Our Services
In addition to the many benefits of participating in our unique competition, each round includes specialist services to grow your skills and promote your organisation on a global stage:
Round 1 Services
A preliminary assessment of your written entry by experts from the Centre for Organisational Excellence Research to inform you whether your application qualifies to Round 2. This includes providing detailed feedback on strengths and opportunities for improvement so that you can improve and resubmit your application prior to its assessment by international judges.
Round 2 & 3 Services
- Presentation and participation at qualifier webinars (Round 2) and for Round 3 should you qualify to the final (enabling you to compare your practices with others, learning from 80+ best practices)
- An assessment of your presentation and written entry by independent judges against either:
- IBPC’s Best Practice Certification Scheme with a maximum grading of 7-Stars ★★★★★★★;. Practices that are graded 4-Star ★★★★ and above are considered a best practice.
- Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Excellence Award’s 7-Star ★★★★★★★ grading system.
- Organisation-Wide Innovation Award’s 7-Star ★★★★★★★ grading system.
- Global Benchmarking Award 7-Star ★★★★★★★ grading system.
- Electronic Certificates and Verified Badges showing the Star Rating achieved and Winners recognised for each category and type of award.
- Presenters and those answering judges questions (maximum of 3 people) are given free places to virtually attend all qualifier webinars and the final.
- Three (3) free passwords for one year to the Best Practice Improvement Resource (BPIR.com) or 20% off the published fees for all your organisation’s employees to have access to the BPIR.com (enabling you to watch and learn from this year’s and previous year’s best practices + 1,000’s of best practice case studies and expert articles and videos).
- All best practice applications/videos are hosted in the BPIR.com’s membership area in the spirit of best practice sharing (with any sensitive information removed).
- Substantial international publicity and recognition for winners via BPIR.com Blogs, Linked-In Posts, other articles and listed on the IBPC website.
Entry Fees
International Best Practice Competition (IBPC) Award
| Entry Fee (per best practice submission) received by 8 May 2026 | $615 USD |
| Entry Fee for late submissions after 8 May 2026 | $685 USD |
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Excellence Award
| Entry Fee – Standard Entry (20 Pages) if the submission is received by 9 June 2026 (Early Bird Fee) | $988 USD |
| Entry Fee – Non-Standard Entry (6 pages) if received by 9 June 2026 (Please note that you are required to submit at least three ESG-related best practices to the International Best Practice Competition (IBPC) Award, with additional fees applicable for these submissions). | $420 USD |
| Entry Fee for Standard Entry (20 Pages) if received after 9 June 2026 | $1125 USD |
| Entry Fee for Non-Standard Entry (6 pages) if received after 9 June 2026 | $480 USD |
Organization-Wide Innovation Award
| Entry Fee if the submission is received by 9 June 2026 | $625 USD |
| Entry Fee if the submission is received after 9 June 2026 | $685 USD |
Global Benchmarking Award
| Entry Fee if the submission is received by 9 June 2026 | $625 USD |
| Entry Fee if the submission is received after 9 June 2026 | $685 USD |
Ensuring Payment at Advertised Rates
To secure the advertised rates before fee increases apply, you may:
a) Pay your entry fee and submit your application(s) by the specified date.
b) Pay your entry fee by the specified date, with your application(s) to follow at a later date (no later than 8 May for the IBPC Award or 15 July for the other awards).
- Submitting your application sooner is recommended, as it allows you to receive feedback to refine your submission before the jury assessment.
c) Submit your application(s) by the specified dates but notify COER via email at competition@coer.org.nz if your payment will be delayed.
- In this case, we can conduct a preliminary assessment of your best practice and provide you with a Best Practice Approval Letter to support your internal payment approval process.
- You will still qualify for the advertised rate applicable at the time of submission, provided payment is made within 21 days of receiving the letter.