For the eighth time, the International SOS Foundation is proud to host the Duty of Care Awards, celebrating organizations and individuals around the world who go above and beyond to protect the health, safety, security, and wellbeing of their people.
Submissions for this year’s awards are now closed, and we are grateful to all who shared their inspiring initiatives and achievements.
The shortlist will be announced soon, highlighting the outstanding efforts shaping best practices in Duty of Care globally. Winners will be revealed during the prestigious Duty of Care Awards Gala in May 2026 in Rome, Italy.
2026 Awards Categories
This category recognises organisations that create meaningful change through community engagement. This includes initiatives that promote wellbeing, public health, safety, and resilience to drive sustainable, positive impact and demonstrate a strong commitment to social responsibility. This could be delivered by leveraging public-private partnerships (PPPs) or a sole organisation.
This category recognises organisations that demonstrate rigorous compliance with policies, training and systems related to health, safety, and legal standards. This category honours companies that are committed to aligning their service delivery and operations which foster a culture of accountability, risk management, and continuous improvement in compliance to protect their workforce.
This category recognises an organisation that demonstrates outstanding crisis management in protecting their workforce's safety, health and wellbeing during a crisis, whether geopolitical instability, civil unrest, extreme weather, infrastructure outages or other. Including all stages of crisis management, pre-crisis, crisis response, and post-crisis, this organisation has been on the front foot of ensuring its people remain safe and that the organisation remains resilient.
This category recognises an individual who has made a significant impact in going above and beyond to protect their workforce. From spearheading internal programmes, policies or procedures, this individual has led the way in their organisation, taking a prominent role in protecting their workforce.
This category recognises organisations adopting new or novel approaches to identifying, managing, and mitigating risk in today's ever-changing world. This may include utilising advancements in Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS or cybersecurity. Initiatives may strive to improve travel mobility and safety, make healthcare more accessible or proactively communicate or track your workforce. Technology and innovation should be at the core of your campaign.
This category recognises effective programmes and policies which encourage a safe, healthy, and productive workplace and address varying employee needs. From mental health and wellbeing awareness to occupational health and safety training, this organisation demonstrates a long-term investment in safeguarding their employees from workplace risks.
WHAT MAKES A WINNING ENTRY?
To read the case studies of our previous winning entries from organisations like SLB, Takeda, Worley, Klüber and more, click here.
