ENVIBE - Environmental Business Excellence

To qualify for a Silver Award your business needs to achieve the following and be able to provide supporting evidence.

A Bronze ENVIBE award
Carried out a free environmental review* provided by an ENVIBE partner and implemented at least one of the recommendations. The reviews available are waste/water, energy, travel or green purchasing.
At least one initiative to reduce or recycle waste
At least one initiative to save energy or water
Demonstrate improvement as a result of these initiatives e.g. statistics
Show clear commitment to the environment through one or more of the following: an environmental policy*, a purchasing policy*, a waste management policy*, and/or evidence of environmental criteria in staff training or job descriptions
Visibility / awareness of commitment either through visible policy documentation, PR and/or physical evidence which is obvious to staff, visitors, customers and/or passers-by.

Added Bonus*: To help you meet the Silver criteria, ENVIBE can provide you with the following:

A free review of your choice (waste/water, energy, travel or green purchasing) carried out by an ENVIBE partner organisation, either by phone or a site visit. This review will make recommendations, and provide support, as to how you can improve your environmental performance. In most cases it will also identify cost-savings and other business benefits. Click here to request a review.
Downloadable templates of an environmental policy, a purchasing policy and/or a waste management policy to be tailored by you to your business. Click here for templates.

Once your application has been received and checked to ensure your business qualifies you will receive your certificate, window sticker and soft copy Silver award logo.

For a list of current Silver Award Winners click here.

If your business is able to meet the criteria for a Silver award please register your application by completing the form below.

Silver Registration Form

Contact Name
Job Title
Name of Company/Business
Address
Post Code
Telephone
Email
Type of Business
Number of Staff
1. Have you achieved a Bronze ENVIBE award?		YesNo
2. Have you received a free environmental review from an ENVIBE organisation?		YesNo
	Which review did you have?	Waste/Water Energy Travel Purchasing
	When did it take place?
	Who carried it out?
3. Please describe the recommendations from the review that you have implemented
4. Please describe any business initiatives in place to reduce or recycle waste
5. Please describe any initiatives in place to save energy or water
6. Can you provide any quantifiable evidence to demonstrate that these initiatives are working e.g. quantities of waste recycled per month; energy saving as shown on an energy bill.
7. Which of the following do you have to show your commitment to the environment?		Environmental Policy Purchasing Policy Waste Management Policy Environmental criteria in job training or job descriptions
	Please provide sample text from those you have selected:
8. Please describe how your environmental commitment is visible to staff, visitors, customers and/or passers-by. e.g. through physical evidence such as recycling bins, publicly displayed policy documentation, press coverage etc.