'We consider the BCE awards as THE environmental award to win as it's a
clear benchmark of our performance across not just our industry but
across the UK business community.'

Nick Pollard, CEO, Bovis Lend Lease, winner of the 2009 Sir Peter Parker Award

The benefits of entering

Entering the Awards has many benefits: here are a few suggested by those who have taken part in past years.

  • Recognition - customers and the business community recognise the credibility of the Awards.
  • Association - winners become aligned with innovation, ethical trading and best practice.
  • Motivation - the Awards can give recognition to the people within the business.
  • Exposure - winners are actively promoted by BCE, supported by the Brunswick Group, and receive a high level of interest from national, regional and trade publications.

How to enter

Eligibility

Entries are invited from UK businesses that are for profit for commercial enterprise.  The other criteria are:

  • The entry must be for a specific product, process or management project or campaign, which is clearly defined and exemplary in itself.

  • The project must be substantially complete at the time of entry or have been completed within the past two years.

  • Tangible results must be available that demonstrate environmental leadership in the sector and the financial viability of the project.

  • The environment must be embedded within the business model of the organisation. It must be part of the corporate philosophy and practice.

 A correctly completed and eligible application form must be submitted.

The entry requirements must be adhered to.

Only one application is allowed per company.

Application process

The BCE panel has established a rigorous assessment procedure to ensure that each application is reviewed fairly. The following is a snapshot of the process.

Step One: Prepare your application (ensuring you are eligible) and apply before the closing date. Your entry will be acknowledged via e-mail.

Step Two: The first-stage assessment takes place in October and November where the top 60 entries are determined by members of the panel of assessors. Each application is reviewed and scored against the criteria.

Step Three: Each of the top scoring 30 entries are visited by a member of the panel of assessors between December and the end of February. In general, visits will last between 2 and 3 hours.

Step Four: In March, the panel of assessors meets to review all the companies visited and every entry is discussed in full. The panel as a whole decides on who the winners are. All entries are informed of their outcome in April. The names of the Award winners are officially announced at an 'invitation only' ceremony held in June. Invitations are usually offered to all those companies who have been visited by a member of the panel of assessors.