The 2011 International Green Awards™, in association with Climate Change - The New Economy (CCTNE), is proud to announce the winners of this year’s awards, including the overall Grand Prix Winner - Unilever PLC.
This year’s 6th International Green Awards™ came to a climax last night with a magnificent, glittering, ‘green carpet’ event at the iconic Natural History Museum. BBC veteran, Phillippa Forrester and sustainability luminary Leo Johnson hosted the ceremony and announced winners for all 20 categories, along with the Best International Green Celebrity Award, new this year, won by Gisele Bündchen; the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award and this year’s overall Grand Prix Winner, Unilever PLC for their Sustainable Living Plan.
The awards posthumously recognised Prof. Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, with the 2nd Lifetime Achievement Award; for her lifelong commitment to environmental protection particularly through the establishment of the Green Belt Movement.
The award was presented by Ms Elizabeth Kan of First Eastern Investment Group to Francesca de Gasparis, Director of the Europe office of the Green Belt Movement, who was a close friend of Prof. Maathai. Aside from the inspiration of Wangari’s story, the entertainment of the ‘Green Poet’ and singing from Opera Mezzo Soprano Jennifer Brisk, the night’s speakers, Nick Nuttall, Acting Communications Director and spokesperson for UNEP and Peter Byck, Director, Producer and Writer of climate change movie Carbon Nation, gave enlightening and insightful speeches to an audience of wide-ranging sustainability professionals. The turnout this year was the best yet, with representatives from almost all shortlisted entries and considerable interest from numerous socially and environmentally focused organisations.
This year, the International Green Awards™ took further steps to establish the event globally, encouraging worldwide participation across 20 categories. Entries were received from all over the world, including Bahrain, India, Kenya, United States, Denmark, Australia, South Africa and Sweden amongst others. The quality of work submitted made the judges’ task of choosing winners quite difficult. It was not only the high standard of the entries, but also the cultural and social variances between countries which made judging an interesting and challenging experience. The winners of each category demonstrated true commitment and innovation in pursuing sustainability. The judges chose both original technological solutions like Lucid Design Group (USA) and their Building Dashboard, and effective campaigns being implemented within developing country contexts, notably Peru’s ambitious tree planting scheme, Eco Arki.
The International Green Awards™ Grand Prix is the overall winner of the event which is judged the best amongst all the entries. This Award is for a campaign which, in the opinion of the expert judging panel, best exemplified an outstanding sustainably message, and had the greatest capacity to change the way society and business is perceived. This prestigious award went to Unilever Plc, by virtue of their ambitious Sustainable Living Plan, which puts the multinational company on track to reduce its impact on the environment whilst also developing and expanding as a company. Judges were impressed by the extent and ambition exhibited by the strategy considering the wide-ranging nature and size of the organisation, with measured progress and ambitious targets to install sustainability within all aspects of the company, forming a world leading core strategy for the future.
For details of all this years winners see www.greenawards.com with examples of the work that won
INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS 2011 WINNERS
Best Green International Business Award (Large) (BRONZE PARTNER Climate Change The New Economy)
WINNER Unilever plc (UK)
Silver Puma SE(USA/Germany)
Bronze DNV (Norway)
Best Green International Business Award (Medium)
WINNER The Yalumba Wine Company (Australia)
Silver Kebony ASA (UK)
Bronze Wellman International (Ireland)
Best Green Entrepreneur Award (or Start-up) (BRONZE PARTNER The Carbon Trust)
WINNER Dale Vince (UK)
Silver Double Helix Tracking Technologies (Singapore)
Bronze Reel Gardening (South Africa)
Best Green Government Award
WINNER Dublin Fire Brigade – “Kilbarrack Fire Station” (Ireland)
Silver CityWest Homes –“Solar PV Project” (UK)
