The projects of the CHE! TV channel became laureates of the annual award "The Best ESG projects in Russia"

On June 25, Moscow hosted the XIV Responsible Business Forum "Three Pillars of the National Agenda", where the winners of the "Best ESG Projects of Russia" award in 2025 were announced. The projects of the CHE! TV channel became laureates in three nominations.

The "Intercessors" were awarded by the competition jury for the second year in a row and became the best in the category "Effective institutions and programs. Access to justice and the right to judicial protection." In 3.5 years, 30.6 million unique viewers watched the reality show on the air.* In each episode, the presenters look at two different stories and help ordinary citizens solve the problem peacefully. In the most severe cases, the "Intercessors" go to court together with the hero of the issue and bring the case to a logical victorious conclusion.

In the nomination "Quality education. Digital Literacy" was awarded to the "Find by ID" project, which premiered last fall. "Find by ID" is a digital detective reality show in which presenter Nikolai Leibov shows viewers how casual online correspondence, online dating and interest groups can turn into a real nightmare for a person and the loss of millions.

"Cybercrimes are coming to the fore today. Why? First of all, new schemes of deception using modern technologies appear every day. Secondly, despite the increasing number of conversations about online fraud, people are still poorly informed in this area," said Nikolai Leibov, the host of the reality show "Find by ID." — The problem of cyberbullying is being discussed at the highest level, including at the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The CHE! TV channel, known for its social projects, was one of the first to investigate all known crimes on the Internet. In the reality show "Find by ID," we simply and interestingly tell viewers what to pay attention to so as not to fall for the tricks of scammers."

The third award was given to the project "Check everything" in the category "Partnership for Sustainable Development. Strengthening consumer confidence." A few hours before the announcement of the winners, reality TV hosts Ekaterina Kashutchik and Denis Volevoy made a presentation at the forum.

In their speech, they described how television helps to improve the service sector and what results were achieved in the first season of the reality show "Let's Check everything."

"The problem of modern service is not a problem of one area of activity or one region. This is a problem for the whole country," said Ekaterina Kashutchik, the project leader. "I'm not talking about the politeness or smiles of the staff, but about creating a modern service culture that should become the norm for every business, from a small coffee shop to a large enterprise."

As part of the project, the presenters study real reviews on the Internet, and then, under the guise of customers, check the service for themselves. The focus is on cafes and restaurants, transportation companies, shops and shopping malls, water parks and trampolines, saunas, fitness centers and other types of popular services.

"The first season passed with a share above the average share of the channel by 20%," Denis Volevoy, the host of the reality show, shared the data. — We are currently filming the second season, and we are confident that it will also be a success with the audience, because in each episode we strive to find the true causes of systematic violations. To do this, we primarily check those companies that have been committing the same violations and shortcomings for several years."

The "Best ESG Projects in Russia" is an annual award aimed at recognizing companies with strong social and environmental initiatives. Over the years, major representatives of Russian business have become laureates of the company: SBER, VKontakte, MegaFon and other companies.