Awards & Recognition
The Cornerstone Award is presented to a member of the NHBSR network – an individual, business or organization – that exemplifies the concepts of corporate social responsibility within their organization and promotes the concepts of corporate social responsibility to the greater business community within the State of New Hampshire.
The Cornerstone Award is named for the cornerstone of a building, a significant first building block of a large and important building, which is usually laid with appropriate ceremonies. NHBSR chose the name for the award with the belief that corporate social responsibility should be a foundation of every business, a basic building block, or cornerstone, of our economy and our society.
Established in 2013, the Cornerstone Award Hall of Fame recognizes prior winners who re-apply and finish as a top-three finalist. Inductees are honored in the Hall of Fame for three years, at which point they may apply to renew their Hall of Fame status.
Share your admiration for an employer, employee or a peer – nominate them for the Cornerstone Award!
2024 Award Winner:
This year’s Cornerstone Award recipient is Beth Tener. The award recognizes a company or individual that exemplifies the principles of corporate social responsibility, and promotes the concepts of CSR to the greater New Hampshire business community. Tener exemplifies this commitment through her work, and NHBSR believes her efforts serve as a strong foundation for a more sustainable and prosperous New Hampshire.
Previous Award Recipients
2023 – Revision Energy
2022 – Hanover Co-op Food Stores and Auto Service Centers
2021 – Dartmouth Health
2020 – Stonyfield
2019 – Amy LaBelle, LaBelle Winery
2018 – Dr. Fiona Wilson, University of New Hampshire
2017 – Cirtronics
2016 – Post-Landfill Action Network
2015 – Warrenstreet Architects
2014 – Jeff Baker, President, Image 4
2013 – W.S. Badger Company
2012 – Sequoya Technologies Group
2011 – Antioch University of New England
2010 – C&S Wholesale Grocers
2009 – Hypertherm
2008 – Monadnock Paper Mills
2007 – Clean Air Cool Planet
Cornerstone Award Hall of Fame
2020 – Hypertherm
2017 – W.S. Badger
2016 – Hypertherm, Inc.
2013 – Hypertherm, Inc. and Monadnock Paper Mills
Many Thanks to our Award Sponsor:
The Partnership for Innovation Award
The Partnership for Innovation Award recognizes a collaboration that created synergy and progress on a sustainability initiative where it might not otherwise have been possible. The partnership demonstrates a creative approach and measurable results that inspire other business leaders in New Hampshire to take action.
2024 Award Winner:
The Partnership for Innovation Award goes to the Monadnock Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coalition. This award is presented to a company or individual that has demonstrated sustained leadership in addressing challenges and embracing opportunities that continue to elevate leadership in corporate responsibility and sustainability. NHBSR recognizes the work of the Savings Bank of Walpole and the Keene YMCA for their partnership to create and sustain the MDEIB. They continue to strive to reach higher and encourage others to engage with them.
Previous Award Recipients
2024 – Upper Valley Affordable Workforce Housing Fund.
2022 – Energy Week Partners:
The Nature Conservancy NH, Clean Energy NH, Ceres, NH Community Development Finance Authority, NH Small Business Development and SkiNH.
2021 – Hanover Co-op Food Stores and Willing Hands
2020 – Casella Waste Systems and Goodwill of Northern New England
2019 – Girls at Work and Timberland
2018 – Hannaford Supermarkets and Manomet
2017 – CCA for Social Good and Early Learning N.H.
2016 – Hypertherm and Casella Waste
Many Thanks to our Award Sponsor:
Cornerstone Innovator Award
This award acknowledges a business or individual that implements creative approaches to advancing socially responsible and sustainable practices. Stonyfield Organics is recognized for their sustained leadership in addressing challenges and embracing opportunities that continue to elevate leadership in corporate responsibility and sustainability.
2024 Award Winner: Stonyfield Organics
Systemic Leadership Award
The Systemic Leadership Award defines a business that understands its role as part of a larger system and works to build relationships that help develop that larger, whole system. The finalists scored well in all sections of the Measure What Matters survey and are recognized for their commitment to sustainability.
2024 Award Winner: Timberland
Sustainability Awards
The NH Sustainability Awards roll out the green carpet to amplify the efforts of leaders within the NHBSR business community. The Sustainability Awards are informed by the Measure What Matters 101 Survey. Companies are recognized for leading collaborative efforts to support strong communities, building workplaces that respect and value employees and their families, making decisions that reflect the care about the impact our businesses have on the world around us, and positively impacting the systems we operate within.
Congratulations to 2024 Winners:
Energy and Climate: Unitil
Environment: Albany International Corp.
Workplace: Merchants Fleet
Community: Placework
Governance: Easterseals NH
DEI: Berry Dunn
Sustainability Slam
NHBSR’s Sustainability Slam is a dynamic evening of storytelling, where some of the state’s leading businesses bring their sustainability stories to life through fast-paced presentations that focus on content, brevity (think 90 seconds) and most importantly, fun. One attendee shared, “The Sustainability Slam will be THE business event of the fall to attend.”
Congratulations to our 2023 Winners:
Community
Large company: Stonyfield
Small company: Phin
Environment
Large company: Hypertherm Associates and Associated Grocers of New England
Small company: Wilkins Lumber Company, Inc
Workplace
Large company: Prime Buchholz
Small company: Shire’s Naturals
Nonprofit
NH Healthcare Workers for Climate Action
Check out their stories here.