ABSL Diamonds

Towards Business Resilience & Sustainability
We are delighted to recognize the most exciting & innovative projects within Czech Business Services industry in 2022!
The ABSL Diamond Awards were awarded on 8 November 2022 in Municipal House in Prague. Get inspired by successful pieces of work from thought leaders in the industry. Find out about the winners and read more about their life-changing ideas.
ABSL DIAMONDS 2022:
Showcasing business resilience
The ABSL Diamond Awards are given annually to innovative projects that move the business services industry forward and serve as an inspiration for the sector and beyond.
This year the innovators from business services were awarded on 8 Nov 2022 in Municipal House in Prague in 7 categories: Customer Initiative, Value Creation, Education, Business Innovation, Employer Branding & People Engagement, Innovative Workplace & Remote Working Strategies & ESG Towards Resilience (new).
We are very proud of this award because we continuously invest in the development of our colleagues! This is a great recognition of our spirit of innovation and collective intelligence from the leaders of business services. Long live the field of Education!

Vincent Leonardi
BlueLink International CZ
Winning ABSL Diamond Awards is a great recognition for Accenture team. We pioneered an innovative way how to engage our people in challenging times via a custom built “Stronger Every Day” app and took all our colleagues on a rich virtual journey: 5-week walking mission through 5 continents improved our physical & mental health, connected people from 60 nationalities, brought joy & financial aid to local NGOs.

Šárka Vránová
Accenture
It means the world to our small team to win the ABSL Diamond Award. It proves, we are on the right track, which motivates us to continue in our initiative.
We are looking forward to further improving the platform and adding extra content, which our stakeholders value.

Jakub Mišinger
Deutsche Telekom Services Europe Czech Republic
We are delighted to win ABSL Diamond and get Business Innovation industry award for successful EMEA cross collaboration.
External recognition helped us to reassure about the right path for Finance operations and control teams in our Prague and Heerlen centers.
Looking forward to host an on-site event in 2023, to share more insights about the winning project and continue to promote Medtronic innovation DNA thanks to ABSL.

Žaneta Hlinková
Medtronic EMEA
The 2nd Diamond we have just won is a major recognition for the whole Liberec team. It demonstrates the commitment of Knorr-Bremse to further innovate the operating model and deliver both efficiency and effectiveness to our customers.

David Böhm
Knorr-Bremse Services Europe s.r.o.
How to apply?
- Download the application form for the appropriate category below
- Send filled out application form to absl@absl.cz by October 31, 2022
- Each company can nominate one project in each category (up to 7 projects in total)
TImeline of ABSL Diamonds 2022
- October 31: Applications Deadline
- November 1-7: Jury assessment
- November 8: Announcing winners during Diamond & Fusion Leaders Awards Ceremony (invited VIP guests only)
ABSL DIAMONDS Gala 2022
- Exclusively for invited VIP only
- 8 November 2022 | Prague | Obecní dům
- Dinner & Networking in Mayor’s Saloon
- Classical Music & Entertainment
Categories & applications
This category focuses on rewarding an innovative initiative that had significantly improved customer satisfaction and contributed to deliver superior services.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Number of impacted customers
- Engaged stakeholders
- Client’s feedback and financial gains for the Clients
- Innovativeness
How did your teams work across silos and integrate different functions to add great value for your clients this year?
This category aims to reward an innovative initiative that has delivered concrete solutions and achieved tangible enterprise results by adding end-to-end business value to its internal and external stakeholders.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Scope & timeline of the project
- Tangible improvement to Client’s
- Client’s feedback, references
- Innovativeness
How has your centre used education and the opportunities of digital technology to engage and develop your people? What partnerships have you established with education providers to ensure people are engaged and developed in remote working and isolation?
A special award for a unique cooperation between an educational institution and company that has built brand awareness and enhanced the perception of business services sector among universities and student community.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Originality of the action
- Scale (local, national, international)
- Achieved results
- Number of participants/stakeholders
This category focuses on rewarding either a successful migration and delivery of advanced services or the development of an innovative solution that will path the ways for further growth of business services capabilities.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Successful scope extension
- Impact on Global business
- External recognition (media)
- Innovativeness
In these remote working times, many centres have pursued even stronger branding and engagement with their employees. How have you realized digital and remote strategies to keep people connected, productive and aligned with your company values in the New Normal?
This category aims at rewarding projects designed to build a
compelling employer branding campaign or innovative strategies to boost people engagement.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Originality of the activity
- Achieved results
- Scope of the project
- External recognition (media)
How have you handled the return to work and employed innovative new strategies to ensure business continuity and a new way of working for 2022 and beyond?
In this category, we will recognize new and innovative projects focused on unique, inspiring and energizing work environments and remote work strategies.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Innovativeness
- Impact on Business
- Employees Feedback
- Success of Implementation
(New in 2022)
At the heart of sustainability, there are three main pillars that need to be taken into account: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
How did your company promote the ESG pillars? What innovative approaches have you adopted to focus on sustainability and resilience?
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Originality of the activity
- Achieved results
- Scope of the project
- External recognition (media)
ABSL DIAMONDS Gala 2022
- 8 October 2022 | Prague | Obecní dům
- Dinner & Networking in Mayor’s Saloon
- Classical Music & Entertainment
