08/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/26/2024 07:15
Vanderbilt has won three Stevie Awards-the first time the university has been recognized by the world's premier awards for business achievement. More than 3,600 international nominations were submitted in a wide range of categories.
The accolades include two recognitions from the Stevie International Business Awards, which accepts nominations worldwide from all individuals and organizations-large and small, public and private, for-profit and nonprofit:
Vanderbilt also received a Stevie Award for Great Employers, which recognizes the world's best employers and the human resources professionals and achievements that help to create and drive great places to work:
In 2019 the university set a goal to power its campus entirely through renewable energy and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. As a result of collaboration with the campus community and outside partnerships, Vanderbilt first reached carbon neutrality in 2021-decades ahead of its original goal. The silver Stevie Award recognizes the programs and initiatives that paved the path for this achievement.
"We are proud and honored to have received this award-but as always, we are never satisfied," said Eric Kopstain, vice chancellor for administration. "Even though we have achieved carbon neutrality, we will continue to assess our efforts and look for opportunities to further accelerate our sustainability goals."
Learn more about Vanderbilt's sustainability achievements and initiatives.
People, Culture and Belonging has redefined its focus to better align with the university's mission of "daring to grow." The division works to identify the moments that matter to the Vanderbilt community and to create experiences and systems that set new standards for human resource excellence.
"We're deeply honored to have received these two Stevie Awards," said Sydney Savion, vice chancellor for people, culture and belonging. "These awards are especially meaningful to us because we're not competing against our peers; we're competing against global conglomerates with unlimited resources. This is a big win for us. It's our moment!"
Learn more about the programs and initiatives from PCB that helped earn these two awards.