2015 Five Jewel Award for Best Practices in Diversity & Inclusion

Judging and Selection Process and Criteria

Judging Process

  1. Submissions are to be collected by the Sector Diversity Action Council/Diversity & Inclusion Action Council or Be-A-Star Representative. Each Sector Councilor Committee will select and declare their Sector’s winner based on the criteria provided.
  2. Once a winner has been chosen, the Sector Diversity Action Council/Diversity & Inclusion Action Councilor Be-A-Star Committee will send the winning submission to Compass Group, c/o Diversity & Inclusion Department, no later than Friday, July 17, 2015for entry into the North American judging.
  3. A diverse panel of impartial judges will review and determine who is recognized as the Compass Group North American Five Jewel Award winner. The North American winner will not be announced until the Be-A-star National Awards celebration in October. The Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Inclusion Officer will announce the winner of the Five Jewel Award at the celebration.

Key elements of judging for the 2015 Five Jewel Award for Best Practices in Diversity & Inclusion are:

  • Presentation of the submission
  • Creativity in capturing the assigned concept(s) through photos, essays, etc.
  • Level of participation and partnership by the team
  • How the assigned concept(s) impacted each unit/department

The followingjudging criteria and form can be used by the Sector Diversity Action Council/Diversity & Inclusion Action Council or Be-A-star Committee for the choosing their sector winner. The total possible score is 60 points.

Five Jewel Award Voting Ballot for SUBMISSIONS

Name / Participation
(10) / Partnering
(10) / Criteria
(10) / “WOW”Factor (10) / Results (20) / Total Points (60)

Participation Possible Score: 10 points

  • Were all levels ofassociates engaged? Did the event/activity/submission engage a large percentage of the associate population?

Partnering Possible Score: 10 points

  • Did the team collaborate with other units/departments/teams, their client(s) or non-company/communitygroups?

Criteria Possible Score: 10 points

  • Does the submission meet the criteria outlined for the Five Jewel Award?

Unique “WOW” factors Possible Score: 10 points

  • Creativity• Originality• Transferable

Results Possible Score: 20 points

  • How well did the activity address and showcase diversity?Does it reflect a good understanding/knowledge of D&I as it pertains to the company efforts?
  • Were the overall goals of the project achieved?

Number of Awards: There are 12 possible awards; one representing each participating sector:

  1. Bon Appétit
  2. Business & Industry Sector (Eurest, FLIK, FLIK Independent Schools)
  3. Canteen
  4. Chartwells Higher Education
  5. Chartwells K-12
  6. Compass Group Canada
  7. Compass Group Corporate
  8. Foodbuy
  9. Morrison Healthcare
  10. Morrison Sr. Living
  11. TouchPoint
  12. Support Services