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Drivers of Change

Bold drivers of change see opportunity where others see only danger and are not afraid to transform their company – or their industry. They are decisive, and are not afraid of change. A bold mergers and acquisitions strategy, for example, can transform the company that undertakes it – allowing it to dominate its sector, or move into a new one.

Nominations:

BlackRock

Generation Investment Management

Fiat

Santander

Siemens

Corporate Responsibility

Boldness on this front means not taking responsibility for the impact of your organisation on the wider community, and trying to improve society as a whole – be it through innovation, education or philanthropy.

Nominations:

Good African Coffee

GlaxoSmithKline

Natura

Standard Chartered

Triodos

Environment

Most companies claim they are ”green” or at least ”greener”. But the winner of this category will have gone beyond offsetting its carbon footprint to considering sustainability on a much broader front.

Nominations:

Better Place

BMW

Dong Energy

Nissan

Suntech

Emerging Markets

With emerging markets fast becoming the engine of global growth, companies from the emerging markets are increasingly taking on those from developed markets – and winning. The next challenge is to develop a globally recognised business.

Nominations:

Alibaba

Bharti Airtel

Petrobras

Vale

ZTE

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs not only have good ideas – but they also work harder, faster and smarter to see them realised. The winner in this category, large or small, will have taken risks – and been proved right.

Nominations:

Brawn GP

Dyson

Facebook

Tesla Motors

Tullow Oil

Newcomer

Which company has broken through in the last 12 months and has the potential to grow into a leader in its industry?

Nominations:

Panda Security

Spotify

Synthetic Genomics

Twitter

Zopa

Person of the Year

The Person of the Year will be announced at the awards on February 25 2010.