3 November 2009
2009 Copenhagen Conference sparks interest amongst ‘Green’
businesses for the Sustainable City Awards
Extended deadline for entries: Monday 9 November 2009
Reports today show an increased interested from UK organisations
keen to be a part if the international climate change agenda,
generated by the approach of the 2009 Copenhagen conference. In
response to this the City of London Corporation extends the
deadline for the prestigious Sustainable City Awards.
Originally set to close at the end of the October, the City of
London Corporation will be giving businesses an additional week to
compete for a ‘Green Gong’. The Awards recognise and
reward outstanding achievement across three pillars of sustainable
development - the environment, social issues and the economy.
Simon Mills, Head of Sustainability at the City of London
Corporation says, “Carbon emissions are the key cause of climate
change and businesses are responsible for up to 45 per cent of all
carbon emissions in the UK. From the increased interest we have
received as result of the Climate Change agenda, it is evident that
businesses are recognising the benefits of sustainable business
practice.”
Since the foundation of the awards scheme nine years ago, more
than 150 organisations have received recognition for their
outstanding achievements across three pillars of sustainable
development - the environment, social issues and the economy. These
organisations span charities to family run firms, and global
multinationals to public sector organisations.
Past winners have ranged from household names such as
Sainsbury’s, the London Fire Brigade and BT Group, to small and
family-run businesses such as Beales Hotels and Chi Low Hub. All
have been rewarded for their implementation of sustainability as a
central philosophy to their business practice.
Sustainable City Award categories
- Sustainable Finance - In association with UKSIF (UK wide)
- The Farsight Award - In association with Gresham College, Z/Yen
Group and USS (International)
- Tackling Climate Change - In association with Pure and the
Worshipful Company of Fan Makers (UK wide)
- Sustainable Travel and Transport - In association with Campaign
for Better Transport (UK wide)
- Resource Conservation - In association with the Worshipful
Company of Launderers and the Worshipful Company of Water
Conservators (UK wide)
- Access to Goods and Services for Disadvantaged Communities - In
association with the City Bridge Trust and the Worshipful Company
of Pattenmakers (London wide)
- Sustainable Buildings - In association with the BRE and the
Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors
- Sustainable Procurement - In association with London Remade
Solutions (UK wide)
- Environmental Management in SMEs - In association with the
London Sustainability Exchange, and the Worshipful Company of
Environmental Cleaners (UK wide)
- Sustainable Food - In association with Sustain: the alliance
for better food and farming (UK wide)
- Responsible Waste Management - In association with the Clean
City Awards Scheme (UK wide)
- Leadership in Sustainability - In association with Sustain
magazine (UK wide)
- Sustainable City Awards Overall Winner (UK wide)
The Sustainable City Awards were established in 2001 by the City
of London Corporation and are run in partnership with 20
organisations, including livery companies, trade bodies, voluntary
sector organisations and businesses. Representatives from each of
these organisations join the judging panel to select winners and
runners-up across the award categories. Winners will be announced
in a prestigious awards ceremony during which exemplary green
credentials will be shared with an appreciative audience at Mansion
House, the Lord Mayor’s official residence, in February
2010.
Notes to editors
Further information and judging criteria for the Sustainable
City Awards, along with an application form can be found at:
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/sca. Entrants are
strongly encouraged to submit applications using the online
application forms. An MS Word version of the form is also available
on request by e-mailing
sca@cityoflondon.gov.uk
and completed forms can be returned to the same address.
The extended closing date for entries is 9 November 2009. There is
no fee for participating in the Sustainable City Awards. For
more information on the European Environmental Awards, visit
www.defra.gov.uk/environment
/internat/euroawards/
The Sustainable City Awards are made possible through partnership
with the following organisations:
- Better Transport
- BRE
- Clean City Awards Scheme
- Gresham College
- London Remade Solutions
- London Sustainability Exchange
- Pure
- Sustain Magazine
- Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming
- The City Bridge Trust
- The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance
Association
- The Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors
- The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners
- The Worshipful Company of Fanmakers
- The Worshipful Company of Launderers
- The Worshipful Company of Patten Makers
- The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators
- Universities Superannuation Scheme
- Z/Yen Group
City of London Corporation:
The City of London Corporation is committed to maintaining and
enhancing the status of the business City as a world leading
international financial and business centre and is engaged in many
partnership and regeneration projects across wider London, working
with national and other local government – as well as business and
the not-for-profit sector. The Lord Mayor is the City’s
elected Head and works worldwide establishing links between
fast-growing markets and the UK-based financial services industry.
See more on
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation
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