Giant Green Business Awards

Giant Green Winners announced!

The winners of the 2009 Giant Green Awards have now been announced. Click on the link on the left hand menu to visit the winners page.

What are the Giant Green Awards?

These days, the environment is big is on every business’s agenda.

The question of how to fight the effect carbon emissions is having on climate change – now the greatest threat facing us today – is giving birth to some highly imaginative and innovative schemes.

In Islington, we think businesses doing their bit should get a bit more than a pat on the back. They should be rewarded. That's why, following on from the success of last year's inaugural awards, the council s running the Giant Green Business Awards 2009, which:

• identify the best eco-companies and champion their work
• encourage others not to just equal these efforts, but beat them

The awards ceremony is taking place on 13 October at Kings Place, York Way. This will be a great opportunity to network and open doors to new customers and potential partners.

Award categories

There are six categories:

1. Sustainable transport
2. Waste minimisation
3. CO2 reduction
4. Green Champion
5. Innovation
6. Natural Islington

From the winners of these six categories the judges will select an overall Giant Green Small Business Winner and Giant Green Medium/Large Business Winner.

In addition there is a People’s Choice award, voted for by the Public. Nominees for the People’s Choice award are the winners from last year’s awards.

The awards are now closed and we will be announcing the winners on 13 October.

Supported by Business Link

Business Link in London (BLIL) is a free, impartial business advisory service for anyone starting or running a small or medium sized business. BLIL is wholly funded by the London Development Agency (LDA) and provides a wide range of services to support businesses, including:

• round the clock, 24 hour telephone and online advice service
• helping business owners identify potential shortcomings or growth opportunities through business health check
• delivering intensive one-to-one support and consulting business owners on developing clear plans of action
• free master-classes, networking events and local business surgeries or at your own premises.

 Find out more about our services at www.businesslink.gov.uk/london