The Halo Awards

The Halo Awards are the highest recognition for outstanding corporate social impact initiatives. Each year we honor corporate and nonprofit partnerships that skillfully intertwine their resources to have a measurable impact on the cause and the business. Here are this year’s finalists.

Halo Award Finalists

Best Advocacy or Policy Initiative

Drag Defense Fund, World of Wonder (and MTV Entertainment Studios) & American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The Body Shop’s Forever Against Animal Testing, The Body Shop & Cruelty Free International
We Can Stop The Killing, Griffin Communications LLC & Best Friends Animal Society

Best Cause Product Initiative

Oshki Wupoowane | The Blanket Fund, Hudson’s Bay & Hudson’s Bay Foundation & Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF)
Sip Sunshine, Spread Sunshine, Tropical Smoothie Cafe & Share Our Strength, No Kid Hungry Campaign
SONIC Limeades for Learning: Teacher Appreciation Day, SONIC & The SONIC Foundation
Wendy’s Season of Giving, Wendy’s & The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Best Civic Engagement Initiative

Family Dollar Doing More, Family Dollar & Boys & Girls Clubs of America
iHeartRadio Earth, iHeartMedia & National Environmental Education Foundation
Lead to Change, Nationwide & 4-H

Best Climate Change or Conservation Initiative

EcoStrip Donation Campaign, Tru Earth Environmental Products Inc. & 1000+ nonprofits including Feeding America and Food Banks Canada
Kellanova Minecraft Build For Better, Kellanova & KABOOM!
Tom’s of Maine Incubator, Tom’s of Maine & Black Girl Environmentalist, Ocean Uprise, Earth Hacks, EcoHealing Project, Colorado River Conservancy and Start:Empowerment

Best Consumer Donation Initiative

100 Million Meals Challenge, Hy-Vee, Inc. & Feeding America
Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Warrior Pack, Activision Blizzard & The Call of Duty Endowment
Community Carts, Instacart & Feeding America
Mobilizing For Good: United Airlines Miles On a Mission Helped Thousands in Need After Maui Fires, United Airlines & Airlink, American Red Cross, Maui Food Bank, World Central Kitchen
Walmart.org and Operation Homefront Spark Good for Veterans Day, Walmart & Operation Homefront

Best Direct Service Initiative

EcoStrip Donation Campaign, Tru Earth Environmental Products Inc.
CSX Pride in Service and WWP Drone Training Program, CSX & Wounded Warrior Project
Powering Food Banks for Zero Hunger, PIMCO & The Global FoodBanking Network
Workforce Readiness with 3DE, Arby’s Foundation & 3DE by Junior Achievement

Best Disability Initiative

FARE & CVS Teal Pumpkin Project, CVS Pharmacy & FARE
The AT&T 5G Helmet, AT&T & Gallaudet University Football Team
Venture Labs, Accelerator for Founders with Disabilities, JPMorgan Chase & Co. & 2Gether-International

Best Emergency/Crisis Response Initiative

A Movement for Play in Uvalde, The CarMax Foundation & KABOOM!
JetBlue x Dominican Republic Emergency Response, JetBlue & Northwell Health Foundation – Center for Global Health, Afya and Jompeame
Knowledge is Power – The Signpost Project, Zendesk & International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Panda Express Hawaii Wildfire Relief Program, Panda Express & American Red Cross
Relief Bundles for Global Disasters, Humble Bundle & Direct Relief, Save the Children, International Medical Corps

Best Employee Engagement Initiative

Ally “Giving Back” Culture, Ally Financial & 356 nonprofits
CSX Pride in Service and WWP Drone Training Program, CSX & Wounded Warrior Project
Geek Squad Academy, Best Buy & Various Organizations
Mercedes-Benz USA: Driving Your Future x Safe Kids Worldwide, Mercedes-Benz USA & Safe Kids Worldwide
Pringles Movember, Kellanova Pringles Brand & Movember

Best Gender Equality/Equity Initiative

Abercrombie & Fitch x The Trevor Project Proud Year-Round, Abercrombie & Fitch & The Trevor Project
Closing the STEM Gender Gap, Humble Bundle & Girls Who Code, Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund, NPower, Women Who Code
Deck The Stalls, Public Inc. & PERIOD.org

Best Intersectional Initiative

Expedia’s Made to Travel Fund, Expedia Group & All Wheels Up, ARRAY Alliance, Birthright AFRICA, Boyz N The Wood, Cultural Heritage Economic Alliance, Disability Rights Fund, Family Holiday Charity, Girls Going Global, Global Glimpse, IGLTA Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Rainbow Railroad, The National Park Foundation, The Venture Out Project, Too Fly Foundation, UnTours Foundation, World Affairs Council
Make a Difference Campaign, Arby’s & Arby’s Foundation
Sleep Solutions, Scientific Revolutions: American Cancer Society and Sleep Number advance Sleep Science and Cancer Prevention, Sleep Number & The American Cancer Society

Best JEDI Initiative

Audible’s New Business Attraction Program, Audible
Building A Fairer Future of Work: One Job At A Time, Checkr, Inc.
Expedia’s Made to Travel Fund, Expedia Group & All Wheels Up, ARRAY Alliance, Birthright AFRICA, Boyz N The Wood, Cultural Heritage Economic Alliance, Disability Rights Fund, Family Holiday Charity, Girls Going Global, Global Glimpse, IGLTA Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Rainbow Railroad, The National Park Foundation, The Venture Out Project, Too Fly Foundation, UnTours Foundation, World Affairs Council
School Lunch Debt Paydown, Arby’s & Arby’s Foundation
The Big Draft, NFL & Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Tom’s of Maine Get into Nature, Tom’s of Maine & National Recreation Foundation

Best Mental Health Initiative

Community Connections – Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health, Sentara Health & Virginia Stage Company
Let’s Talk, iHeartMedia & National Alliance on Mental Illness, Child Mind Institute, Mental Health Coalition, Happy Jack
Team: Changing Minds, Harry’s & Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Futures Without Violence
On My Mind, Spotify & UNICEF

Best Social Impact Creative

#WomenKnowHow, P&G & CARE USA
Adopt Royalty, PetSmart & PetSmart Charities
Deck The Stalls, Public Inc. & PERIOD.org
FARE & CVS Teal Pumpkin Project, CVS Pharmacy & FARE
Macy’s x Big Brothers Big Sisters, Macy’s & Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Best Technology for Good Initiative

Connection Protection – Visible Wireless & Empower Work, Visible Wireless & Empower Work
Knowledge is Power – The Signpost Project, Zendesk & International Rescue Committee
Passport to Earning, Microsoft & UNICEF USA
The AT&T 5G Helmet, AT&T & Gallaudet University Football Team

Judges

Get to know our amazing 2024 Halo Judges, who have been tasked with the challenge of selecting the winners of our annual Halo Awards—the highest recognition for outstanding corporate social impact initiatives.