Bronze Peterborough City Council (UK)
Best Sustainable Investment (BRONZE PARTNER Emerald Knight Consultants Ltd)
WINNER The Environmental Investment Partnership LLP (UK)
Silver Global Environmental and Social Business (UK)
Bronze Sindicatum Sustainable Resources (Singapore)
Best Green Technology Award (BRONZE PARTNER Danwood)
WINNER Flexenclosure (Sweden)
Silver Pavegen Systems Ltd. (UK)
Bronze NLYTE (UK)
Best Green Energy Efficiency Initiative Award
WINNER Marks & Spencer (UK)
Silver OPower -“Leading the Way Towards Taking Cities off the Grid” (USA)
Silver Hewlett-Packard –“HP Wynyard Data Centre” (Germany)
Bronze BBC / Arup- “BBC low energy lighting programme”(UK)
Best Green 4R’s Award (Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, Recovery)
WINNER Ecologic Brands (USA)
Silver Insource Energy (UK)
Silver Reliance Industries Limited (India)
Bronze LSE (UK)
Best Green Intelligent Buildings Award
WINNER Deutsche Bank -Deutsche Bank Towers (Germany)
Silver PWC – 7 More London (UK)
Bronze Beijing Chyau Fwu Properties Co Ltd – “Parkview Green FangCaoDi” (Hong Kong)
Best Green New Product Innovation
WINNER Solvatten AB – “Solvatten” (Sweden)
Silver Samsung Electronics – “Ecobubble Washing Machine” (UK)
Silver Nissan International SA – “Nissan Leaf” (Global)
Bronze Puma SE – “Clever Little Bag” (USA)
Best Green Service Innovation Award
WINNER Onzo Ltd. (UK)
Silver Ricoh Europe (Netherlands)
Bronze Clipper Logistics Group Ltd (UK)
Best Green Educational and Sustainability Awareness Award
WINNER South West College –“SWC Sustainability” (UK)
Silver Neal’s Yard – Neal’s Yard Remedies (UK)
Bronze Groundwork Pennine Lancashire –“Offshoots Permaculture Project” (UK)
Bronze Convention on Biological Diversity - “The Green Wave for Biodiversity” (Canada)
Best Green Employee Engagement Award
WINNER Earthwatch – “Engaging HSBC Employees in Sustainability” (UK)
WINNER Marks & Spencer – “Plan A Employee Engagement” (UK)
Bronze Deutsche Bank – “Earth Week” (Germany)
Best Green Not for Profit Organisation
WINNER The Nottingham Energy Partnership (UK)
Silver Tap Water Ltd.(UK)
Bronze Global Action Plan (UK)
Best Green Conservation and Biodiversity Award
WINNER Blue Marine Foundation (UK)
Silver Coral Cay Conservation (UK)
Bronze De Beers Group (UK)
Best Green Water Stewardship Award
WINNER Environment Support Group – “A Collaborative Initiative for the Wise Use, Conservation and Protection of Lakes” (India)
Silver Wessex Water – “Wessex Water Catchment Management” (UK)
Bronze Coca Cola South Pacific Pty Limited – “Project Catalyst” (Australia)
Best Green Advertising & PR Award
WINNER The Danish Transport Authority – “Drive Green” (Denmark)
Silver British Gas –“Green Streets” (UK)
Silver Greater London Authority –“ Capital Bee - Saving London's Bees” (UK)
Bronze Republic of Everyone - “Garage Sale Trail” (Australia)
Bronze P&G – “Future Friendly 4 2010” (UK)
IFAW – “Meet Us Don’t Eat Us Campaign” (Iceland)
Best Green Audio-Visual Award
WINNER O’ Domhnaill - “The Pipe” (Ireland)
Silver Peterborough City Council- “Gillian’s Footprint Counts” (UK)
Bronze Do The Green Thing – “Climate Kid” (UK)
Best Green Cross Platform Digital Media Solution Award (Best use of Mobile Applications Social Media and online content Award)
WINNER Lucid Design Group Inc – “Building Dashboard” (USA)
Silver Greenworld.org – “Times Square Takeover” (USA)
Bronze Orange – “Do Some Good Mobile Volunteering App” (UK)
Best Green Collaborative Initiative Award
WINNER EcoArki SRC - “AGRORURAL “The 230 Million Tree Campaign” (Peru)
Silver The Forest Trust – “Nestle TFT Partnership” (UK)
Bronze TTXGP Limited – "TTXGP World Championship - The world's leading electric vehicle motorsport series” (UK)
Bronze University of La Punta - “Balance Zero” (Argentina)
(EDITOR: Well done, everyone!)
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Sunday, 27 November 2011
Monday, 5 September 2011
Carbon Zero Solutions launches
Dr Martin Blake today announced the launch of Carbon Zero Solutions (CZS) Limited. CZS supports executives and their organisations by providing leadership in the inception, development and successful deployment of energy efficiency programmes that improve profitability and reduce environmental and social impact. “It’s a multiple win,” claims Dr Blake.
“By investing, businesses stand to save money, reduce their carbon footprint, reduce their exposure to energy market volatility and, in doing so, improve their brand and customer acceptance.”
