And the winners are…

THE 10 winners of the 9th Annual Envirocom Awards, held at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dún Laoghaire, were unveiled by the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber last week.

The awards were presented by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, together with DLR County Council cathaoirleach Cllr Barry Saul, and Kevin Kelly, President of DLR Chamber.

 The 2015 awards were open to businesses, not for profits and public organisations located within Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County.

Kevin Kelly, DLR Chamber President, said: “Our Envirocom Awards recognise the excellence in Environmental Management and were set up by DLR Chamber to encourage the business community to adopt better environmental practices which in turn can reduce costs, improve the bottom line and  improve our environment.”

 The awards were run in conjunction with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council as well as the sponsors Amgen, the Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), WEEE Ireland, ESB eCars, Royal Marine Hotel and the Dublin People Group.

The 10 winners are:

Category 1 – Best Example of Water Conservation – sponsored by WEEE Ireland

Winner: SOS Cleaning Services who invested in a new pulse mopping system which resulted in using 96 per cent less water.

Category 2 – Best Example of Waste Prevention – sponsored by WEEE Ireland

Winner: Sodexo Ireland who initiated Wasteless Week in 2015 to reduce food and material waste.

Category 3 – Best Example of Energy Management – sponsored by SEAI

Winner: Foxrock Golf Club who saved €19,000 in annual heating and lighting costs.

Category 4 – Best Example of Green Transport Initiative – sponsored by SEAI

Winner: SSE Airtricity who initiated a comprehensive programme to encourage staff to use more sustainable means of commuting to work.

Category 5 – Best Example of Engaging Communities in Environmental Projects – sponsored by Amgen

Winner: Environmental Risk Solutions who provide strategic environmental risk advice.

Category 6 – Best Example of Engaging Communities in Environmental Projects (more than fifty employees/volunteers) – sponsored by Amgen

Winner: Dun and Bradstreet Ireland who have an ISO 14001 certified Environmental Management System in their organisation.

Category 7 – Best Example of Environmental Performance (less than 50 Employees/Volunteers ) – sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency

Winner: Winnie’s Craft Café which has built sustainability into their structure and business model.

Category 8: Best Example of Environmental Performance (more than 50 Employees/volunteers) – sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency

Winner: Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel who hold the Gold Award from the Green Hospitality Awards Programme.

Category 9: Micro-Enterprise – sponsored by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

Winner: Techworks Marine who build state of the art buoys and proprietary systems that provide real time monitoring of water related data.

Category 10: Environmental Innovation – sponsored by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown CC.

Winner: Flynn Transport who have invested in a Fleetmatics system which monitors fuel consumption efficiency.