Call for entries for the 2008 Alares® National Awards for Work-Life, Family, and Personal Life Balance

The Alares® Foundation has announced its 2008 edition of the Alares® National Awards. Among other objectives, the purpose is to recognize the many initiatives carried out to promote, study, disseminate, and implement programs and/or new approaches relating to work–family–personal life balance and its impact on quality of life. This new 2008 Call for Applications for the Alares® National Awards is aimed at companies, institutions, civil society initiatives, executives, media professionals, audiovisual programs, innovation and essay projects, universities, business schools, professors, and researchers that have carried out this work effectively. The Call for Applications was issued last December, specifically on the 20th. The deadline for applications will be March 20, and the decision will be announced in May 2008. The public award ceremony will be held in June of this year. The Jury will comprise distinguished figures of recognized prestige, as well as representatives of Alares® and its Foundation. The rules can be found at: https://vivofacil.org/empresas/index.php/fundacion_alares/premios_nacionales_alares_r_2008__1/premios_nacionales_alares_r_2008 The ten categories of the Alares® Awards are described below and are intended to recognize the actions, innovations, written works, publications, or professional careers of:
  • Institutions
  • Companies: small, medium-sized, and large companies
  • Social stakeholders
  • Executives
  • Media professionals
  • Media outlets
  • Information or programs in audiovisual media
  • Innovation and essay projects
  • Universities, business schools, and other educational and research institutions
  • Professors and researchers
Regarding the assessment of merits, the Alares® Foundation will collaborate with FORÉTICA, the Forum for the Evaluation of Ethical Management. FORÉTICA will assist in accepting and evaluating the merits submitted, which will then be presented to the Jury for deliberation. In each category, the prize consists of an award created by the renowned sculptor from Burgos, Ms. Ana Nuñez, who produced a sculpture specifically for this purpose, as well as a certificate.