Mahou San Miguel Foundation announces the third annual youth employment prizewinner

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

The Mahou San Miguel Foundation, with the collaboration of the Club of Excellence in Sustainability, has convened for the third edition of the Prize to Promote Youth Employment, whose Committee of Honor presides over the King and Queen of Spain and the Minister of Labor, Migration and Social Security, Magdalena Valerio.

This award recognizes the work carried out by companies and social organizations in the creation of job opportunities aimed at vulnerable groups or groups with more difficulties, especially those aimed at young people.

In addition, the initiative aims to raise awareness, both business and society in general, about the need to promote this type of practice to improve employability, competitiveness and economic and social development.

The deadline for receiving applications will be open until February 8. The award consists of the categories of Large Enterprise, SMEs and Third sector (schools, associations, foundations and other non-profit groups), differentiating the latter in foundations linked to large companies and, on the other hand, social entities of smaller size.

As a novelty, in this edition a new category has been created to reward the best social initiative launched by social startups or social entrepreneurship projects whose purpose is to find new tools for the development of youth talent. These are emerging companies with a high technological component and great potential for growth.

The bases and access to the participation forms can be found on the website of the Mahou San Miguel Foundation and the Club of Excellence in Sustainability.

Once all the proposals have been received, a jury of reputable experts in training and employment will analyze all the applications submitted. The value they bring in the creation of stable and quality employment, especially aimed at groups of young people with difficulties, consistency and permanence over time, replicability of the model in other areas or regions, its innovative nature and scope, as well as take into account the concept of sustainability in its triple aspect, economic, environmental and social, are some of the considerations that the jury will value when choosing the winners, which will be announced during the awards ceremony next month. March.

"The success of the first two editions with more than a hundred applications received reaffirms our commitment to support and recognize all those initiatives launched by large companies, public institutions, social entities, startups and other actors. Good practices that play a vital role in the challenge of creating quality employment. Therefore, with this new edition, we not only want to continue putting them in value, but also strengthen them for the economic and social development of the most vulnerable groups, "says Alfredo Mahou, president of the Mahou San Miguel Foundation.

More than 120 nominations submitted

In the first two editions of the Prize for the Promotion of Youth Employment, a total of 124 initiatives have been presented throughout Spain. In its first year, Fundación Mapfre, Alcampo and S2 Grupo were awarded organizations. In addition, Fundación Secretariado Gitano obtained a special recognition in the Third Sector category.

Last year, the winners in the different categories were L'Oreal, the African restaurant ElMandela, the Mental Health Federation of Castilla y León and the Telefónica Foundation.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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