Call for entries- 2008 Sustainable City Awards
The British Council for Offices is supporting the City of London Corporation's Sustainability City Awards 2008.
Now in their seventh year, these awards are seen as the most prestigious sustainable awards in the UK. They are one of only six feeder schemes for the European Business Awards for the Environment, meaning that all category winners have the chance of international recognition for their efforts.
Call for entries
The search is on to identify this year's sustainability stars as the City of London Corporation's Sustainability Awards opened for entries on Wednesday 5 September 2007. Applications are welcomed from global multinationals, SMEs, the public sector and voluntary organisations both in Greater London and throughout the UK across three pillars of sustainable development, the environment, social issues and the economy.
This year's award categories (open to applicants from across the UK unless otherwise stated) are:
Sustainable and Responsible Finance
Sustainable Travel and Transport
Resource Conservation
Sustainable Procurement
Sustainable Buildings
Adapting to and mitigating Climate Change
Access to goods and services for disadvantaged communities (Greater London only)
Environmental Improvements in SMEs (Greater London only)
An overall winner will be selected from the category winners to receive the Sustainable City Trophy.
For the first time this year all shortlisted entries will be put forward for the City of London's Leadership in Sustainability, which will be selected by Richard Kauntze, Chief Executive, British Council for Offices.
For more information about entering these awards visit the www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/sca
Deadline for entries is 12 noon on Monday 3 December 2007.
Simon Mills, the City of London Corporation's Sustainability Co-ordinator says: "Winning a Sustainable City Award category offers a platform of recognition and creates ambassadors of the best practice who set the standard for others to follow. Since the launch of the awards over seven years ago we have seen that organisations are already reaping huge rewards from embracing environmental opportunities, allowing them to reduce costs, reduce risks, improve competitiveness and innovate new products."