23 June 2016
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The countdown is officially on to the application deadline for the 2016 VIBES Awards with only a week left for companies to submit their award entries.
All entries for this year’s VIBES Awards, which recognise and showcase businesses that are taking significant steps to reduce their impact on the environment, must be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 30 June 2016.
Businesses can choose from eight award categories including; Management Large, Management SME, Environmental Product or Service, Transport, Circular Economy, Green Team and a special Hydro Nation Challenge Award in collaboration with WaterAid. This year will also see the addition of a new theme category for the first time which will reward innovation in celebration of Scotland’s Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.
A Micro Business Award will also be presented to the best entry to any category from a company with less than 10 employees.
Since its inception in 1999, VIBES has presented awards to over 100 companies which have each displayed commitment to reducing their impact on the environment no matter how big or small their operations are.
The awards hope to showcase that even the smallest changes like better insulation, cycle to work schemes and increased recycling can positively impact the environment and indeed the business, as many of the winners have found. This year we are looking forward to seeing the fantastic ideas and practices being adopted by Scotland’s businesses to improve their impact on the environment.
If you are working to incorporate sustainability into your daily operations then VIBES wants to hear from you. We’d encourage anyone thinking of applying to do so before next Thursday’s deadline and if you have any questions or require support then please get in touch as the VIBES team are here to help.