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ECEC Award
With the ECEC Award, we intend to honor exceptional Compliance efforts which have the power to inspire the Compliance community. We are looking for distinct projects in an organization’s Compliance area; it is not the idea to award the entire Compliance program or Compliance organization in general. Rather, we are interested in innovative approaches and measures which have proven to be particularly effective – this might be a notable Compliance communication campaign, a sophisticated KPI measurement model or a difficult internal change management project.
our Winner 2024
Wellcome, a global charitable foundation founded in 1936, focuses on supporting science to address urgent health issues. In 2024, a key priority was launching their new Code of Ethics in an engaging, relatable way. Wellcome partnered with Acteon, a behavioural and communication agency, who conceived "Connie," a puppet symbolizing every employee's conscience. The concept is to make ethical discussions more approachable and focus everyone on a simple action: asking themselves “Is this ok?” when facing an ethical dilemma. Connie debuted by humorously interrupting a compliance webinar and now features in training, leadership meetings, and team discussions. They also send monthly 'Ethics Gym' emails, and iConnie, an AI chatbot, provides policy guidance via Teams. The result? Increased engagement and more meaningful conversations with the Ethics, Governance, and Compliance team.
2024 Nominees
AWARD JURY
The ECEC Award jury consists of five esteemed members from various fields of expertise who draw on their years of experience to assess the applications. Get to know more about our jury members.
Our Process
The expert panel of jury chose three projects to compete in the final round. These three finalists present their projects live on the ECEC floor, after which the audience vote for the winner.
The expert jury based their decisions on the following criteria:
- Ethical: how ethical is the idea?
- Exceptionality: how exceptional is the idea?
- Impact: what impact has the idea had?
- Innovation: is this an innovative idea?
- Inspirational: would the idea inspire our Ethics & Compliance community?
- Scalability: how replicable is the idea in other locations?
- Sustainability: how sustainable is the idea?
Previous Winners
