The Company of Good Recognition System aims to recognise the contribution of organisations in Singapore for their commitment at the national level to corporate purpose and impact in the People, Society, Governance, Environment and Economic dimensions.
Central to this recognition system is harmonisation. Existing standards, marks and awards conferred on an organisation by the Singapore government and pertinent and global institutions will be considered. Strategically, this brings about the necessary coordination and integration of different standards, awards and marks in Singapore for organisations to be recognised for their holistic contributions at a national level.
Experts in the respective fields identified critical areas and provided valuable input to ensure the relevance and practicality of the enhanced recognition system. To this end, NVPC has been working in partnership with academic experts as well as ecosystem partners including the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), Singapore Business Federation (SBF), Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and UN Global Compact Network Singapore (UN GCNS).
Application Process
COGRS Info Session
If you’d like to learn more about the Company of Good Recognition System, we invite you to join our upcoming online info sessions. These sessions offer a quick overview of the application process and what to expect.
- 11 December 2025, 10:00am – 11:00am
- 20 January 2026, 10:00am – 11:00am
- 26 February 2026, 10:00am – 11:00am
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
All applications will be done online via the Company of Good portal.
- Starting the application:
Questionnaire respondents must have a valid Company of Good member account in order to start filling the application. There is no limit to the number of respondents that can be assigned.
- During the application:
Multiple questionnaire respondents can edit the application at the same time. A downloadable version of the application form would also be made available when respondents log in.
- Completing the application:
All compulsory sections would have to be completed before the application can be submitted. Applicants may be contacted for further clarifications and verification during the evaluation period.
All Large Enterprises (LE), Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SME; including Social Enterprises) and Public Service Agencies (PSA) are welcome to apply.
There is no need to complete the 4"I" Self-Diagnostic Toolkit to apply to be a recognised Company of Good. The most updated information submitted through the application will be considered.
Yes, all organisations are encouraged to apply to be a recognised as a Company of Good.
The previous editions of Champion of Good recognised organisations that were exemplary in corporate giving and influencing and engaging their stakeholders on a collaborative journey.
The enhanced Recognition System has been designed to recognise the contributions of organisations holistically for their commitment at the national level to corporate purpose and impact in the areas of People, Society, Governance, Environment and Economic.
There is no need to apply separately for PVPA. Champions of Good conferred through the COG Recognition System from 2024 onwards will be eligible for PVPA nomination.
A separate judging process for PVPA nominees will determine the PVPA winners.
The conferred recognition marks are valid for:
- Champion of Good: 3 years
- Company of Good — 1 /2/3 Hearts: 2 years
Organisations are welcome to reapply to be a recognised as a Company of Good within the validity.
The COG Recognition System is designed to holistically recognise the efforts of organisations no matter where they are at in their corporate purpose journey. All organisations thus have the option to complete and submit either the Simplified or Full questionnaire in their efforts to be recognised.
The Simplified Questionnaire (15 Questions) consists of a section on Organisation Information as well as a brief section on Corporate Purpose and efforts in the 5 Impact Areas. Organisations that submit this questionnaire will be considered for 1-heart recognition.
The Full Questionnaire (58 Questions) consists of a section on Organisation Information as well as detailed questions pertaining to Corporate Purpose and efforts in the 5 Impact Areas. Organisations that submit this questionnaire will be considered for differentiated recognition. Additionally, organisations that demonstrate exemplary efforts in influencing stakeholders for multiplied impact may be shortlisted for interviews with the COG Recognition System Judging Panel in order to be considered for Champion of Good recognition.
It would be best if local data is available. If the specific data set is reported at the global level, please apportion it to your Singapore operations on a pro-rated basis.
Otherwise, your organisation may share these figures at a global level and indicate this under the ‘Remarks’ field after each section.
