Animal Friends Alliance, which has two locations in Fort Collins. The BBB in its announcement of the winners said that Torch winners are evaluated by an independent panel of judges who apply the BBB’s trust principles. In addition, nonprofit nominees must have met BBB’s standards for charity accountability. “We are so proud of all the winners, candidates, and ethics scholar interns who worked through some unique circumstances this year in the Torch Awards process,” BBB president and CEO Shelley Polansky said in a written statement. “The challenges of the past year-plus show just how important it is for business to be built on trust and ethics and the competitive advantage those principles can provide in even the most demanding environments.”