Call for Nominations — ABSL Diamond Awards 2025

This is your opportunity to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements and innovations within the Czech business services sector. Submit nominations before 26 September, 2025!

ABSL DIAMOND AWARDS 2025 | Save the date

November 4 | New Town Hall, Brno (Invite only)

Join us in the dynamic region, Brno, at the New Town Hall to celebrate the achievements shaping Czech business services. Whether it’s your team’s innovation, leadership, or impact, ABSL Diamonds is your chance to shine. Stay tuned for nominations opening, and get ready to showcase your centre among the industry’s best, including the prestigious Leader of the Year award. Together, let’s drive our sector forward in 2025!

Categories

Individual category:

Emerging Leader of the Year

Company categories:

Business Innovation

Customer & Operational Excellence

Employee Engagement & Development

Employer Branding Excellence

ESG Strategy

Technology Innovation

Workplace Innovation

We encourage you to submit your nominations and help us shine a spotlight on the exceptional work, leadership, and dedication shaping the future of business services in Czechia.

For questions, please contact our Project Manager at adela.pilatova@absl.cz

How to apply?

Download the application form for your chosen category below.

Upload the filled-out application here by 26 September 2025.

Each company may submit one project per category (up to 7 projects in total, plus one nomination for the Emerging Leader of the Year).

Categories

Emerging Leader of the Year

Emerging Leader of the Year celebrates young, ambitious professionals in Czech business services who are already demonstrating outstanding leadership potential. This award recognizes individuals making a meaningful impact early in their careers through initiative, collaboration, and innovation. They are the rising stars shaping the future of the industry.

Nomination criteria: 

  • Leadership potential
  • Personal initiative and positive influence on others
  • Impact on business outcomes or team achievements
  • Going beyond (e.g., community involvement, mentoring, wellbeing initiatives)

Technology Innovation

This award honours companies that successfully implement innovative technology solutions to enhance their business operations. Recipients of this award have demonstrated excellence in selecting, integrating, and deploying technology across their organisation. These companies are committed to leveraging technology to drive efficiency, productivity, and growth.

Nomination criteria:

  • Originality of the Technology
  • Impact on Business Operations
  • Implementation and integration
  • User experience

Workplace Innovation

This award celebrates companies within the Business Services sector that have demonstrated exceptional innovation in enhancing the workplace environment. Recognising initiatives promoting creativity, collaboration, flexibility, and employee well-being, this award highlights organisations at the forefront of fostering a dynamic and supportive workplace culture. 

The winner of this award has shown a commitment to driving positive change and continuously improving the employee experience.

Nomination criteria:

  • Creativity and Innovation
  • Impact on Employee Experience
  • Sustainability

Recognising outstanding initiatives within the business services sector, this award honours companies that demonstrate exceptional commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. From sustainability efforts and social responsibility initiatives to ethical governance practices, recipients of this award exemplify leadership in advancing ESG standards and making a positive impact on society and the environment while driving business success. 

Nomination Criteria:

  • Innovation
  • Integration
  • Sustainability

Employer Branding Excellence

This award aims to recognise companies that excel in shaping and promoting their employer brand to attract, engage and retain top talent. The award should highlight compelling brand messages and innovative recruitment strategies, and the winner of this category should demonstrate exceptional effort in showcasing their unique workplace culture, values, and opportunities. Companies should prove their effective communication and engagement with both current and potential employees. 

They should also show that they have established themselves as employers of choice, fostering a positive reputation and competitive advantage in the talent market.

Nomination criteria:

  • Innovativeness 
  • Employee engagement
  • Achieved results
  • Impact on the company

Employee Engagement and Development

Has your centre used an innovative approach to prioritise the growth, satisfaction, and retention of employees? Projects considered for this award should demonstrate exceptional efforts in a positive and supportive workplace environment, where employees are engaged, motivated, and empowered to thrive. Whether through innovative training programmes, mentorship opportunities or initiatives promoting work-life balance and well-being.

Projects in this category should show their commitment to investing in their workforce and cultivating a continuous learning and development culture.

Nomination criteria:

  • Innovativeness
  • Scope of the project
  • Return on Investments
  • Sustainability

Customer and Operational Excellence

This award recognises business services companies that excel in delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining high standards of operational efficiency. Recipients of this award have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in both customer satisfaction and operational performance. Through effective customer engagement strategies and continuous process improvement initiatives, companies have established themselves as leaders in delivering superior service and achieving operational excellence within the sector.

Nomination criteria:

  • Impact on customer satisfaction and experience
  • Operational efficiency and process improvement
  • Innovativeness
  • Employee involvement

Business Innovation

This award celebrates companies in the business services industry that have demonstrated exceptional innovation in their products, services, processes, or business models. Recognising forward-thinking initiatives that drive market disruption, create new opportunities, and enhance competitiveness. This award highlights organisations that are at the forefront of driving positive change and shaping the future of business services.

Nomination criteria:

  • Originality and Creativity of the Innovation
  • Impact on business performance
  • Implementation
  • Sustainability

Get inspired by other Diamond winners

Thank you for joining us at the ABSL Diamond Awards 2024 Ceremony at Hotel Fitzgerald. We are proud to honour exceptional winners who inspire growth and innovation across Czech business services.

  • Leader of the Year: Jan Skotak (Infosys)
  • Business Services Centre of the Year: SAP Services
  • Business Innovation: Deutsche Telekom Services Europe – Czech Republic and Medtronic
  • Customer & Operational Excellence: Atlas Copco
  • Employee Engagement & Development: Kenvue and Zebra Technologies
  • Employer Branding Excellence: Kyndryl
  • ESG Strategy: Novartis Czech Republic
  • Technology Innovation: MANN+HUMMEL
  • Workplace Innovation: Sandoz Czech Republic

Our heartfelt thanks to the ABSL team, Board members, partners, and judges from Accenture Czech Republic, The Coaching Systems, Colliers, Damas Engineering Consulting, Deloitte, DiASBytes, Grafton Recruitment, Expats.cz, The Hackett Institute, Skanska, Locationperspectives, and NEOOPS for making this celebration possible.

Special gratitude to Hotel Fitzgerald, the 20 Minutes twin music band, and The Prague Burlesque Show for an unforgettable Great Gatsby-inspired evening.

Diamond winners from previous years

WINNERS 2024

WINNERS 2023

WINNERS 2022

WINNERS 2021

WINNERS 2019

WINNERS 2018

WINNERS 2017

WINNERS 2016