For the fourth consecutive year, Fundación FLOR held the FLOR Awards ceremony, recognizing various organizations for managing diversity as part of their strategy.

The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, October 16, at the Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes, where more than 300 people gathered—including representatives from companies, social organizations, civil associations, special guests, and the entire FLOR Network—with the goal of continuing to support the commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion.

“This award does not seek to recognize the actions already carried out by the winning organizations, but rather implies a commitment to deepen their work internally and to become benchmarks that inspire other institutions to follow the path of inclusion and diversity,” commented Andrea Grobocopatel, Director of Fundación FLOR, during the event.

The jury was composed of Daniel Arroyo (National Representative), Luis Ovsejevich (Founder and President of Fundación Konex), Bernardo Kosacoff (Economist and Professor at the University of Buenos Aires and Di Tella University), Fabiana Tuñez (Executive Director of INAM), Lucas Utrera (Director of Sustainability at SMS Latinoamérica), Laura Gaidulewickz (Founder and Director of Binden Group), Alejandro Melamed (Managing Director of Humanize Consulting), and Andrea Grobocopatel (President of Fundación FLOR), who thoroughly evaluated each case and selected the finalists and winners. The entire selection process was audited by the international consulting firm BDO, which ensured that the winners met the following parameters:

• Enhancing individual differences to achieve greater creativity and applying it to concrete actions.

• Integrating diversity ideas and practices into day-to-day management.

• Celebrating and promoting differences among organization members to learn and grow through them.

• Having internal and external policies on Diversity Management.

• Promoting their actions within society.

   

Based on the characteristics of the nominated candidates, various categories were defined, taking into account the differences in scope and approaches to diversity according to the size or type of organization. Within this framework, Iván de Pineda and Agustina Torchio (the event's hosts) announced the winners of the 2019 FLOR Awards:

• Large Companies Category: SAP.
• SMEs Category: En Casa SAD.
• NGO Category: Fundación SIMAS.
• Public Sector Category: Museo de Arte Popular José Hernández (MAP).
  Special Mention: Newsan.

In this way, once again, Fundación FLOR continues to recognize organizations that are conscious of the challenges presented by today's world and that work to transmit those same values to others, enabling them to be part of a transformation toward a more just and inclusive society.