The People & Environment Achievement Business Awards are taking place on Thursday 26th January 2012 and nominations are now open until Wednesday 4th January 2012.

The People and Environment Awards for Business (PEABs) will seek to champion the individuals within corporations who demonstrate exceptional leadership and vision in implementing Britain’s ‘greenest’ business initiatives. These individuals or teams are often an inspirational driving force behind a company's decision to adopt a 'greener' approach to their strategies, and the PEABs will celebrate these personalities rather than simply the company name.

 

The PEABs will be judged by a panel of key green individuals in the public eye, chaired by Leo Johnson (Head of Sustainability at PWC) the panel includes Jo Wood (TV personality and organic entrepreneur), Jo Fairley (co-founder of Green & Blacks) and Tony Juniper (environmental campaigner, author and editor-in-chief of Green magazine).

The panel will draw up a shortlist of finalists who will be invited to attend a prize ceremony at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, London on Thursday 26th January 2012.

HOW TO ENTER

The award categories have been divided into industry sectors to allow industry-specific standards and current practices to be taken into account during judging, ensuring that endeavours on every scale are recognised.

The core part of the submission is the entry form. Within the entry form is a strict word limit (500 words) to present a case for winning the award. Please read the entry form and the entry criteria carefully.

There is no limit to the number of categories that may be entered, but each entry must be submitted on a completed nomination form at www.peabusinessawards.com.

 

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 4th January 2012

AWARD CATEGORIES

Banking and Finance

This award is designed to recognise individuals or teams within financial institutions that excel in showing that investment performance can be compatible with socially responsible principles.

Building and Construction

This award is for leadership in sustainable building practices, whether in relation to new builds, refurbishments, or existing building infrastructure.

Chief Executive Officer

This award is for a visionary CEO who most clearly demonstrates an outstanding commitment to sustainability in their market. The judges will take into account the personal contribution of the CEO to the organisation’s growth or robust market share, competitive positioning, as well as sound commercial results. This will all be built on a foundation of outstanding green credentials, together with a sound grasp of what is needed in the future.

Community Interest Company (CIC)

This award recognises an individual or team from within a Community Interest Company for environmentally conscious activity in their sector.

Corporate Social Responsibility

This award recognises HR, CSR and other personnel within organisations who initiate cost-effective and positive initiatives to help co workers become greener.

Environment Manager

This award for a business’s all-round excellent environmental management acknowledges that many different aspects of green performance have to be addressed by the individual or team leader responsible.

Food & Drink

The award is to recognise an individual or team member who has created greater public awareness of the range and quality of organic food and or drink or developed products with lower ecological footprints.

Marketing and Public Relations

This award recognises effective, innovative marketing and communications initiatives by an individual or team leader which have encouraged greener purchasing habits and lifestyle choices. Account will be taken of the merit of the objectives, the relevance, the originality and the quality of the strategy and tactics used.

Public Sector

This award is for an individual or team working within a public sector organisation that has delivered a project of direct benefit and demonstrated a commitment to sustainable development.

Retail

Nominations are invited from any individual or team working in the retail and wholesale sector carrying out programmes or systems to improve their environmental impact.

Online retailers may also enter. They will need to demonstrate the highest levels of delivery, site engagement & usability, security, innovation, and ethical practice, as well as initiatives to make internet purchasing a more sustainable solution.

Social Enterprise

This award acknowledges the work and achievements of the individuals or teams behind the most inspiring and successful social enterprises, whether a start-up, an organisation that holds the social enterprise mark or a business or project led by young people.

Supply Chain Champion

This award is open to those who have made greening the supply chain a core strategy. It will recognise how through an in-depth knowledge of the supply chain, an individual or team has been able to meet robust sustainability objectives and become eco-efficient leaders.

Transport

This award will recognise an individual or team who have worked to minimise the harmful environmental effects of transport, by such initiatives as fleet management, minimising or changing business travel arrangements.

Tourism

The award is also open to those involved in responsible tourism development, whether a new attraction in a deprived area, a sustainable tourism scheme to benefit local people .The awards will go to an individual or team leader who has made an outstanding contribution to responsible tourism.

Overall Winner

This will be the individual or team who, in the opinion of the judging panel, has come top overall. The nominee may have been short listed in more than one category or gained a particularly high score in a single category.

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