The Financial Times and ArcelorMittal have announced the shortlist for the 2012 FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards.

The global awards, now in their fourth year, recognise businesses that, through bold decisions, drive change and inspire innovation in their sectors.

Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, said: “I am delighted with the high calibre of entries we have received for this year’s awards. Each of the shortlisted companies has displayed commitment to innovation and change in their field during what has been a particularly volatile year for global businesses.”

The judges for this year’s awards are:

• Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times
• Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & Chief Executive, ArcelorMittal
• John Authers, Senior Investment Columnist, Financial Times
• Dipak Jain, Dean, Insead
• Leo Johnson, Partner, PwC
• Luke Johnson, Chairman, Risk Capital Partners
• Anne Méaux, President & Founder, Image Sept
• Terry Smith, Chief Executive, Tullett Prebon

Winners of the FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards 2012 will be announced on 20^th March, at a ceremony hosted by Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times, and Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and Chief Executive, ArcelorMittal, at a central London location.

The shortlisted nominees are:

Drivers of change

Bold drivers of change see opportunity where others only see danger and are not afraid to change their company or even their industry. 

• Al Jazeera
• Amazon
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Google
• MasterCard
• Tata Group

Corporate Responsibility

Boldness on this front means taking responsibility for the impact of your organisation and trying to improve society as a whole – be it through innovation, education or philanthropy.

• Marks and Spencer
• One Water
• Puma
• Toms
• Unilever

Environment

The winner of this category will have gone beyond offsetting its carbon footprint to considering sustainability on a much broader front.

• Goldwind
• Husk Power Systems
• Helveta
• Luyuan
• Novozymes
• Siemens

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs not only have good ideas – they also work harder, faster and smarter to see them realised. The winner in this category, large or small, will have taken risks – and been proved right.

• Arm Holdings
• Fast Retailing
• Flipkart
• Hyflux
• IndiGo
• Spotify

Emerging Markets

With emerging markets fast becoming the engine of global growth, companies from these countries are increasingly taking on those from developed markets – and winning. The next challenge is to develop a globally recognised business.

• AirAsia
• BTG Pactual
• BM&FBovespa
• Samsung Electronics
• Sany Heavy Industry
• Quanta

Newcomer

Which company has really broken through in the last year?

• Ecotricity
• Opower
• Moda Operandi
• Muddy Waters Research
• Square

Person of the Year

The shortlist for this category will be unveiled during the awards ceremony. Previous winners include Alan Mulally of Ford; Sergio Marchionne of Fiat and Chrysler; the innovators at Apple, Twitter, Google and Groupon; Vale, the Brazilian mining giant; and Huawei the telecoms group.

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