Allstate NI receives NI Responsible Company of the Year Award
Michael McCann from Diageo (Sponsor of the Award), Victoria Logan, Paula Graham, Bro McFerran, Ryan McTier, Rose Kelly, Sonya Kerr, Michael Riddell from Allstate Northern Ireland and Paul Rooney - Chair of Business in the Community.
On Thursday 9 June, Business in the Community held its sixth annual Gala Awards Dinner at The Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Hugely successful, with almost 80 entries, more than 480 people attended. Top prize of NI Responsible Company of the Year went to Allstate Northern Ireland, for demonstrating its commitment to responsible business practice via its Helping Hands programme, with positive impacts across its people, the planet and the places where it operates.
Bro McFerran, Allstate NI Managing Director commented "We are absolutely thrilled about being Northern Ireland Responsible Company of the year. I don't think we could have believed that this was possible when we started the business in 1999 and I think it's down to everybody in our company, they work so hard, they volunteer, they put a lot of work in and they do a lot of great community work so I'd like to thank all of them for that".
Allstate NI also received Highly Commended Awards in the Employer of Choice and Environmental Impact categories.
Bro McFerran, Managing Director, Allstate Northern Ireland received the accolade as HRH The Prince of Wales' Ambassador for Corporate Responsibility in Northern Ireland for his outstanding leadership and commitment to responsible business in the region.
Allstate NI's Helping Hands Programme
ANI's CSR programme, Helping Hands, is about how it fulfils its mission, its values and what it wants to stand for. It has four key elements - Community, Economy, Environment and People.
ANI is committed to responsible business practices — investing its time, talent and resources in the communities where its people live and work, and investing resources for the long-term, in sustainable change.
View a short video of CSR activity at Allstate NI here.