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Awarding sustainability excellence – will it be you?
Working on sustainability projects in your institution is common practice these days, but how do you inspire and motivate your team, management and students to do more? We throw the spotlight on the Green Gown Awards
N
ow in their 10th year, the Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being
undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK. They launched on 1 May 2014.
The key benefi ts of applying: ✥ Acknowledge your team's eff orts – engaging your staff and students ✥ Increase the awareness about your sustainability projects ✥ Raise your profi le and showcase your sustainability excellence via events, case studies and videos ✥ Gain recognition from senior management ✥ Obtain UK and international recognition ✥ Join a network of exceptional institutions with year-long promotion for your institution ✥ And last but not least, re-energise and motivate your sustainability commitment.
All categories are open to any tertiary education establishment – including all post-16 educational institutions such as colleges, universities and learning and skills institutions. Specifi c categories are also aimed at student applications and third party applications. And don’t let being small put
you off . The Best Newcomer category is only open to those who have never applied for an Award and introduced last year, judges have the discretion to award up to two winners per category, for both large and small institutions. Make this 10th year the year YOU apply.
Testimonials from 2013 winners
✥ Walsall College Student Union – Student and Staff Engagement "I would encourage anyone who has been involved in a sustainable project to enter; winning validated our efforts and re-energised our commitment.”
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✥ The University of Manchester – (and International Winner) – Social Responsibility "Social responsibility is one of our University's three core goals – so to receive not just national, but international, recognition in this category from expert peers was particularly pleasing."
is procured and served and ultimately how behaviour change has been encouraged across staff , students and the broader community.
ENTRY IS FREE APPLY NOW
OF CATERGORIES AND HOW TO ENTER
www.greengownawards.org.uk
STAGE 1 CLOSES AT NOON ON 5 JUNE 2014 VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR A FULL LIST
✥ Enterprise Recognises social and sustainable enterprise and entrepreneurship as key ingredients of contemporary education and the need for more enterprising people who can rise to the 21st century's economic, environmental and social challenges. Enterprise skills such as creativity, innovation, resilience, opportunity recognition and self-determination are crucial elements, as are the entrepreneurial skills of new business generation.
✥ Leadership Award This Award seeks to identify and
What’s new for 2014? ✥ Food and Drink – category supported by TUCO To include innovative campaigns across institutions that show creativity and consideration for how food and drink
recognise transforming leaders who are shaping the future and making the principles and values of sustainability central to their organisation at the highest levels. Economic, social and environmental sustainability should feature appropriately in all core activities and go beyond procedural, compliant and standard practice.
WANT TO SPONSOR THE AWARDS? If you are a company with a product or service to off er which complements one of the Awards’ categories, then why not consider sponsoring? Support packages are available for institutions and sector support agencies. Packages range from Award categories to the Awards Ceremony itself. UB
Please contact us for more information or visit the website
www.greengownawards.org.uk
The Green Gown Awards are governed by a cross agency steering group and delivered by the Category supporters: Dissemination supporter: Media partners:
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