Dr Blake was until recently the architect of, and inspiration behind, the award-winning Carbon Management Programme at Royal Mail, the UK’s biggest postal services company. As Head of Sustainability Team for seven years, he oversaw a multi-pronged strategy in the areas of energy reduction and efficiency, waste management, water conservation and workplace diversity. Together this team of energy experts is credited with reducing UK Royal Mail Group’s annual energy bill by over £30million.
When Dr Blake left the Royal Mail at the end of October 2010, he left behind a legacy that is recognised as one of the best energy management programmes in the world, with 75 national and regional awards. “I wanted to share our learning and utilise the knowledge and experience of this team by making an impact on the most challenging environmental problems faced by some of the largest companies in the world,” said Dr Blake.
Speaking about the launch of CZS, Dr Blake suggested that UK Boards are poorly served by many ‘environmental consultancies’ that put compliance and marketing of green credentials before energy related savings. “In my time at Royal Mail Group, our main objective was to deliver bottom-line savings. The Board was rightly concerned about our environmental and social impact and the need to be sustainable, but there is absolutely no doubt that £30million in annual energy savings was an extremely significant motivator, thereby delivering a double win.”
Dr Blake continued, “There are many examples of boards that have not pursued the benefits of energy reduction because they are being sold on outputs that cannot be adequately quantified or explained. Too many initiatives have been conceived and implemented in a piecemeal fashion. Individually they may have been effective, but unless taken together within a wider coordinated programme, it is unlikely they will each deliver quantifiable ROI. It is therefore not surprising that some board directors feel ambivalent or wary.”
CZS brings together the same experts that Dr Blake convened at the Royal Mail Group, including Professor David Strong, a globally renowned practitioner in sustainable building design and refurbishment, Robert Evans, an expert in the field of low carbon transport, together with experts in the fields of energy wholesaling, energy data management, and a range of other carbon and energy reduction disciplines.
Nick Allen, Managing Director of CZS commented, “The CEO’s of large UK firms must now start viewing sustainability as a competitive tool. Their commitment and leadership is imperative, as the most significant opportunities of a low carbon strategy cannot be realised without full management and workforce engagement. Commitment from the boardroom to the factory floor is essential to achieve tangible and long lasting results.”
The team consists of:
• Dr Martin Blake, Executive Chairman – Dr Blake is an internationally recognised expert on carbon reduction. As ex-Head of Sustainability at the UK Royal Mail Group for over eight years, Dr Blake led a successful carbon reduction transformation strategy that reduced Royal Mail’s annual energy bill by more than £30 million. He has a track record of large scale corporate transformation and has developed programmes and influenced high profile stakeholders within Government and NGOs, as well as the postal, construction, healthcare, oil & gas and charity sectors.
• Professor David Strong, Lead Advisor for the Built Environment – Professor Strong is one of the most influential figures in sustainable building design and refurbishment and he specialises in low/zero carbon buildings. He established the UK Green Building Council and was presented with the “Building Sustainability Leadership” Award in 2007.
• Robert Evans, Lead Advisor for Transport & Logistics – Robert is a recognised expert in the field of low carbon transport. He is CEO of Cenex (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies) and has more than 20 years’ experience in innovation and integration of new environmental technologies in transport applications, including low carbon vehicle emissions control.
• Bill Wright, Programme Leader – Bill was previously Corporate Energy & Environment Manager of the John Lewis Partnership (covering Waitrose & John Lewis department stores). He was responsible for the procurement and efficient use of all utilities and during his time there, his team achieved a 20% improvement in energy efficiency.
• Nick Allan, Managing Director – Nick is a corporate change specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in helping companies in the financial services, technology and energy sectors with corporate transformation, building workforce capability and strengthening and aligning leadership.
The CZS team will utilise Dr Blake’s carbon reduction methodology that he created whilst at the Royal Mail, providing programme components ranging from board engagement and programme definition through to full programme development and implementation. CZS predicts that it can save most organisations between 20% and 30% of the cost of their energy bills.
“Our team is accustomed to operating at board-level. It is the board that must articulate, embrace and lead the programme. We talk to many Directors who believe they are running a carbon or energy management programme, to then find it is contained within a silo somewhere in facilities and with little or no company-wide mandate. Worse still, most think that carbon and energy management programmes are a cost, when in reality they should always be cost neutral and bottom-line positive,” said Dr Blake.
