Environment City | Green Life Awards 2008

The 4th annual Leicester Environment Partnership event entitled "Our Environment, Our Future," took place on Tuesday 11th March. Sir Peter Soulsby, MP for Leicester South spoke to a full house on the subject “ Can local action change the world?” followed by the Green Life Awards 2008 ceremony and prize giving by the Lord Mayor of Leicester.

Applications for the Green Life Awards were categorised into Best Environmental Contribution by a Business, a School, a Community Group or Individual, a Not-for-Profit organisation and a special category for the Best Contribution to tackling Climate Change. There was also a new category for Best Environmental Contribution by a Young Person sponsored by The Prince's Trust.

Judges were impressed by the quality and variety of applicants this year, demonstrating the commitment to the environment shown by a wide variety of people and organisations around Leicester. Five category winners, a special Climate Change award winner and one overall winner were eventually agreed upon.

Overall Winners

Overall Winner - Opus Trust Marketing Ltd (OTM) - Replacement Lighting & Reduction of Waste

In 2nd place Coleman Primary School - EMAS Environmental Projects (Focus on Food)

In 3rd place Ruth Harbord - Volunteering for Educational Projects with Groundwork Leicester & Leicestershire

Best Environmental Contribution by a Business

Winner - Opus Trust Marketing Ltd (OTM) - Replacement lighting & Reduction of Waste

Runner-up- Taylor Bloxham Limited - Environmentally Sensitive Printing

Best Environmental Contribution by a Community Organisation or Individual

Winner - Washbrook Allotment Society Green Convenience

Runner-up - Leicester Friends of the Earth Group - Bio-fuels Awareness Campaign

Best Environmental Contribution by a Not for Profit Organisation

Winner - Leicester City Council’s - Riverside Carbon Reduction Project