The Ethics in Business Award is a civil society-led initiative implemented in partnership between The Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) and Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA (. It aims to recognize the efforts of small, medium, and large companies in Jordan to achieve excellence concerning principles of sustainable entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. According to S. Schaltegger, sustainable entrepreneurship is “the realization of sustainability innovations aimed at the mass market and providing benefit to the larger part of society.”
This award was launched in 2023, and honors business leaders for their role in contributing to a successful, productive, and attractive business environment for work and investment in Jordan at the local and international levels and for setting the foundation of ethical leadership in the business sector in Jordan, which contributed to its modern economy. These business leaders are also signatories to the voluntary Goodwill declaration “Towards a Common Goal”.
The 2023 edition of the Ethics Award honored each of the leading institutions participating in the initiative: “Jordan Phosphate Mines Company, Ernst & Young Jordan, Maltrans Shipping Agencies Co., Petra University, Marwan Al-Kurdi & Partners Co., Al-Salam International Company for Transport and Trade PLC, National Arab Motors, Tadawul Brokerage and Financial Investments Forum, Haider Murad & Sons Investment Group, Kawar Group, Al-Nayi for Informational and Communicational Consulting, Naouri Group, Marcelia for Information Technology – SkyTech, Adaa Sustainable Development Consultants, Studio R, Alfa Center for Studies, Durrat Al-Manal, Bilad Al-Atfal Nursery and Kindergarten, Dermaliscio Cosmetics, and Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise”.
Each year a theme is selected based on the Jordanian national priorities, the theme for the 2024, award is “Strengthening the local market: Towards a more competitive, Shock-resilient and Sustainable Jordanian Economy”.