“I have never articulated or deployed a programme that has not delivered bottom-line savings, and neither do I intend to start doing so now, because if you have not saved money, you have not saved energy. The CZS team members are not simply environmental evangelists; we are experts in the key disciplines that enable companies with multiple sites, complex property portfolios, large transport fleets, manufacturing plants, or long supply chains to drive real and measurable bottom-line savings,” he concluded.
For more information, please visit www.carbonzerosolutions.com
“By investing, businesses stand to save money, reduce their carbon footprint, reduce their exposure to energy market volatility and, in doing so, improve their brand and customer acceptance.”
Dr Blake was until recently the architect of, and inspiration behind, the award-winning Carbon Management Programme at Royal Mail, the UK’s biggest postal services company. As Head of Sustainability Team for seven years, he oversaw a multi-pronged strategy in the areas of energy reduction and efficiency, waste management, water conservation and workplace diversity. Together this team of energy experts is credited with reducing UK Royal Mail Group’s annual energy bill by over £30million.
When Dr Blake left the Royal Mail at the end of October 2010, he left behind a legacy that is recognised as one of the best energy management programmes in the world, with 75 national and regional awards. “I wanted to share our learning and utilise the knowledge and experience of this team by making an impact on the most challenging environmental problems faced by some of the largest companies in the world,” said Dr Blake.
Speaking about the launch of CZS, Dr Blake suggested that UK Boards are poorly served by many ‘environmental consultancies’ that put compliance and marketing of green credentials before energy related savings. “In my time at Royal Mail Group, our main objective was to deliver bottom-line savings. The Board was rightly concerned about our environmental and social impact and the need to be sustainable, but there is absolutely no doubt that £30million in annual energy savings was an extremely significant motivator, thereby delivering a double win.”
Dr Blake continued, “There are many examples of boards that have not pursued the benefits of energy reduction because they are being sold on outputs that cannot be adequately quantified or explained. Too many initiatives have been conceived and implemented in a piecemeal fashion. Individually they may have been effective, but unless taken together within a wider coordinated programme, it is unlikely they will each deliver quantifiable ROI. It is therefore not surprising that some board directors feel ambivalent or wary.”
CZS brings together the same experts that Dr Blake convened at the Royal Mail Group, including Professor David Strong, a globally renowned practitioner in sustainable building design and refurbishment, Robert Evans, an expert in the field of low carbon transport, together with experts in the fields of energy wholesaling, energy data management, and a range of other carbon and energy reduction disciplines.
Nick Allen, Managing Director of CZS commented, “The CEO’s of large UK firms must now start viewing sustainability as a competitive tool. Their commitment and leadership is imperative, as the most significant opportunities of a low carbon strategy cannot be realised without full management and workforce engagement. Commitment from the boardroom to the factory floor is essential to achieve tangible and long lasting results.”
The team consists of:
• Dr Martin Blake, Executive Chairman – Dr Blake is an internationally recognised expert on carbon reduction. As ex-Head of Sustainability at the UK Royal Mail Group for over eight years, Dr Blake led a successful carbon reduction transformation strategy that reduced Royal Mail’s annual energy bill by more than £30 million. He has a track record of large scale corporate transformation and has developed programmes and influenced high profile stakeholders within Government and NGOs, as well as the postal, construction, healthcare, oil & gas and charity sectors.
• Professor David Strong, Lead Advisor for the Built Environment – Professor Strong is one of the most influential figures in sustainable building design and refurbishment and he specialises in low/zero carbon buildings. He established the UK Green Building Council and was presented with the “Building Sustainability Leadership” Award in 2007.
• Robert Evans, Lead Advisor for Transport & Logistics – Robert is a recognised expert in the field of low carbon transport. He is CEO of Cenex (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies) and has more than 20 years’ experience in innovation and integration of new environmental technologies in transport applications, including low carbon vehicle emissions control.
• Bill Wright, Programme Leader – Bill was previously Corporate Energy & Environment Manager of the John Lewis Partnership (covering Waitrose & John Lewis department stores). He was responsible for the procurement and efficient use of all utilities and during his time there, his team achieved a 20% improvement in energy efficiency.
• Nick Allan, Managing Director – Nick is a corporate change specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in helping companies in the financial services, technology and energy sectors with corporate transformation, building workforce capability and strengthening and aligning leadership.
The CZS team will utilise Dr Blake’s carbon reduction methodology that he created whilst at the Royal Mail, providing programme components ranging from board engagement and programme definition through to full programme development and implementation. CZS predicts that it can save most organisations between 20% and 30% of the cost of their energy bills.
