Golden Leaf Awards

With all the negative publicity surrounding tobacco, it’s easy to lose sight of our industry’s positive aspects. Although we trade in a traditional commodity, many of our business practices and technologies are cutting-edge.

Think of a cigarette packing machine, for example. The ability to produce 1,000 cigarette packs every minute without shredding the cartons and pulverizing the tobacco rods (or injuring the operator, for that matter) should count as a small miracle.

Think also of our corporate responsibility initiatives. Most tobacco companies carefully look after the communities that provide their raw materials, investing in schools, hospitals and poverty-alleviation programs.

It’s high time to recognize tobacco’s accomplishments. To create a positive buzz in a challenging environment, we have created an annual tobacco industry awards program, the Golden Leaf Awards, presented by Tobacco Reporter and sponsored exclusively by BMJ.

The first edition of the Golden Leaf Awards took place in 2006, in Bali, Indonesia. The most recent one took place this spring in Antwerp, during the Global Tobacco Networking Forum.

Awards are granted on an annual basis to companies that have achieved outstanding performance in five categories—most impressive public service initiative; most promising new product introduction; most exciting newcomer to the industry; most outstanding service to the industry; and the BMJ most committed to quality award.

We challenge you to challenge our judges by sending in numerous high-quality nominations. And, of course, we would also like to thank BMJ. Without its generous support, this program would not have been possible. Deadline for the 2013 Golden Leaf awards is August 30, 2013. Click here for the 2013 submission form.

 

2012 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Antwerp, Belgium

Alliance One International                        Most impressive public service initiative

Heinen Koehl                                                    Most promising new product introduction

Perten Instruments AB                                 Most exciting newcomer to the industry

Mane                                                                     Most outstanding service to the industry

Mane                                                                     BMJ Most committed to quality

 

Previous winners include

2011 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Prague, Czech Republic

Alliance One International                          Most impressive public service initiative

Reconex                                                              Most promising new product introduction

ECO2                                                                     Most exciting newcomer to the industry

NDC Infrared Engineering                            Most outstanding service to the industry

Vrijdag Premuim Printing                            BMJ Most committed to quality

 

2010 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Balgalore, India

Universal Leaf Africa                                       Most impressive public service initiative

Iggesund Paperboard                                      Most promising new product introduction

Manifattura Italiana Tabacco                       Most exciting newcomer to the industry

Godioli e Bellanti                                               Most outstanding service to the industry

EDAPS Consortium                                           BMJ Most committed to quality

 

2009 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Bangkok, Thailand

Sopariwala Exports                                         Most impressive public service initiative

Filligent Ltd.                                                       Most promising new product introduction

Arabian Nights                                                  Most exciting newcomer to the industry

U.S. Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers            Most outstanding service to the industry

Bimo Italia SpA                                                  BMJ Most committed to quality

 

2008 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Rio de Janiero, Brazil

Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.                          Most impressive public service initiative

U.S. Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers            Most promising new product introduction

Tobaccotoday.info                                          Most exciting newcomer to the industry

Universal Leaf Tobacco Co.                         Most outstanding service to the industry

ITC Printing & Packaging                               BMJ Most committed to quality

 

2007 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Paris, France

ILTD (ITC)                                                            Most impressive public service initiative

GCH                                                                         Most promising new product introduction

Uncommitted Tobacco Auction                 Most exciting newcomer to the industry

Colin Mear Engineering                                  Most outstanding service to the industry

ILTD (ITC)                                                             BMJ Most committed to quality

 

2006 Golden Leaf Award winners, recognized in Bali, Indonesia

Lakson Tobacco Company                            Most impressive public service initiative

Titan Adhesives                                                 Most promising new product introduction

TobaccoPeople                                                  Most exciting newcomer to the industry

Celenese Acetate                                               Most outstanding service to the industry

WinterBell                                                            BMJ Most committed to quality