The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development (Environmental Achievement) (2008)
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The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development (Environmental Achievement) (2008) was awarded on 21 April 2008, by Queen Elizabeth II.
Recipients
The following organisations were awarded this year.- BT Group plc of London EC1 for sustainability entrepreneurship - changing mindsets from risk to opportunity.
- The Berkeley Group Holdings plc of Cobham, Surrey for developer of residential-led mixed use sustainable developments on brownfield sites.
- Blue Skies Holdings Ltd of Pitsford, Northamptonshire for preparation of cut fresh fruit at source for maximum freshness.
- Greenham Common Community Trust Ltd of Newbury, Berkshire for their sustainable approach to New Greenham park.
- Green-WorksGreen-WorksGreen-Works is a registered charity and social enterprise, dedicated to radically changing the way society thinks about waste. Green-Works enables organisations to create social and environmental benefits from their disposal of large quantities of office furniture...
of Wembley, Middlesex for re-use, recycling and remanufacture of surplus office furniture. - InterfaceFLOR of Halifax, West Yorkshire for ‘MISSION ZERO’ to eliminate any negative impact on the environment.
- Permanent PublicationsPermanent PublicationsPermanent Publications is a UK based business that specialises in the publication and distribution of books related to permaculture. The company also produces the quarterly Permaculture Magazine. They are headquartered in East Meon, Hampshire....
of Petersfield, Hampshire for multimedia materials providing inspiring information to enable people to live more sustainable lifestyles. - Pureprint Group Limited of Uckfield, East Sussex for ‘Pureprint’ environmental printing system.
- ScotAsh Limited of Alloa, Clackmannanshire for development and production of sustainable construction materials from power station ash by-products.
- Shared Interest Society Ltd of Newcastle upon Tyne for ethical financial services using members’ investments to deliver a more just world.
- Utilicom Group Limited of Crawley, West Sussex for generation and supply of sustainable energy over a localised distribution network.
- Wessex Water Services Limited of Bath for their approach to management of sustainability and stakeholder engagement.