Responsible Capitalism

Responsible Capitalism

Award Winners & Presenters

2022 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award:  
Sir (William) John Timpson CBEChairman, Timpson
Special Award:
Dr Jan Telensky, Founder and Managing Director, JT Consultancy
Presented by Rt Hon Lord Judge, former Lord Chief Justice

2020/2021 WINNERS
No Awards were presented due to the global Covid-19 pandemic

2019 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award:  Guy Singh-WatsonFounder, Riverford
Special Advocacy Award:
 The Most Reverend Dr Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town
Special Award in Adversity: Vakhtang Butskhrikidze, CEO, TBC Bank
Dahrendorf SME Award : Lourdes Maria Mena de GuerraFounder, Lula Mena
Presented by HRH The Princess Royal

2017/2018 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award:  Güler Sabancı, Chairman, Sabancı Holdings
Special Award for Environmental Responsibility:
Dr Andy Wood, Chief Executive, Adnams
Dahrendorf SME Award :
Reg Hankey, Chief Executive, Pittards
Presented by Rt Hon Lord Judge, Chairman, FIRST Judging Panel

2016 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award:  Merrill Fernando, Founder and Chairman, MJF Group and Dilmah
Special Award for Environmental Responsibility:
Ian Craig, Founder and Strategic Advisor, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Dahrendorf SME Award :
Rodrigo Bolaños, Founder and CEO, League Central America
Presented by Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

2015 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award:  Ana Botín DBE, Executive Chairman, Banco Santander
Special Advocacy Award: Jochen Zeitz, Executive Chair, The B Team
Dahrendorf SME Award: Ivy Wroe, Managing Director, Resin Surfaces Ltd (Joint Winner)
Dahrendorf SME Award: John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby, Co-Founders, Leon Restaurants (Joint Winner) Award for Advancing Responsible Capitalism in Emerging Markets: Ian Harebottle, Chief Executive Officer, Gemfields
Presented by Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

2014 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: José Ignacio Sánchez Galán CBE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Iberdrola S.A
Lifetime Achievement Award: Rahmi M. Koç CBE, Honorary Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş
Dahrendorf SME Award: Kay Allen OBE, Founding Director, Trading for Good and Really Useful Stuff
Special Advocacy AwardSir Richard Lambert, Founding Chairman, Banking Standards Review Council
presented by Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons

2013 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: No winner was selected for the main award
Special Advocacy Award: Professor John Kay CBE, Visiting Professor of Economics, London School of Economics
presented by Rt Hon Lord Woolf

2012 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
Special Diamond Jubilee Award: HRH The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince’s Trust
Dahrendorf SME Award: Anthony Pile, Founder and Chairman, Blue Skies
presented by Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 

2011 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Michaël Bremans, Chairman, Ecover International
Dahrendorf SME Award: Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, CEO and Owner, Vestergaard Frandsen
presented by Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer 

2010 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Sir Charles Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis Partnership
and Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo
Dahrendorf SME Award: Sophi Tranchell MBE, Managing Director, Divine Chocolate Ltd
presented by Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills 

2009 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Sir Andrew Witty, CEO, GlaxoSmithKline,
Special Awards: Roger Sant, Chairman Emeritus, AES Corporation and Karim Khoja, CEO, Roshan
presented by Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 

2008 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Dr Mohamed Ibrahim, Founder, Celtel International
Lifetime Achievement Award: Sir Sigmund Sternberg and Lord Dahrendorf KBE
presented by Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 

2007 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Howard Schultz, Chairman, Starbucks Coffee Company
Lifetime Achievement Award: Thomas J. Bata, Chairman, Bata Shoe Foundation
presented by Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

2006 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group
presented by HRH The Princess Royal

2005 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: Alan Wood CBE, Chief Executive, Siemens PLC
presented by General Sir Mike Jackson GCB CBE DSO ADC GEN, Chief of the General Staff

2004 WINNERS
Responsible Capitalism Award: Morris Tabaksblat KBE, Chairman, Reed Elsevier
presented by Rt Hon Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Special
International Award: Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Chairman, Ayala Group
presented by Rt Hon Lord Howe of Aberavon CH QC

2003 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: Dr Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO, Novartis, AG
presented by Most Rev and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

2002 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: Sir Robert Wilson KCMG, Executive Chairman, Rio Tinto
presented by Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry

2001 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chair and CEO, Carlson Companies
presented by Rt Hon Jack Straw MPSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

2000 WINNER
Responsible Capitalism Award: Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive, BP
presented by Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer