Day: 10 December 2012

Sustainability Reporting Winner: Coca Cola Enterprises

Through its latest Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) is taking broader accountability outside its own operations and is working across its value chain as it seeks to grow a low-carbon, zero-waste business.

Resource insecurity is ‘back with a vengeance’

The world is undergoing a period of intensified resource stress, with supply disruptions, volatile prices and accelerated environmental degradation likely.

Renewable Energy Winner: Northumbrian Water Group

As the first company to utilise thermal hydrolysis advanced anaerobic digestion (AAD) on an industrial scale, it is safe to say that Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) is a front runner for environmental and engineering excellence in the water industry.

Sustainability Practitioner Winner: Kirsten Henson

A rising star in the sustainability field, Kirsten Henson is constantly looking to push the green construction agenda forward with a hands-on approach that is both technically savvy and ambitiously inclusive

IEMA Graduate Award Winner: Lorna Pilbin

This year, for the first time, the IEMA Graduate of the Year award was presented at the Sustainability Leaders Awards.

Energy Efficiency Winner: Sainsbury’s

Utilities are Sainsbury's single largest controllable cost after wages, which is why recognising best practice in energy efficiency is a critical part of the organisation's management strategy

Best Environmental Consultancy Winner: Arup

The Sustainability Leaders Award for Best Environmental Consultancy was determined in a different way from our project and product awards, as winners are not selected by the judging panel.

Carbon Management Winner: The Co-operative Group

It was 14 years ago when the Co-operative first set its sights on carbon cutting. In 1998 the Co-operative Group's bank prohibited the financing of fossil fuel extraction, began reporting its emissions and started financing renewable energy projects. That was just the start. Today, the company's carbon management initiatives save it almost £60m a year.

Sustainable Building Winner: P+HS Architects

P+HS Architects have set a formidable precedent, designing the first healthcare building to achieve the BREEAM Outstanding rating in the UK.

B&Q and IBM first to sign up to corporate Shwopping

B&Q and IBM are among the first businesses to take advantage of Marks & Spencer's Shwopping textile recycling scheme for offices.

£750m worth of renewable energy could power public sector

The Government could see half its energy portfolio, worth £750m, powered by renewables after launching a trial which will offer clean energy operators long-term contracts.

Water conservation floods into food and drink sector

Water footprinting will become a greater priority for the food and drink industry as it looks to develop services that limit production costs while tapping into the economic benefits of water conservation and reuse.

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