The BBB Foundation Torch Awards for Ethics honors organizations whose leaders demonstrate a high level of personal character, ensure that the organization’s practices meet the highest standards of ethics, and consequently generate trust with its customers and the community.
About the BBB Torch Awards
The Torch Award is the most prestigious honor a business can receive from BBB. Winners of this award have demonstrated outstanding commitment to four main criteria: leadership character, workplace culture, customer relationships, and community support.
BBB Torch Awards Regions and Tiers
The Torch Awards regions include:
- Alaska
- Central Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho + Western Wyoming
- Montana
- Oregon
- Washington
BBB Foundation recognizes businesses in the following tiers for each of our regions:
- Tier 1: Small Business of the Year
- Tier 2: Medium Business of the Year
- Tier 3: Large Business of the Year
The Torch Awards application is open!
- Is your business built on trust and integrity?
- Are you committed to elevating your leadership character, workplace culture, customer relationships, and community support?
- Has your business been operating for three years or more?
If you answered "yes" to the questions above, then it's time to apply for the Torch Awards!
For the first time ever, BBB is offering multiple ways for you to apply: you can either write your responses OR upload a video of yourself talking through your answers to the criteria prompts. It’s never been easier to throw your hat in the ring for BBB's most prestigious award!
Read the Torch Awards Terms and Conditions here.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Torch Awards applications are now due on Wednesday, July 31 by 11:59 pm PDT.
Has your business been operating for less than three years? Visit the Spark Awards webpage here.
Want to nominate a business for the Torch Awards? Submit a nomination here.
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Thank you to our 2024 Torch Awards sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor
For over 36 years, Bridge City Law has made a positive difference for people injured in an accident, the medical providers who care for them, their team, and within the community. In 2022, they became the first B Corp personal injury law firm in the world, exemplifying their commitment to transparent, values-based practices and a sustainable economy. Their attorneys and legal professionals are fierce protectors and compassionate advocates, launching two online portals: one for folks injured in an accident and another for the medical providers who treat them. They’ve also translated their website for Spanish-speaking community members, leveling the playing field and ensuring access to free resources, reflecting their dedication to the ethical and socially responsible practice of law.
Platinum Sponsors
American Furniture Warehouse was founded in 1975 when Jake Jabs purchased the struggling, 90-year-old American Furniture Company. Under Jabs' leadership over the last four decades, American Furniture Warehouse is vastly different than the one-store operation he purchased in 1975. The company has expanded into a fourteen-store operation that has experienced a remarkable growth trend over the years.
Today, American Furniture Warehouse, which is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, is one of the top retail furniture companies in the U.S. with sales topping $700 million in 2018 and with nearly 3,000 employees throughout Colorado, Arizona, and Texas.
At today's American Furniture Warehouse, customers enjoy the largest selection of quality, stylish home furnishings and accessories at the lowest prices in the state. What's more, American Furniture Warehouse is known to have the largest selection of furniture under one roof in the United States.
American Furniture Warehouse makes a priority of working efficiently and keeping costs low, so that those savings can be passed on to the more than one million customers the company serves each year.
Find out more about American Furniture Warehouse here.
The story of DaBella is anything but typical.
In our industry, it’s common for people to talk about the dream of one day owning their own business, often driven by the desire to make a lot of money. The start to our story, however, is different. It entails a motivated, young family who had worked in the home improvement industry but envisioned a different kind of home services company. The goal was not just to build a business, but to create an extended family, where employees, suppliers and most importantly, customers, were part of the family.
Not coincidentally, the company was founded at the same time as the family was blessed with twins. In fact, the name of the company comes from a combination of their names — David and Isabella. But DaBella is so much more than a company’s name. From the beginning it has been a second family name for employees. It’s the nameplate of a company who works in the name of families.
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Supporting Sponsor
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