Funding & awards
On these pages you will find information about Greater Wellington's Environmental Awards.
- Environmental Awards
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Greater Wellington would like to recognise and reward some of the extraordinary work that people are doing in partnership with us to improve the health of the environment throughout the Wellington region.
- Meridian School Environmental Leadership Award
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This award is open to people working within schools in the Wellington region leading a school project or initiative that improves or protects the local environment.
- Meridian School Sustainable Project Award
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This award is open to schools in the Wellington region that are working with us to improve the health of the environment or promote environmental education for sustainability.
- Rata Community Partnership Award
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This award acknowledges community groups in the Wellington region working with us to improve the health of their local environment.
- Nikau Compliance Award
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This award acknowledge businesses who currently have a consent with Greater Wellington and are using innovative approaches to proactively exceed their compliance requirements to reduce or avoid adverse effects on the environment.
- Environmental Protection Award
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This award acknowledges small and medium sized businesses who have a relationship with Greater Wellington based around pollution prevention, either through a Take Charge audit or as a result of a pollution incident.
- Business Environmental Leadership Award
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This award recognises businesses working with Greater Wellington to improve their environmental performance, reduce their carbon emissions, or adopt more sustainable approaches to the management of their waste, energy and transport.
- Green Business Award
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This award acknowledges businesses that have recently started on their sustainability journey (less than one year).
- Community Environmental Leadership Award
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This award recognises an individual who goes above and beyond the norm in demonstrating leadership, initiative, creativity and commitment to restore the Wellington region's environment and who is inspiring others to do the same.
- Environmental Awards winners 2008
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A list of the winners of GW's Environmental Awards for 2008.
- Greater Wellington Environmental Awards winners 2009
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*Greater Wellington Environmental Awards – 2009 winners*