• Its omnipresence of everyday healthy mass consumption on a global scale
  
• Its progressive achievement with sense of ethical, social and environmental responsibility in its chain strategy
  
• Being friendly to people and to the planet, and for its magnificent efforts to be fair and forward looking
  

Category: Outstanding Individual
Mr. Dele Olojede
CEO and Publisher, Timbuktu Media

For:

• His passionate worldwide human writings of people for peace
  
• His devotion and commitment of his talents to the service of others
  
• Independent courageous news reporting backed by integrity and credibility with the highest quality of journalism
  

2009

Category: Outstanding Individual
Dr. Brigitte Mohn
Member of Executive Board, Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany

For:

• Exceptional work in health sector reform
  
• Dedicated commitment to promoting a stronger civil society
  
• Being an important role model for ethical leadership
  
  

Category: Outstanding Corporation
Sungjoo Group received by founder
Mrs. Sung-Joo Kim

For:

• Exceptional commitment to social responsibility
  
• Its sincere and heartfelt efforts in helping the underprivileged
  
• Empowering and inspiring women and young leaders to realize their role in building a more peaceful, equitable and prosperous world
  

• Integrating commercial success with the cultural and social development of society
  
• Being an outstanding social entrepreneur
  
• Providing employees of SEKEM and farming communities throughout Egypt the opportunity to improve their education, health and quality of life
  
• Pioneering the development of biodynamic farming methods in Egypt
  

Category: Outstanding Corporation
GMR Group, India
(received by Group Chairman, Mr. G.M. Rao)

For:

• Making corporate social responsibility an essential part of its corporate mission
  
• Its outstanding contribution to the development of India’s infrastructure
  
• Establishing GMR Varalakshmi Foundation to develop social infrastructure and enhance quality of life of communities around the locations of the Group’s presence, focusing on health, hygiene, and livelihood and community development
  

Category: Outstanding Scientist / Academic
Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Peter Dürr
Founder, Global Challenges Network, Germany

For:

• Outstanding contributions to science and humanity
  
• Dedicated commitment and determined efforts to promote a sustainable, equitable and peaceful society
  
• A deep concern for the survival and development of humanity
  
• Strong opposition to the militarization of space and use of nuclear weapons.
  

Category: Outstanding Individual
Prof. Dr. Peter Eigen, Founder, Transparency
International

For:

• Creating global awareness that corruption demoralizes societies and misallocates resources
  
• Building a global coalition against corruption in business and public life
  
• Promoting the highest standards of accountability and good governance
  

Category: Outstanding Corporation
ING Bank, The Netherlands (received by Senior Executive Vice President, Mr. Rutger Koopmans)

For:

• Upholding high ethical values in business
  
• A strong commitment to the ING values of fair play and transparency in business dealings
  
• Bringing peoples and cultures closer together in the context of strengthening human values in the corporate world
  
  
  

Category: Outstanding Corporation
Tata Services, India (received by Managing Director, Mr. T.R. Doongaji)

For:

• Upholding highest ethical values in business
  
• A strong commitment to the values of fair play and transparency in business dealings