BCTIA award win
Last night I was in Vancouver where AbeBooks.com picked up an award at the BCTIA (British Columbia Technology Industry Association) awards. We won the “Leadership in Social Responsibility” category.
Social responsibility is an ideological theory that organisations have a responsibility to society, which they, indeed, do. I think it means how we behave as a company. How we treat people and how we interact within the community, or should I say communities. AbeBooks is part of the local community in Victoria on Vancouver Island, but we are also part of the local technology community, and also the communities of book readers and booksellers.
The staff here are extremely motivated to help good causes. Many people give to the United Way through direct desposits from their monthly pay checks. Others rappel down tall buildings and raise money for charity. We auction rare and collectible books on the site for causes like English PEN, Canada PEN and the United Way’s literacy fund.
