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THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
THE
GREEN
APPLE
SCOTTISH
AWARDS FOR
COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
for Environmental Best Practice
Closing Date June 30
ENTRY BOOKLET
Get the recognition
you deserve for helping
the environment
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THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
WHAT ARE THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS?
WHAT YOU CAN WIN
The Green Apple Environment Awards were established in 1994 as an annual
campaign to recognise, reward and promote environmental best practice around
the world.
• We will be presenting Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies in
each category and the highest scorers will be announced
as Green Champions.
The Green Apple Awards scheme was one of the first to be accredited by the RSA
as an official feeder scheme into the European Business Awards for the Environment,
and is still one of only a handful of accredited campaigns.
• Winners will be given free tickets for the prizegiving
ceremony and presented with a personalised Green Apple trophy.
Previous Green Apple Award winners have gone on to win European awards, and
many have taken on the status of International Green Hero by helping others around
the world to help the environment.
WHO CAN ENTER?
Entries are invited from any company, organisation, community or individual that is
helping the environment.
All of our winners – Gold, Silver and Bronze – are given free tickets to attend the
glittering presentation ceremony in the House of Commons, where they are presented
with their attractive Green Apple Award trophies. Free food and refreshments are
included.
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• You will also be given a draft press release to publicise your success,
and free use of the Green Apple Winner logo. Just Google ‘Green Apple
Environment Awards’ to see the acres of media coverage devoted to our winners.
• You will have the chance to represent your country in the European Business Awards
for the Environment.
• You will also have the opportunity to become a National Green Hero.
We present National Green Hero wall shields at an additional ceremony and they are
awarded to winners who ‘help others to help the environment’. You can help others
by having your winning paper published in The Green Book, the world’s only annual
work of reference on environmental best practice. We distribute this around the world
- free of charge to governments, politicians, local authorities, companies, environment
professionals, reference libraries, universities, the media, etc.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: FREE ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 30 EVERY YEAR.
Late entries may be accepted for a limited period after the closing date upon payment of
the £100 Late Entry Fee + VAT.
The Palace of Westminster,
House of Commons:
venue for the Green Apple Awards
presentation ceremony.
The organisation with the highest overall score across all
UK Green Apple Awards sectors will win a free holiday –
a week for two in AquaCity, Slovakia, voted the world’s
greenest resort in the World Travel Awards.
www.aquacityresort.com
THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
HOW TO ENTER
ENTRY FORM
Simply complete the entry form, and use up to 1000 words to
go into more detail on why you should win a Green Apple Award.
IF POSSIBLE, please also send a CD version together with your
paper entry. Alternatively, you can enter online or
email your entry to [email protected]
Green Apple Awards
The Mill House,
Mill Lane
Earls Barton
Northampton NN6 0NR
Contact Person: .................................................................................................................................
Name of Company: ............................................................................................................................
Address: ............................................................................................................................................
TIMETABLE
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• Entries close June 30
• Acknowledgement sent by July 10
• Judging mid July
• Judgement notification by early August
• Presentation ceremony in November
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SECTION 1
HOW MANY ENTRIES CAN WE SUBMIT?
Project Title: .......................................................................................................................................
No limit. THE FIRST ENTRY IS FREE.
Additional or late entries are accepted on payment of a £100 Entry Fee + VAT.
Submitted in the category for: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
or BOTH
WHO RUNS THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS?
Please give contact details (company name, address, telephone, contact person) of
any other organisation involved with this project.
The Green Apple Awards are run by The Green Organisation - an independent,
non-political, non-activist, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising,
rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world.
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THE AIMS OF THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
• To improve environmental performance
• Encourage the efficient use of resources.
• Enhance the competitiveness of organisations.
• To support the wider goals of sustainable development, including social benefits through
community and staff involvement.
• To help Green Apple Award winners to benefit from their environmental endeavours.
(This form can be downloaded at www.greenappleawards.com)
IF IT IS EASIER FOR YOU TO TYPE OUT YOUR ENTRY ON BLANK SHEETS OF PAPER,
PLEASE DO SO – BUT PLEASE FOLLOW THE SAME SEQUENCE/FORMAT AS THE
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
If you need additional Application Forms, photocopies of this form are acceptable.
PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE ALL SIX SECTIONS
This completed form should be attached to your separate written submission,
which must not exceed 1,000 words.
