International Quality Awards 2025

Spanning nine categories, our prestigious annual awards recognise and reward the contribution of quality professionals, teams and entire organisations worldwide.

There was a new award for 2025 which recognised a strategy, project or initiative which demonstrates excellence in Developing Quality Talent. We also revisited and updated the criteria for our ESG Impact award (formerly Sustainability Impact) and CQI Volunteering Impact award (formerly CQI Volunteer of the Year).

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See photos from the award ceremony

Meet the judges

Emerging Talent

The quality professional who, within the first five years of their career, has demonstrated the greatest impact on their organisation. This must be achieved by applying their knowledge and skills in the CQI Profession Map areas of Governance, Assurance, Improvement and Leadership.

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Quality Professional of the Year

The quality professional who has demonstrated the greatest impact on their organisation. This must be achieved by applying their knowledge and skills in the CQI Profession Map areas of Governance, Assurance, Improvement and Leadership.

Entrants must be chartered members or chartered fellows.

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Digital Innovation

The initiative which best demonstrates the use of innovative digital solutions in quality management to solve business process challenges and improve quality outcomes.

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ESG Impact

The strategy, initiative or project which best demonstrates impactful environmental, social and governance practice. It highlights improvements in processes, products and services that benefit people and the planet.

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Developing Quality Talent

The strategy, initiative or project that best identifies and develops quality talent.

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Quality Team of the Year

The quality team that has demonstrated the greatest impact on their organisation. This must be achieved by applying their knowledge and skills in the CQI Profession Map areas of Governance, Assurance, Improvement and Leadership.

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Quality Organisation of the Year

The organisation which best exhibits a culture of quality and puts it at the heart of everything they do.

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CQI Volunteering Impact

The volunteering activity or activities which have made a demonstrable impact on the CQI, its members and/or the wider quality profession.

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Outstanding Contribution to Quality Management Practice

An individual or organisation that has made a significant and lasting contribution to quality management, resulting in clear benefits to society, in any one or more of the following areas:

• academic thinking
• education
• policy
• practice.

This is an honorary award and therefore not open to public entries.

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