objectives with the Work Foundation and we have placed sustainability at the heart of our business with a set of commitments that represent one of the biggest social and environmental initiatives by any major British company, as well as through our role as Sustainability Partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The decision to support the WorkWorld Media Awards builds on EDF Energy’s ongoing commitment to supporting excellence in journalism, which is demonstrated through the EDF Energy Regional Media Awards we have run for five years.”
The distinguished panel of judges include Rosemary Bennett, social affairs correspondent of The Times; Anthony Browne, Director of Policy at the Mayor of London’s Office; Richard Donkin, journalist and author of The Future Of Work; Baroness Denise Kingsmill of Holland Park; David Lloyd, Professor of Journalism at City University and formerly of Channel 4; Martin Shankleman, BBC employment correspondent and Jeff Prestridge, personal finance editor from the Mail on Sunday with Will Hutton as Chair of the judges.
Last year, awards were scooped by journalists from the BBC, The Economist, the Daily Mail, Hazards magazine, Human Resources magazine and The Observer, while the Lifetime Achievement Award went to Polly Toynbee, columnist from The Guardian.
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Notes to editors:
· The Work Foundation first launched the WorkWorld Media Awards in 1987. More information on the awards available at
· Categories include Reporter of the year; Feature journalist award; Columnist of the year; Broadcast programme award; Broadcast news reporter of the year; Journalist to watch; Online journalist award and the Lifetime achievement award.
· The Work Foundation is the leading independent authority on work and its future. It aims to improve the quality of working life and the effectiveness of organisations by equipping leaders, policymakers and opinion-formers with evidence, advice, new thinking and networks.
www.theworkfoundation.com
· EDF is one of ten sponsors supporting The Work Foundation’s Knowledge Economy programme whose primary aim is to set out a credible view of what a balanced and sustainable economy would look like in 2020. It was also a sponsor on the organisation’s groundbreaking new research into what makes an outstanding leader, also participating in the research itself by providing access to its leaders.
Media enquiries:
Christine George, 020 7976 3554 cgeorge@theworkfoundation.com