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About the Torch Awards

The Torch Awards for Ethics celebrate businesses excelling in character, culture, customer care, and community engagement. As Northern Indiana's premier ethics-centered celebration, the Torch Awards are the most prestigious honor the BBB can bestow.

Join us to celebrate the 2024 Torch Award recipients at the Build a Better Business Conference on November 15, 2024, hosted by BBB and SCORE at the Parkview Mirro Center.

We look forward to celebrating Northern Indiana's marketplace role models with you!

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Eligibility

The Torch Awards is open to for-profit, 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) non-profit organizations of all sizes located within BBB Central Indiana’s service area. BBB Accreditation is not required, however the eligibility standards below must be met:

  • Business or organization is located within BBB Northern Indiana's 23 county service area
  • For profit and 501(c)(6) applicants must have a “B” rating with BBB
  • 501(c)(3) non-profit applicants must complete the Charitable Standards Evaluation process and meet all BBB Standards for Charity Accountability
  • Organizations must have been in business for three years
  • Applicants are not eligible if they have received the Torch Award in the past five years
  • Government agencies are not eligible to submit an application

Eligible counties

Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Dekalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Porter, Steuben, St. Joseph, Wabash, Wells, Whitley