9 March 2010
All change please to green
On Monday 15 March, the City of London Corporation launches a
free competition encouraging people across London to reduce their
carbon footprint. The competition which runs for five days until
Friday 19 March aims to engage and educate people about
sustainability and climate change.
Each day players must gain a carbon credit by completing a
sustainable action, for example taking the stairs instead of the
lift, riding their bike to work, turning their TV off standby, etc.
They will then be able to play the online crossword puzzle and
answer questions about how to live more sustainably. Participants
who answer the crossword correctly will be in the running to win
one of two prizes: a new bicycle and accessories from Condor Cycles
(prize valued at £1,000) or an eco holiday at The Scarlet Hotel in
Cornwall complete with spa treatment, breakfast and dinner (valued
at £500).
Jenette Coduto, Transport Planner, City of London Corporation
said:
- “This is all about the power of the individual. Small changes
by lots of individuals can add up to a big difference. If
participants make changes to their lifestyle for one week and then
maintain even one of them going forward, this competition will have
made a difference.”
The information gathered by this competition will help the City
of London Corporation monitor behaviour change and interest in
education and events on sustainable issues.
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Notes to editors
- Press enquiries:
Kristina Blissett, Press Office, City of London Corporation
Tel 020 7332 3451 / Mobile 07795 290040
- About the City of London Corporation:
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation.
It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in
international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting
the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the
nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and
London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision
(including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including
Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court
at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food
markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the
Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with
neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and
the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to
charity annually.