“Our team is accustomed to operating at board-level. It is the board that must articulate, embrace and lead the programme. We talk to many Directors who believe they are running a carbon or energy management programme, to then find it is contained within a silo somewhere in facilities and with little or no company-wide mandate. Worse still, most think that carbon and energy management programmes are a cost, when in reality they should always be cost neutral and bottom-line positive,” said Dr Blake.
“I have never articulated or deployed a programme that has not delivered bottom-line savings, and neither do I intend to start doing so now, because if you have not saved money, you have not saved energy. The CZS team members are not simply environmental evangelists; we are experts in the key disciplines that enable companies with multiple sites, complex property portfolios, large transport fleets, manufacturing plants, or long supply chains to drive real and measurable bottom-line savings,” he concluded.
For more information, please visit www.carbonzerosolutions.com
Monday, 1 August 2011
Made to go green?
Organisations will have to be forced to become greener. So says Version One’s survey of 110 senior finance professionals
A survey by document management software company, Version One, highlights that financial professionals believe financial incentives and new environmental legislation are key to persuading organisations to reduce their negative environmental impact. Version One carried out the research with 110 senior financial professionals (finance directors and managers) across a range of UK public and private sector organisations.
According to the Version One survey, 39% of senior finance professionals state that financial incentives alone are most likely to persuade their organisations to become more environmentally conscious, a 15% increase on the results from Version One’s 2008 survey. Just under a third (32%) state that new environmental legislation, combined with penalties for non-conformance, would influence their organisation to become greener, compared to just 8% in 2008.
Of the remaining respondents, 11% state a move to shared services would encourage greener operations and 10% believe the introduction of a Government-led green education programme is the answer. The final 8% suggest an upturn in the economy is vital to moving green issues higher up the corporate agenda.
The survey also highlights that 66% of senior finance professionals are “concerned” about the negative impact their company is having on the environment. This figure is significantly lower than the 94% of finance professionals who admitted they were “concerned” in the same survey three years ago. 20% state they are “not concerned” about their company’s environmental impact, compared to just 3% previously. The remaining 14% of those surveyed “didn’t know” if they were concerned by their organisation’s environmental impact or not!
Julian Buck, managing director of Version One, says, “The survey results appear reflective of today’s challenging market conditions. Given the UK’s fragile economy, it is perhaps unsurprising senior finance professionals are now less concerned about their organisations’ environmental impact compared with three years’ ago.”
Buck continues, “It's also of little surprise finance professionals believe that their organisations are more likely to take the green agenda seriously if the Government provides financial incentives or enforces UK-wide environmental legislation for businesses. Without a compelling ‘reason to act’, organisations will continue to drop the green agenda down their priority lists whilst they deal with more pressing economic matters.”
Despite the apparent downward shift in environmental concern, finance professionals remain convinced of the business benefits of ‘going green’. 90% confirm going green is still a key consideration within their organisation’s current buying process, with 18% of these stating this consideration was now ‘more important than ever’. 6% believe going green is not a factor within their purchasing while only 4% admit becoming greener is no longer a priority.
Buck says, “In light of the survey findings, the question is raised as to whether businesses’ concern for the environment is merely limited to a ‘tick box’ on a tender document. Whatever organisations’ true motivations might be, it is important that they do not lose sight of the green agenda.”
Buck adds, “Government pressure will continue to be placed on businesses, encouraging them to operate in a more sustainable manner and so finding technologies and processes that support greener ways of operating should remain high priorities, even at a time of economic austerity.”
www.versionone.co.uk
A survey by document management software company, Version One, highlights that financial professionals believe financial incentives and new environmental legislation are key to persuading organisations to reduce their negative environmental impact. Version One carried out the research with 110 senior financial professionals (finance directors and managers) across a range of UK public and private sector organisations.
According to the Version One survey, 39% of senior finance professionals state that financial incentives alone are most likely to persuade their organisations to become more environmentally conscious, a 15% increase on the results from Version One’s 2008 survey. Just under a third (32%) state that new environmental legislation, combined with penalties for non-conformance, would influence their organisation to become greener, compared to just 8% in 2008.
Of the remaining respondents, 11% state a move to shared services would encourage greener operations and 10% believe the introduction of a Government-led green education programme is the answer. The final 8% suggest an upturn in the economy is vital to moving green issues higher up the corporate agenda.
The survey also highlights that 66% of senior finance professionals are “concerned” about the negative impact their company is having on the environment. This figure is significantly lower than the 94% of finance professionals who admitted they were “concerned” in the same survey three years ago. 20% state they are “not concerned” about their company’s environmental impact, compared to just 3% previously. The remaining 14% of those surveyed “didn’t know” if they were concerned by their organisation’s environmental impact or not!
