Who the award is open to.
Private-sector organisations across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
Corporates
You report impact already, and want it assessed independently.
Assessment across seven impact areas, judged by independent third-party assessors against Abu Dhabi’s priorities.
SMEs, startups and scaleups
You want to know where you stand.
The same assessment model, scaled — and a feedback report whether or not you win.
Individuals
The contribution was yours, not your employer’s.
Assessed on the same impact criteria as organisations.
The Chamber established this award in 1999, and steps back from judging it.
Assessment is run by independent third-party assessors, which is what makes the recognition worth having. The Chamber’s part is convening it and putting the results in front of government — visibility a company cannot buy.
- Type
- Award programme
- Established
- 1999
- Its role
- Recognising business impact
Programmes and initiatives.
The named things SKEA runs — where a pathway above stops being a description and becomes something on a date.
- The annual award cycle
- Application, independent assessment, then recognition at the ceremony.
- Aftercare
- Feedback and benchmarking for entrants once a cycle closes, win or not.
The rest of the network.
The Chamber does more than connect you to seven influential entities. It offers direct, exclusive access to their expertise, networks, and momentum.
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