The Michael Porter Award is an international recognition system that discovers and honors outstanding cases of creating shared value (CSV) to simultaneously achieve social value and business performance, regardless of the organization type, including private enterprises, public institutions, and non-profit organizations. Starting in 2025, a new "Competitiveness" category will be introduced, highlighting exemplary cases that demonstrate both the importance of CSV and proven business competitiveness.
🏆 Michael Porter Award (Special Award)
This prestigious award is presented to the case that demonstrates the most outstanding social and economic outcomes among all submissions, regardless of category. The selection is based on a comprehensive evaluation of social impact, the completeness of CSV strategies, and business synergies.
Competitiveness Category
The award recognizes outstanding cases that have enhanced business competitiveness through CSV initiatives and have demonstrated strategic performance.
Process Category
This category honors organizations that have integrated CSV into their corporate-wide systems and established authentic, effective execution frameworks.
Project Category
Awards in this category are given to specific activities that have created innovative, socially impactful outcomes in each respective area.
ESG Category
This category recognizes cases that have effectively established and operated ESG strategies and management systems, and achieved performance-driven social value through ESG activities.
The Porter Award is open to all companies, organizations, and institutions worldwide. The Michael Porter Award goes beyond traditional CSR and seeks to identify practical examples of value creation where both business and society grow together.
| Categories | Scale | Target | |
| Michael Porter Award (Special Award) | 1 | All participating companies and organizations, regardless of the field of application. | |
| Competitiveness | Nation | 1 | Central government bodies (ministries, committees, etc.) and public institutions |
| City | 1 | Local governments or urban operating agencies | |
| Industry | 1 | Industry associations or promotional organizations | |
| Corporate | 1 | Private sector companies | |
| University | 1 | Universities, university-industry cooperation foundations, and LINC 3.0 participating institutions | |
| CSV | Process | ||
| Private | 4 | Large, Medium, Small, and Multinational Enterprises | |
| Public | 3 | Central government departments, local governments, and public enterprises | |
| Non-profit | 1 | Social enterprise, schools and hospitals, non-governmental organizations, etc. | |
| Project | |||
| Effectiveness | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Creative Innovation | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Transferability | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Partnership | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Performance management excellence | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Inclusiveness | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| ESG | ESG System | ||
| - | 3 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| ESG Excellence | |||
| Environmental | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Social | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Governance | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Supply chain management | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Disclosure excellence | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Technical management | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Labor-management cooperation | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
| Organizational culture | 1 | Entire companies and institutions | |
※ Depending on the category of application, if the candidate company's achievements are excellent, multiple awards can be given to one category.
Application period
Date of award ceremony
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