Environment and Energy Awards - Call for Entries

Birmingham, United Kingdom, November 04, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Faversham House, the organiser of Sustainabilitylive!, is inviting entries for the 2011 Environment and Energy Awards.

The awards recognise excellence and innovation in sustainable business practices.

In 2011, there will be 13 categories including two new categories - Best Energy-Efficient Refurbishment Award and Best Energy Supplier Customer Service Award.

The full list of categories are as follows:

The ESTA Energy Manager of the Year – Sponsored by ESTA
NEMEX Renewables Innovation Award
The SME Award for Energy Efficiency
The Energy Product/Service Award – Sponsored by Energy Institute
Best Energy-Efficient Refurbishment Award – New for 2011
Best Energy Supplier Customer Service Award – Sponsored by Utility Week – New for 2011
NQA Environmental Leadership Award for Cultural Change – Sponsored by NQA
Innovation Award for Environmental Technology
Environmental Manager of the Year
The Environment Product/Service Award
Sustainable Business of the Year
Best Sustainability Communication Campaign
Innovation Award for Remediation Technology

Sponsor of this year’s Energy Manager of the Year Award Alan Aldridge, ESTA says: “This will be the third year that ESTA has sponsored the Energy Manager of the Year Award and each year the Event has grown in stature and with wider recognition. We were pleased to present this year’s Award to Peter Schroeder, the Environment Manager at McDonald’s UK - His work led to a reduction of 10% in electricity consumption in 2009 across their 1200 restaurants. We look forward to taking part in the Environment and Energy Awards 2011 to give support to all UK Energy Managers and for the promotional branding opportunity that it gives to ESTA.”

Donna Bushell, event director for Sustainabilitylive!, says: “The awards celebrate advancements in green technologies, excellence in energy management, and outstanding company performances and every year, the number and standard of entries rises. For us, it’s an indication of how sustainability has become widely engrained in business cultures.”

Winners will be announced on the evening of Tuesday 24th May, 2011, at a special black tie dinner held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham.

Closing date for entries is 14th January 2011, with the shortlist expected to be announced in March.

Winners from the 2010 awards included McDonald's Restaurants, Tesco, and Bovis Lend Lease.

Visit www.sustainabilitylive.com/awards for information on awards criteria and entry process.

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For Press information:
Gerry Vincent,
gv@leader.co.uk
07879 600788

Notes to editors:

Sustainabilitylive! 2011 comprises:

BEX - Brownfield Expo
ET – the Environmental Technology event
NEMEX – the National Energy Management Exhibition
IWEX – the International Water and Effluent Exhibition
SB - Sustainable Business - The Event

Sustainabilitylive! takes place from May 24 - 26 2011, at the NEC Birmingham.

For more information visit: www.sustainabilitylive.com or call +44 (0)20 8651 7106.

About Faversham House Group:
Faversham House Group (FHG) is an independent media company established over 40 years ago. FHG organises 22 business-to-business conferences and exhibitions in the UK and Ireland, covering the environment, water, HVAC, highways, traffic and transport management, civil engineering and visual communications markets. FHG also publishes 15 business-to-business magazines in the environment, home improvement and building services industries, many of which are additionally published online, joining FHG’s award-winning websites, including the leading website for environmental professionals www.edie.net.