How to apply for the International Torch Awards for Ethics awards

How to Apply 

All entrants for the International Torch Awards for EthicsSM (ITAE) must first be winners of their local BBB Torch Award for Ethics program. If you have not won a local award, please contact your BBB to inquire about their award program. BBBs in the United States and Canada conduct local competitions, forwarding winning entries for consideration in the International Torch Awards for Ethics competition. If a local BBB does not conduct a business award program, businesses in that BBB’s service area are deemed ineligible to enter the ITAE program. Contact your BBB. 

 

Judging Process 

Entries for the ITAE are evaluated by an independent, voluntary panel of judges. Judges for the award program may request additional information from the business regarding any of the four judging criteria. If the nominee has been the object of a major lawsuit, including class action suits, or government actions in the past three years, information must be disclosed as part of the entry. Judges’ decisions are final. 

 

Submission Requirements 

Applicants must: 

  • Completed an ITAE entry form.

  • Provide a summary explaining why their business merits consideration for the ITAE award (two pages maximum) 

  • Provide materials corresponding to the four judging criteria 

  • Provide the link to your local BBB Torch Award for Ethics online entry application. Mail-in entry applications and PDF versions are no longer accepted. 

 

**Legal Actions: If your business has been involved in major lawsuits, class actions or government action in the past three years, please provide a summary of the nature of the legal/government action. Recent independent auditor reports may be submitted in place of a summary. For large-size or publicly traded businesses, copies of the two most recent annual reports will suffice.