Julian Buck, managing director of Version One, says, “The survey results appear reflective of today’s challenging market conditions. Given the UK’s fragile economy, it is perhaps unsurprising senior finance professionals are now less concerned about their organisations’ environmental impact compared with three years’ ago.”
Buck continues, “It's also of little surprise finance professionals believe that their organisations are more likely to take the green agenda seriously if the Government provides financial incentives or enforces UK-wide environmental legislation for businesses. Without a compelling ‘reason to act’, organisations will continue to drop the green agenda down their priority lists whilst they deal with more pressing economic matters.”
Despite the apparent downward shift in environmental concern, finance professionals remain convinced of the business benefits of ‘going green’. 90% confirm going green is still a key consideration within their organisation’s current buying process, with 18% of these stating this consideration was now ‘more important than ever’. 6% believe going green is not a factor within their purchasing while only 4% admit becoming greener is no longer a priority.
Buck says, “In light of the survey findings, the question is raised as to whether businesses’ concern for the environment is merely limited to a ‘tick box’ on a tender document. Whatever organisations’ true motivations might be, it is important that they do not lose sight of the green agenda.”
Buck adds, “Government pressure will continue to be placed on businesses, encouraging them to operate in a more sustainable manner and so finding technologies and processes that support greener ways of operating should remain high priorities, even at a time of economic austerity.”
www.versionone.co.uk
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
The 6th INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS™ opens for entries and searches the globe for the true unsung sustainability heroes
The INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS™, is a global programme that recognises innovative and creative approaches to sustainability, is now searching the globe for the true sustainability heroes after establishing its first online global sustainability community and entry platform.
www.greenawards.com
Judges will include:
Sir Crispin Tickell, Former President Royal Geographical Society, UK
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity under the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
David de Rothschild, Environmentalist & Explorer & ‘Plastiki’ Expedition Leader
Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
Jane Davidson, Minister of the Environment, Welsh Assembly
Michelle Laug, Communications Officer, Green Cross International
Liu Jianqiang, Editor, China Dialogue
Marina Silva, Environmental Activist and Politician
Tim Smit, Founder, The Eden Project
Brendan May, UK Chairman, Rainforest Alliance
Aniol Esteban, Head of Environmental Economics, New Economics Foundation
Peter Paul van de Wijs, Managing Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Malini Mehra FRSA, Centre For Social Markets, India
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Department, Institute of Economic Research
Bonnie Nixon, Executive Director, Sustainability Consortium, USA
Baroness Barbara Young, Chancellor of Cranfield University.
Vicki Buck, Entrepreneur and former Mayor Christchurch
Lance Hosey, President & CEO, GreenBlue USA
Professor Malcolm McIntosh, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Julia Marton-Lefevre, Director General, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
2011 Categories
Best Green International Business Award (Large/Multi-national)
Best Green International Business Award (Medium)
Best Green Entrepreneur Award (Start-up)
Best Sustainable Investment Award ( BRONZE Partner Emerald Knight)
Best Green Energy Efficiency Initiative Award
Best Green 4R’s Award (Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, Recovery)
Best Green New Product Innovation
Best Green Service Innovation Award
Best Green Conservation and Biodiversity Award
Best Green Water Stewardship Award
Best Green Collaborative Initiative Award
Best Green Technology Award (BRONZE Partner Danwood)
Best Green Intelligent Buildings Award
Best Green Public Sector Award
Best Green Educational Awareness and Sustainability Award
Best Green Not for Profit Organisation Award
Best Green Employee Engagement Award
Best Green Cross Platform Digital Media Solution Award
Best Green Advertising & PR Award
Best Green Audio-Visual Award
International Green Awards Grand Prix
Lifetime Achievement Award
Best International Green Awards Celebrity
This online community will help to connect so-called 'game changers' and innovators globally to share ideas and best practice.
The awards, now in their sixth year are firmly fixed on the sustainable business calendar and will be judged by some of the most influential environmental and sustainability experts in the world. These will include the former presidential candidate for Brazil, Marina Silva, David de Rothschild, Environmentalist & Explorer and Sir Crispin Tickell, the former President of the Royal Geographical Society .
This year, the yet undisclosed Lifetime Achievement Award nominee will need to meet the high benchmark set by Sir David Attenborough CBE, who picked up the inaugural award last year. The coming months will see the announcement of a list of nominees for the new Best Green Celebrity category, which will be open to a public vote through the new web portal.
