Toppan Printing, a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, has won a Bronze in Environmental Reporting at the 6th Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA), the most prestigious international awards for corporate reporting.
The winners were revealed in an exclusive event hosted virtually in Singapore due to the ongoing pandemic. Broadcast live, the virtual awards ceremony was attended by more than 250 senior business leaders and sustainability practitioners from 20 countries. Attendees also included dignitaries from academia, embassies, trade associations and advocacy organisations.
ASRA follows a rigorous multi-tier evaluation process. An independent judging panel determines finalists and winners. Evaluation involves three rounds of assessment to select the very best in each award category. In addition to assessing the report quality, comprehensive due diligence considers companies’ reputation among their stakeholders as part of the judging process.
The panel of judges reviewed 494 entries received from 17 countries across 19 award categories. After the preliminary evaluations, 102 companies from 14 countries made it to the finals. Intensely contested finals produced 39 winners grabbing 57 gold, silver and bronze medals and a Report of the Year award.
“Toppan’s report shows exceptional leadership in transparent reporting of its sustainability performance and reflects its readiness for a resilient future,” said Rajesh Chhabara, managing director of CSRWorks International and the founder of ASRA.
“We are delighted to receive this award from ASRA,” said Fumie Ikeda, General Manager of Sustainability Promotion at Toppan. “Toppan has set out digital and sustainable transformation as its vision for the future, and recognition of our sustainability reporting shows that we are moving in the right direction in our efforts to help shape a sustainable society.”
About the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards
The Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) recognise and honour sustainability reporting leaders in Asia. The Awards celebrate best practices in sustainability reporting. The vision for ASRA is to become the most inspiring recognition for sustainability reporting excellence in Asia. An independent panel of distinguished judges evaluates the entries to select the winners.
ASRA aims to give organisations, large and small, the opportunity to showcase their sustainability efforts, thereby building trust among their stakeholders, adding value to their businesses and attracting responsible investors.
About CSRWorks
CSRWorks International, a Singapore-based sustainability services firm focussed on advisory, training and thought leadership, has created non-profit Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards to identify and honour sustainability reporting leaders.
International partnerships include the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), EcoVadis, CDP, S&P Global (CSA/Dow Jones Sustainability Index), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and AccountAbility (AA1000).
CSRWorks is Asia’s most prominent sustainability champion. Besides the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards, it also organises the annual Asia Sustainability Reporting Summit, a highly admired international conference. The Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen programme honours the region’s most inspiring women leaders through an annual listing.
About Toppan
Toppan is a leading global provider of integrated solutions in the fields of printing, communications, security, packaging, décor materials, electronics, and digital transformation. Serving customers in every sector of business and industry, Toppan’s global team of more than 50,000 employees offers optimal solutions enabled by industry-leading expertise and technologies to address the diverse challenges that businesses and society face in today’s rapidly changing market.
