The Overall Green Business Award
You cannot formally enter this category, as the winner will be selected by the judges from all the winners of the other categories.

The Green Leader Award

This award will go to the person that has made a significant contribution to the tackling of climate change or improving the environment in Ireland. Entrants can nominate themselves. The judges or members of the public can also nominate individuals, but if you are nominating someone please check first that they are happy to have their name put forward.

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 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 Transport Initiative Award
Public and private transport companies, businesses with car and commercial vehicle fleets, airlines and shipping companies who can demonstrate a comprehensive programme to deliver their services with minimum environmental impact are all eligible to enter this award. The award is also open to companies who provide technology and services which enable transport to be achieved with greater efficiency and therefore less environmental impact.

The Green Communications Award

This award is for a campaign that creatively and efficiently communicated a green message across multiple media channels.

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 Large Manufacturer Award
This award is open to any large manufacturer (500 employees plus) in Ireland who can demonstrate a ground-up best environmental practice in all aspects of running a large manufacturing business.

The Green Innovation Award
Open to all technologists and innovators who have developed a new product or service that has made a contribution to the reduction of greenhouse emissions.

The Green School/College Award
Open to any school/college in the Republic of Ireland where teachers, pupils, families and other stakeholders take part in a structured programme to ensure the school takes a lead in protecting the environment for future generations.

The Green Community Award
Open to any village, town or city or other local community that is leading the way in ensuring a collective approach to more sustainable living.

The Green Retailer Award
Open to any Republic of Ireland retailers. Internet retailers are also eligible, and any size of business can enter.

The Green Energy Award

This category is open to any company that is involved in providing renewable energy supplies. Businesses that have developed new technological solutions that enable the production of energy more efficiently are also eligible.

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 - eg apartment blocks to larger housing developments

The Green Building Award
This award will go to the most interesting sustainable non-housing Irish building completed since 1^st January 2008. This category is open to all non residential buildings or developments - offices, educational, leisure, hotels, industrial, public sector - anything not sure for residential use.

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. It could be a cleaning product, a service or anything that enables people, businesses and communities to create a more sustainable future. A key criteria is that it is an effective replacement of non-green traditional alternative.

The Green Financial Institution Award

Open to any lending institution on the Irish market that can demonstrate their commitment to developing more sustainable business practices.

The Green Professional Services Award

Open to any accountancy, law firm, and management consultancy practice operating in Ireland who can demonstrate their commitment to developing sustainable business practices.

The Green Entertainment & Leisure Award

This award is open to any business operating in the food, drink, entertainment and hospitality sector who can demonstrate a comprehensive programme to minimise the impact that their business has on the environment.

Entrants could include restaurants, hotels, concert and sports events operators, pubs, holiday complexes, tourist businesses, and sports facilities.

Both single unit and multiple site operators can enter.

The Green County Council Award

Open to county councils who have provided a comprehensive array of sustainable services and who have actively encouraged businesses and consumers to become greener in outlook and practice.