Sustainable innovation around technology will be an important focus this year as businesses embark on the journey to a green revolution. It’s clearly evident that there’s an increasing appetite from business and industry for case studies demonstrating excellence and best practice in sustainability issues.
The awards, now in their sixth year are firmly fixed on the sustainable business calendar and will be judged by some of the most influential environmental and sustainability experts in the world. These will include the former presidential candidate for Brazil, Marina Silva, David de Rothschild, Environmentalist & Explorer and Sir Crispin Tickell, the former President of the Royal Geographical Society .
This year, the yet undisclosed Lifetime Achievement Award nominee will need to meet the high benchmark set by Sir David Attenborough CBE, who picked up the inaugural award last year. The coming months will see the announcement of a list of nominees for the new Best Green Celebrity category, which will be open to a public vote through the new web portal.
Sustainable innovation around technology will be an important focus this year as businesses embark on the journey to a green revolution. It’s clearly evident that there’s an increasing appetite from business and industry for case studies demonstrating excellence and best practice in sustainability issues.
The race is on to search the globe to unearth this year’s shining examples that will inspire our generation. In fact, this year’s awards are expected to be the biggest and most inspiring yet, with even more entries expected based on the increasing interest in sustainability as ‘being sustainable’ becomes a prerequisite to ‘business as usual’.
Sir Paul Judge, President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Steering Group Chair commented, “These awards bring together and generate awareness of outstanding ideas and achievements that can help our world become more sustainable by spreading good practice and allowing other organisations to benchmark their own environmental policies and practices.”
Says Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and one of this year’s judges, “In the wake of the adoption of the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity targets which calls for the engagement of all stakeholders including the business community, it is an honour and a privilege to participate in the 2011 INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS™.
Sir Paul Judge, President of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and Steering Group Chair commented, “These awards bring together and generate awareness of outstanding ideas and achievements that can help our world become more sustainable by spreading good practice and allowing other organisations to benchmark their own environmental policies and practices.”
Says Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and one of this year’s judges, “In the wake of the adoption of the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity targets which calls for the engagement of all stakeholders including the business community, it is an honour and a privilege to participate in the 2011 INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS™.
“I am impressed with the positive impact the Award has in promoting and rewarding creativity and dedication. Through example, the Awards is shaping future messages of sustainability and therefore creating the leaders of the green businesses of tomorrow.
To enter and for more details visit www.greenawards.com
FACT FILE:
They inspire innovation for sustainability by recognising people and organisations whose ideas are creating positive change.
International Green Awards 2010 brought together more than 500 leaders from all sizes of companies, each with a similar goal— to learn how companies are adapting and innovating for sustainability.
To enter and for more details visit www.greenawards.com
FACT FILE:
They inspire innovation for sustainability by recognising people and organisations whose ideas are creating positive change.
International Green Awards 2010 brought together more than 500 leaders from all sizes of companies, each with a similar goal— to learn how companies are adapting and innovating for sustainability.
www.greenawards.com
Judges will include:
Sir Crispin Tickell, Former President Royal Geographical Society, UK
Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity under the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
David de Rothschild, Environmentalist & Explorer & ‘Plastiki’ Expedition Leader
Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, European Environment Agency
Jane Davidson, Minister of the Environment, Welsh Assembly
Michelle Laug, Communications Officer, Green Cross International
Liu Jianqiang, Editor, China Dialogue
Marina Silva, Environmental Activist and Politician
Tim Smit, Founder, The Eden Project
Brendan May, UK Chairman, Rainforest Alliance
Aniol Esteban, Head of Environmental Economics, New Economics Foundation
Peter Paul van de Wijs, Managing Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Malini Mehra FRSA, Centre For Social Markets, India
Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Department, Institute of Economic Research
Bonnie Nixon, Executive Director, Sustainability Consortium, USA
Baroness Barbara Young, Chancellor of Cranfield University.
