- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Inaugural SPONSORIUM Awards Honors Top Sponsorship and Community Investment Performance https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/33861?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/33861?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/33861?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Inaugural SPONSORIUM Awards Honors Top Sponsorship and Community Investment Performance&body=ESG News from SPONSORIUM https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/33861?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Events, Media & Communications](/CSR-News/events-media-communications) # Inaugural SPONSORIUM Awards Honors Top Sponsorship and Community Investment Performance ##### Awards Program Acknowledges Companies Such as AT&T, Lloyd’s Banking Group and Farm Credit Canada, Active in Sponsorship and Community Investment Feb 11, 2013 10:00 AM ET ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/winn-dixie%20hr_0.jpg "From left to right: Seth Leeds, Sponsorium; Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Mangement at Syracuse University and Sponsorium Awards emcee; Claudia Lara, Winn-Dixie; Rondel Cuyler, Winn-Dixie; Paul Pednault, President/Founder of Sponsorium.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/gaz%20metro%202%20hr.jpg "From left to right: Sebastien Auger, Sponsorium; Maryse Lemay, Gaz Metro; Paul Pednault, President/Founder of Sponsorium; Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Mangement at Syracuse University and Sponsorium Awards emcee") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Boyce_Cindy_HR_2941.jpg) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/winn-dixie%20hr_0.jpg?h=d2858ade "From left to right: Seth Leeds, Sponsorium; Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Mangement at Syracuse University and Sponsorium Awards emcee; Claudia Lara, Winn-Dixie; Rondel Cuyler, Winn-Dixie; Paul Pednault, President/Founder of Sponsorium.") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/gaz%20metro%202%20hr.jpg?h=a0e13144 "From left to right: Sebastien Auger, Sponsorium; Maryse Lemay, Gaz Metro; Paul Pednault, President/Founder of Sponsorium; Rick Burton, David B. Falk Professor of Sport Mangement at Syracuse University and Sponsorium Awards emcee") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Boyce_Cindy_HR_2941.jpg?h=ebbbdec5) MONTREAL & MIAMI, February 11, 2013 /3BL Media/ – [SPONSORIUM](http://www.sponsor.com) International, the leading sponsorship and community investment management software provider, has revealed the winners of its inaugural SPONSORIUM Awards, which celebrates the statistical performance of sponsorship campaigns across all sectors - Sport, Culture, Entertainment, Media and Corporate Responsibility – and honors companies from around the world who are improving the quality of community life in their local markets and globally. Held at a dinner gala in Miami, last night’s[ **SPONSORIUM Awards**](http://www.sponsor.com/en/clients/awards/) was the first ever to be presented by SPONSORIUM and will become an annual event, a momentous occasion bestowing a prestigious recognition to companies in the Sponsorship and Community Investment industry who excel in cultivating partnerships that meet the highest level of their strategic objectives. Top honors for achievement in **Sponsorship** were awarded to: - AT&T - Lloyd’s Banking Group - Hydro-Québec Top honors for achievement in **Community Investment** were awarded to: - Farm Credit Canada - Gaz Métro - Winn-Dixie “The SPONSORIUM Awards are a valuable opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of companies which have all achieved success while setting the global standard in sponsorship and community investment evaluation,” said Paul Pednault, Founder and President of SPONSORIUM. “Our Award recipients exemplify model behaviors in performance efficiency. It is the only sponsorship award in the world driven by actual performance against that criteria.” The winners were selected based on actual 2012 data that measured performance within these industries, rather than a potentially inconsistent voting system. Over 200 companies were eligible having tracked their sponsorships and community investments in the cloud-based *PerforMind* platform. Those with the highest average portfolio scores measured against their specific objectives became Finalists in two disciplines, Sponsorship and Community Investment. The complete list of Finalists includes: SPONSORSHIP - Novartis (Canada) - E.ON (Germany) - Hydro-Québec (Canada) - AT&T (US) - Lloyds Banking Group (UK) - Loto-Québec (Canada) - Braskem (Brazil) COMMUNITY INVESTMENT - Gaz Métro (Canada) - Porter (Canada) - ING (US) - Swisscom (Switzerland) - Saputo (Canada) - Winn-Dixie (US) - Farm Credit Canada (Canada) About SPONSORIUM SPONSORIUM provides Sponsorship and Community Investment Management systems to brands in more than 35 countries. The PerforMind™ platform allows corporations to efficiently and consistently evaluate, manage and report on upcoming and current partnerships. SPONSORIUM empowers industry professionals to dedicate their time to improving partnerships and enriching communities through value-added tasks, not clerical work. SPONSORIUM is independent from consulting. It is privately funded, product-oriented and focuses on knowledge transfer. SPONSORIUM has invested more than any other in research and development and offers the ultimate online management solution for engaging in sponsorship and corporate citizenship. Its PerforMind™ tool is constantly evolving as result of suggestions brought up by its elite network of users from around the world. **Media contact** Seth Leeds seth@sponsor.com 973-856-5425 [![SPONSORIUM](/sites/default/files/Clients/sponsorium_logo_blkblue.NEW_.png)](/profiles/sponsorium) ### More from SPONSORIUM ###### [Education Attracting More Brand Partnerships](/news/education-attracting-more-brand-partnerships) Jun 2, 2015 5:00 PM ET ###### [SPONSORIUM Implements Guidestar, More Features Released at Annual Conference](/news/sponsorium-implements-guidestar-more-features-released-annual-conference) Feb 11, 2015 3:05 PM ET ###### [Annual SPONSORIUM Awards Honors Brands with Highest Sponsorship and Community Investment Performance](/news/annual-sponsorium-awards-honors-brands-highest-sponsorship-and-community-investment) Feb 10, 2015 9:00 AM ET ###### [SPONSORIUM International Conference Welcomes Brands from 25 Countries](/news/sponsorium-international-conference-welcomes-brands-25-countries) Feb 4, 2015 9:00 AM ET ###### [Growing Internal Investment at SPONSORIUM as Business Expands](/news/growing-internal-investment-sponsorium-business-expands) Jan 29, 2015 9:00 AM ET ###### [Agencies Increase Value to Brands](/news/agencies-increase-value-brands) Jan 27, 2015 9:00 AM ET ###### [Finalists Named In Annual Sponsorium Awards, New Categories Revealed](/news/finalists-named-annual-sponsorium-awards-new-categories-revealed) Dec 10, 2014 7:50 PM ET ###### [SPONSORIUM Founder: "Never Give Up" Featured in Profit$ Magazine ](/news/sponsorium-founder-never-give-featured-profit-magazine) Oct 27, 2014 5:15 PM ET