Green Ribbon Awards
The Green Ribbon Awards recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, organisations, businesses and communities to protecting and enhancing New Zealand's environment.
The Minister for the Environment presents the Awards around World Environment Day each June.
Who is eligible for a Green Ribbon Award?
The Awards are open to all individuals and organisations in New Zealand who are making a difference for our environment.
You can nominate yourself, your organisation, community group, service or product or you can nominate someone else you think deserves recognition.
Green Ribbon Award categories
The Green Ribbon Award categories change from year to year. The 2012 categories will be announced early 2012.
In 2011 there were 12 categories including:
- Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions
- Caring for our water
- Minimising our waste
- Improving our air quality
- Protecting our coasts and oceans
- Community action for the environment: young people
- Community action for the environment: volunteers and not-for-profit organisations
- Environment in the media
- Small businesses making a difference
- Environmentally responsible large organisations
- Central and local government stepping up
- Protecting our biodiversity
If you have any questions about the Green Ribbon Awards please contact the Ministry for the Environment’s Green Ribbon Awards team at green.ribbon@mfe.govt.nz.
Last updated: 14 December 2011