Vicki Buck, Entrepreneur and former Mayor Christchurch
Lance Hosey, President & CEO, GreenBlue USA
Professor Malcolm McIntosh, Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, Griffith University, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
Julia Marton-Lefevre, Director General, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
2011 Categories
Best Green International Business Award (Large/Multi-national)
Best Green International Business Award (Medium)
Best Green Entrepreneur Award (Start-up)
Best Sustainable Investment Award ( BRONZE Partner Emerald Knight)
Best Green Energy Efficiency Initiative Award
Best Green 4R’s Award (Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, Recovery)
Best Green New Product Innovation
Best Green Service Innovation Award
Best Green Conservation and Biodiversity Award
Best Green Water Stewardship Award
Best Green Collaborative Initiative Award
Best Green Technology Award (BRONZE Partner Danwood)
Best Green Intelligent Buildings Award
Best Green Public Sector Award
Best Green Educational Awareness and Sustainability Award
Best Green Not for Profit Organisation Award
Best Green Employee Engagement Award
Best Green Cross Platform Digital Media Solution Award
Best Green Advertising & PR Award
Best Green Audio-Visual Award
International Green Awards Grand Prix
Lifetime Achievement Award
Best International Green Awards Celebrity
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Local David is a match for the Goliaths at the Guardian’s Sustainable Business Awards
Independent furniture retailer Chest of Drawers scooped a Guardian Sustainable Business Awards last night. Beating fellow finalists and multi-nationals Unilever and Lend Lease, the London-based business scored a shock victory in the supply chain category. Other category winners were Tesco, Levi, British Land and Marks & Spencer, but Chest of Drawers showed that you don’t need to be big to be innovative and make a difference.
The award particularly recognised Chest of Drawers’ Environmental Grading Scheme, which gives customers information on wood sources, workshop practices and transportation issues for individual furniture pieces.
The Environmental Grading Scheme is the only initiative of its type helping consumers make informed decision about the manufacture, sourcing and environmental impact of furniture. While food and clothing retailers have become more transparent about the origin of their products, furniture is still shrouded in secrecy. Yet nobody wants to find out that the chair they love comes from a protected hard wood or was built in a workshop with illegal employee practices.
Director Kim Corbett said “This means so much to us and all our staff, and of course credit belongs to our loyal customers too. We have always concentrated on long lasting, well-designed furniture from sustainable sources, but we never thought we could win an award in such salubrious company. We see this as simply another step in a long process of showing that businesses, large and small, can be run with a responsible attitude to the environment. This is a challenging time for small businesses so any recognition is hugely appreciated.”
There has been extensive coverage recently of “the death of the high street” and independents being squeezed out by larger chains, but Chest of Drawers tries to show that you do not need to be large to innovate. Small businesses may be perfectly placed to move quickly in response to changing customer priorities, as this award helps to demonstrate.
Chest of Drawers sells solid wood domestic furniture, lighting and accessories from three London stores and online. Its furniture includes its best-selling Caspian bedroom range made from reclaimed wood and bespoke solid oak dining tables. The emphasis is always on distinctive designs but made from traditional methods, often hand crafted. In many cases lifetime guarantees emphasise the confidence provided by the use of premium solid woods, no veneers and no flat pack self-assembled pieces.
Chest of Drawers has operated from its branch in Upper Street for over 25 years, with other branches now in Chiswick and Kingston.
The award particularly recognised Chest of Drawers’ Environmental Grading Scheme, which gives customers information on wood sources, workshop practices and transportation issues for individual furniture pieces.
The Environmental Grading Scheme is the only initiative of its type helping consumers make informed decision about the manufacture, sourcing and environmental impact of furniture. While food and clothing retailers have become more transparent about the origin of their products, furniture is still shrouded in secrecy. Yet nobody wants to find out that the chair they love comes from a protected hard wood or was built in a workshop with illegal employee practices.
Director Kim Corbett said “This means so much to us and all our staff, and of course credit belongs to our loyal customers too. We have always concentrated on long lasting, well-designed furniture from sustainable sources, but we never thought we could win an award in such salubrious company. We see this as simply another step in a long process of showing that businesses, large and small, can be run with a responsible attitude to the environment. This is a challenging time for small businesses so any recognition is hugely appreciated.”
There has been extensive coverage recently of “the death of the high street” and independents being squeezed out by larger chains, but Chest of Drawers tries to show that you do not need to be large to innovate. Small businesses may be perfectly placed to move quickly in response to changing customer priorities, as this award helps to demonstrate.
Chest of Drawers sells solid wood domestic furniture, lighting and accessories from three London stores and online. Its furniture includes its best-selling Caspian bedroom range made from reclaimed wood and bespoke solid oak dining tables. The emphasis is always on distinctive designs but made from traditional methods, often hand crafted. In many cases lifetime guarantees emphasise the confidence provided by the use of premium solid woods, no veneers and no flat pack self-assembled pieces.
Chest of Drawers has operated from its branch in Upper Street for over 25 years, with other branches now in Chiswick and Kingston.
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