Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has been recognised for its sterling performance in Corporate Social Responsibility at the annual CSR Awards held on 16 November 2012 at the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel in Accra. The CSR Diary and Awards, launched last year under the auspices of the Association of Ghana Industries and the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recognises companies that have implemented commendable social intervention programmes to impact the lives of Ghanaians across the country. GGBL’s flagship Water of Life Programme was recognised for enabling sustainable access to safe drinking water to thousands of Ghanaians across all 10 regions of the country. The Water of Life programme is GGBL’s commitment in support of Diageo’s ambition to provide sustainable access to safe drinking water to 1 million additional people in Africa every year till 2015. The programme contributes and supports the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on water. Receiving the award on behalf of the company, Richard Ahiagble, Corporate Citizenship Manager of GGBL said: “As a business, we strongly believe that building strong communities is a sure way to building a strong business." "Since 2007, GGBL’s flagship Water of Life programme has provided sustainable access to safe drinking water to more than 100,000 Ghanaians in vulnerable communities through an integrated community based approach. This recognition is testament to the fact that doing good is good for business”. In September this year, GGBL was awarded as the second best company in CSR at the Ghana Club 100 awards and its parent company, Diageo was also awarded the overall winner of the ‘This is Africa ‘Beyond Business’ Awards 2012 in the Large Company category in October. On his part, Mr. Seth Twum–Akwaboah, Executive Director of the Association of Ghana Industries said, “The annual CSR Diary and Awards is a platform to recognise socially responsible companies in the country. All companies awarded today have demonstrated strong commitments to supporting and developing communities through their CSR initiatives." "These initiatives, some of which have been showcased in the CSR Diary, are highly commendable and worthy of emulation by all well meaning Corporate bodies. On behalf of the CSR Diary and Awards Secretariat, the Association of Ghana Industries and the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, I want to congratulate these companies and to urge them to continue to impact communities through CSR”.