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GAIN, in association with the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), has created the GAIN Business Award for Innovation in Nutrition.

The GAIN Business Award recognises and rewards companies engaging in innovations designed to fight malnutrition, improve public health and promote sustainable development.

Malnutrition affects more than a third of the world’s population. Not only is it an urgent global health issue, it is also an impediment to productivity, economic growth and poverty reduction. Responsibility for addressing global health issues lies with governments, but the private sector – especially companies operating in developing countries - can be an important partner and play a constructive role in providing solutions.

The GAIN Business Award gives recognition and inspiration to companies from any business sector, engaged in promoting solutions to malnutrition across a wide range of activities in the marketplace, workplace and community, as well as in the policy domain. The Award is designed to stimulate innovation that delivers improved nutrition for the poor and recognises the value of partnerships. Finally, the Award aims to bring malnutrition and other health issues to the attention of the world media, and to promote sustainable business practices.

We invite companies of any type, size, industry sector or regional focus, to submit an entry to this Award, demonstrating corporate leadership and best practice.

Submissions for the GAIN Business Award 2008 are now closed.