The Green Awards - recognising the efforts to tackle the challenge of climate change

Welcome to the Green Awards

The Green Awards were launched by Minsiter John Gormley.

The minister extolled the job creation potential of green enterprises saying, “In the present economic environment we need entrepreneurs and their innovation and drive more than ever, but in particular, we need them in green industry”.

He said the “green” jobs announced recently included 3,500 in the ESB’s expansion in the area of renewable energy, and 6,500 people in the Government home insulation scheme which provided badly needed construction jobs. “These are just two areas of jobs growth and there is now record investment in renewable technologies. “These green awards recognise and champion and best Ireland has to offer in green industry and technology and I encourage entrepreneurs to look to the renewable and environmental sector for business opportunities, not just because it makes sense for society, but because there is money in it too.”

This year the awards will have two new categories - Green SME and Green Entrepreneur.

The full list of awards are listed below.

We are now closed for entries! Many thanks to all organisations and individuals who sent their entries in! Good Luck!

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Green Business pays dividends: Maeve Dineen, Business Editor at the Irish Independent, Minister for the Environment Mr John Gormley and Michael Sanfey, Head of Sales & Marketing with Greenstar launching the 2009 Green Awards. The Green Awards showcase businesses, local authorities, communities and individual leaders for their outstanding achievements in tackling climate change in a creative, engaging and original way.

GREEN AWARDS 2010 - SHORTLIST

The Green Small To Medium Enterprise Award

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Abbey Woods Agencies
Raddison Blu Royal Hotel
Shabra Plastics & Packaging/Recycling Ltd.
The Secret Garden
Velocity Couriers
Westport Woods Hotel and Spa

The Green Retailer Award

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Clery & Co (1941) Plc
Environment Furniture
Musgrave
Society of Vincent de Paul, Dublin Region
The Secret Garden

The Green Energy Award

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Airtricity
OceanEnergy Ltd
RES Uk and Ireland
Rural Generation Ltd

The Green Product Award

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Brwaterless Solution
Crumb Rubber Ireland Ltd
Ecocem
Enrich Environmental
Irish Organic Weed Killer
Smallwares ltd
Turntech

The Green School/College Award

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Holy Family Boys NS
Longford County Council
Mary Immculate GNS
Rathmichael National School
St Eithne's School
St Mary Scondary School

The Green Supply Chain

Diageo
Irish Life and Permanent
Microsoft Ireland - 'Digital by Choice'
Microsoft Ireland - 'Project Genesis'
Shabra Plastics & Packaging/Recycling Ltd.

The Green County Council Award

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Roscommon County Council
South Tipperary County Council
Wexford County Council Environment Department
Wicklow County Council

The Green Community Award

Ballymun Regeneration Ltd
Coolagown Developement Group
Donegal County Council
Letterkenny Tidy Towns
Transition Town Kinsale

The Green Building Award

BDP - Farmhand Development, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects - Westmeath County Buildings & Library
Java Republic Roasting Company - The Roastery
MCO Projects - St. Anne's Convent, Booterstown
Scott Talon Walker Architects - St. Patrick's Place, Cork
Solearth Ecological Architecture - Dechen Lying, Wicklow

The Green Residential Building Award

Melted Snow Architects - 43 Clarence Mangan Road, Dublin 8
Monti - Watermint, Cabinteely
O'Mahony Pike Architects - Waterfall, Co Cork
Sean Harrington Architects - York Street Housing
Traynor O'Toole Architects - 4 Willmount, Cork

The Green Large Manufacturer Award

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Abbott Ireland
Diageo
Glanbia Foods Plc
Intel Ireland
Pfizer - Grange Castle

The Green Entrepreneur Award

Crumb Rubber Ireland Ltd
Durkan Ecofix
Goeco
MTD Solutions
Rainvault
Shabra Plastics & Packaging/Recycling Ltd.

The Green Innovation Award

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Enrich Environmental
Michael Keyes TV Service
Microsoft Ireland
Rainvault
Telefonica O2 Ireland
Turntech

The Green Leader Award

Citi - Paul Boylan, Country Head of Citi Realty Services (Facilities)
Greenbusiness.ie - Kara Flannery, Project Director for greenbusiness.ie on behalf of Environmental Protection Agency
Jeff Colley - Publisher & Editor of Construct Ireland
Siemens - Dr. Werner Kruckow, CEO
Vintners Federation of Ireland - Sean Redmond, Director
Vodafone Ireland - Charles Butterworth, CEO

The Green Communications Award

Belvedere House Gardens and Park
Construct Ireland
Dell
Exposure Media Services
Greenme.ie
Weee Ireland

The Green Financial Institution Award

AIB Group
Citi
Irish Life and Permanent
State Street
Ulster Bank Ltd

The Green Entertainment and Leisure Award

Andy's Ltd
Cliffs of Moher Ltd
Mount Wolseley Hotel
Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa, Cork
Stillorgan Park Hotel
Westport Woods Hotel and Spa

The Green Transport Initiative Award

Ecocabs (Ireland) Ltd
Greenaer Mobility Ltd
Temple Street Hospital
The National Vehicle Distribution
Velocity Couriers

The Green Professional Services Award

BCM Hanby Wallace
CCP Recruitment Ltd
Deloitte
KPMG
WYG Ireland

Green Award Categories 2009

The Overall Green Business Award
Selected from all entries

The Green Community Award
Collective approaches to sustainable living

The Green Transport Initiative Award
Environmentally driven transport initiatives

The Green Innovation Award
Reducing greenhouse gases through application of technology

The Green School/College Award
School that encourages a green ethos amongst students, teachers and stakeholders

The Green Leader Award
A person who has championed green causes in business, political and public life

The Green Building Award
The best application of green technology in building

The Green Large Manufacturer Award
Large manufacturers with ground-up green strategies

The Green Entertainment & Leisure Award

This awards is open to any business operating in the food, drink, entertainment and hospitality sector

The Green Professional Services Award
Professional services firms committed to a sustainable business practice

The Green Energy Award
Alternative energy providers enabling more sustainable business futures

The Green County Council Award
Encouraging and enabling greener practices amongst consumers and businesses

The Green Financial Institution Award
The high street lenders reducing their carbon footprint, developing sustainable business practice

The Green Communications Award
This award is for a campaign that creatively and efficiently communicated a green message across multiple media channels

The Green SME Award

This award is for Small to Medium Size Enterprises that can demonstrate a 'ground-up' green strategy designed to minimise the impact of their business activity on the environment.

The Green Entrepreneur Award

This award is open to any individual who has established a business that can demonstrate long term employment potential by providing services or products in the green business space.

The Green Product Award
This award will go to the product available on the Irish market which provides an eco-friendly solution as effective as its non-environmental equivalent.

The Green Supply Chain Award
This award is open to any organization that has implemented a green supply chain strategy that requires the suppliers they use in their core business enterprise to adhere to a specific set of guidelines to ensure optimal green practices throughout the chain.

The Green Residential Building
This award is for the sustainable Irish housing project completed since 1^st January 2008. It is open to one-off single homes or projects involving multiple units - e.g. apartment blocks to larger housing developments.

The Green Retailer Award
Any retailer with a policy on green procurement and local sourcing of goods

Main Sponsors

Green Awards 2009 are supported by Business In The Community