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The Green Ribbon Awards

The 2008 Green Ribbon Awards marked the 18th year the Awards have taken place, honouring the outstanding contributions to the environment and heralding the beginning of events celebrating New Zealand’s hosting of World Environment Day.

The awards recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals, community organisations, businesses, and local government to sustaining and enhancing New Zealand’s unique environment. The winners and the nominees for these awards are doing their bit and providing fantastic leadership in their communities.

As this year’s World Environment Day focuses on climate change, the 2008 nomination categories reflected the many different areas in which New Zealanders contribute to reducing the impacts of climate change.

The categories this year were extended from six to nine and the winners of each category are as follows:

Making a difference to household sustainability: Envirocomp Limited, Canterbury
Urban sustainability: Waitakere City Council
Sustainable land use: Starborough Flaxbourne Soil Conservation Group, Marlborough
Community action for the environment – young people: Te Piataata Trust, Waitakere
Community action for the environment – volunteers and not-for-profit organisations: CANZ eDay (Computer Access New Zealand)
Businesses making a difference: The Langham Hotel, Auckland
Innovative solutions for the environment: Resene PaintWise
Environment in the spotlight: Horizons Regional Council Green Rig Environmental Educators, Palmerston North
Lifetime commitment to the environment: Dean Schneider

Everyone has a part to play in caring for the environment, and these winners have set great examples of what can be achieved with dedication and sheer hard work.

For more information about the 2008 award recipients see the 2008 winners page.

For previous recipients of the award see the past winners page.