On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, the fifth edition of the FLOR Diversity Awards was held for the first time in a virtual format, honoring organizations that manage diversity as part of their strategy. The ceremony was followed by nearly a thousand people who connected freely from all over the country and was hosted by host and FLOR collaborator Agustina Torchio Grobocopatel alongside the host, journalist, and lawyer of Korean origin Jin Yi Hwang.

Nominees, finalists, jurors, and guests from all sectors were present in the streaming during a major event where each organization showcased its commitment to Diversity through audiovisual material.

The winners:

In the LATAM category, a special mention was awarded to Grupo LILA.

In the PUBLIC SECTOR category, the winner was the Municipality of Gobernador Ingeniero Valentín Virasoro.

In the NGOs category, Fundación Gran Chaco was the winner, after sharing the finalist shortlist with Biblioteca Popular La Cárcova and Fundación Líderes de Ansenuza. Additionally, a special mention was awarded to Fundación Encontrarse en la Diversidad para la Educación Intercultural.

In the SME category, the award went to Residencia Asistida SA. ESET Latinoamérica and Gráfica Latina SRL completed the finalist shortlist. There were also special mentions for Ikigai SRL and Síntesis Biológica.

Finally, in the LARGE ENTERPRISE category, the top honor went to Banco Santander, with Biosidus and Globant as fellow finalists.

This year’s jury was

The entire selection process was audited by the international consulting firm BDO.

“We want to generate leaders and organizations that operate responsibly and understand that in this world, we are all different. We all have something to contribute and have the right to work, to be heard, and to be included. We want to be architects of the future; therefore, we must reinvent ourselves and our companies and institutions,” highlighted Andrea Grobocopatel, President and Founder of Fundación FLOR.

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.

About FLOR Foundation

FLOR was founded in 2012 by Andrea Grobocopatel as a space dedicated to promoting solid institutions with good governance practices that, by managing diversity, are sustainable—thus contributing to a better world for future generations. FLOR develops various initiatives framed within four thematic pillars: Diversity, Responsible Organizations, Leadership, and Local Development.

Once again, Fundación FLOR held the FLOR Diversity Awards at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, with the purpose of promoting diversity management within organizations.

In its third consecutive year, Fundación FLOR expands its mission with a commitment to fostering value for diversity and inclusion.

The Foundation for Leadership and Responsible Organizations (FLOR) held the FLOR Diversity Awards, joined by more than 200 people, including business and organizational leaders from various sectors and industries, social organizations, and civil associations, special guests, and the entire FLOR Network, who year after year say "yes" to a more just and inclusive society that finds its greatest wealth in diversity.

This award was established to foster Diversity Management and recognize the significant efforts many organizations are already undertaking to move toward a more inclusive path. Many organizations have already begun working to create and develop a culture that values differences and embraces the richness of every person within their community. Today, some of these organizations serve as examples of this pursuit and open their doors to share how they do it.

Many organizations applied for this award to share and describe in detail the strategies they are developing to manage diversity. Furthermore, they shared the policies and actions implemented within their organizations to ensure that individuals can grow in an environment that embraces a plurality of perspectives, abilities, opinions, ideas, preferences, and gender.

Some of these steps include the creation of new internal policies, the implementation of programs aimed at fostering—for example—the promotion of more women into decision-making roles, the incorporation of employees with disabilities, training programs, and debate or support networks for specific topics. There are increasingly more strategies helping to achieve the ultimate goal: becoming a more inclusive society.

The Jury of Honor, composed of Daniel Arroyo (National Representative), Luis Ovsejevich (Founder and President of Fundación Konex), Bernardo Kosacoff (Economist, 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), met to thoroughly evaluate each case and select the winners. The entire process was audited by the international consulting firm BDO.

Based on the characteristics of the nominated candidates, three categories were defined, taking into account the differences in scope and approaches to diversity according to the size or type of organization.