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THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
SECTION 2 Sectors and Categories
Please indicate your most appropriate Sector and Category by using the tick boxes. Any entry may
be transferred to another category at the discretion of the judges, if they think it appropriate.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SECTOR
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
SPORT
BANKING/FINANCE/INSURANCE
TRANSPORT/FREIGHT & HIGHWAYS
BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
UTILITIES
DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS
ECO-TOURISM
EDUCATION & TRAINING
(whether you are an educational establishment, or if you are just
submitting a scheme based on environmental education or training)
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING
FARMING & AGRICULTURE
FOOD & DRINK
FUEL, POWER & ENERGY
HEALTH
INDIVIDUAL
LEGAL
LEISURE/TRAVEL
MEDIA, MARKETING, ADVERTISING, PR
PAPER & PACKAGING
PARTNERSHIPS
GREEN PRACTICES SECTOR
BUSINESS TRAVEL PLANS
CARBON REDUCTION
CLIMATE CHANGE BENEFITS
CONSERVATION & WILDLIFE PROJECTS
DOMESTIC ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ENERGY FROM WASTE
ENERGY SAVING
FUEL EFFICIENCY
HABITAT & DIVERSITY
INNOVATION
SECTION 5 Project Achievments
(200 words maximum) NB: It is not sufficient to write ‘See attached’ or cross refer.
Incomplete entries will not be considered.
LAND REGENERATION
LIGHTING EFFICIENCY
PRINTING & PUBLISHING
RENEWABLE HEAT
PRODUCTS
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT
PROPERTY & ESTATE MANAGEMENT
WASTES MANAGEMENT
RECYCLED PRODUCTS
WATER EFFICIENCY
RETAIL & WHOLESALE
IF YOUR ENTRY FALLS OUTSIDE THESE
CATEGORIES, PLEASE INDICATE HERE
SECTION 3
(200 words maximum) NB: It is not sufficient to write ‘See attached’ or cross refer.
Incomplete entries will not be considered.
YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
POLLUTION & EMISSION REDUCTION
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
SECTION 4 Project Aim
Water, Gas, Electricity & Telecomms companies
working with other companies or councils
SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY,AEROSPACE
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Has this project ever been nominated previously for a Green Apple Award? Yes
No
If ‘yes’, what is different about this submission?:
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Send your completed entry to:
GREEN APPLE AWARDS, THE MILL HOUSE, MILL LANE, EARLS BARTON,
NORTHAMPTON NN6 0NR
THE GREEN APPLE AWARDS
FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
SECTION 6 Your Written Submission
On separate sheets of paper please describe your project in no more than 1,000 words and
without cross-reference to ancillary material. Please cover the following aspects of your project,
as these will form the basis of assessment by the judges
What did the project involve doing?
Why did you do it?
What did it cost and where did the money come from?
If quantifiable, what did the project achieve in terms of
sustainable development, economy, environment and/or equity?
Who and what benefited?
Longer term benefits?
For your guidance,
The Green Apple Awards adopt
the Bruntland Report definition of
‘sustainable development’ –
“that it meets the needs of the
present without compromising
the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs.”
Was there anything innovative about the project?
Can other organisations/communities benefit from implementing your methods?
What did you learn from the project and are you planning any further development?
Please also be sure to provide details of any relevant accreditation or awards gained.
State if any enforcement action has ever been taken against the organisation,
together with any measures adopted to prevent this happening again.
Evidence to support or substantiate claims is always useful
WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR
Our judges are totally independent. They are selected because of their appropriate environmental and
technical knowledge, their professional backgrounds and relevant experience. The judges can award
up to 12 points on each of the following criteria. They also have the flexibility to award up to 12 additional
bonus points for entries they believe have particular merit. You do not have to be able to ‘tick all the boxes’
to submit an entry.
• Environmental benefit: Does the entry clearly identify clear environmental benefit?
• Innovation: Does the entry demonstrate new/novel solutions to existing problems?
• Commitment to achieve by senior personnel involved: Have staff demonstrated their commitment?
• Social benefit: Have communities or areas benefited?
• Economic benefit: Have reductions or savings been achieved?
• Quantitative evidence of impact: Are the theories supported by measurable improvements?
• Future further development plans: How do you intend to move forward?
• Possible adoption by others: Can others replicate the procedures?
• Bonus: An optional mark to be awarded only if any particular aspect or the overall achievement
deserves special recognition.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRY.