The technical panel of judges consist of a panel of assessors with expertise from a wide range of businesses. Following an initial compliance filter, they judge the awards at various stages and carry out the site visits and interview key and general company personnel, enabling them to assess entries against common, stringent criteria. It is a process that distinguishes and sets the BCE Environmental Leadership Awards apart from other award schemes. Defra's Envirowise programme provides support to this technical panel.

Envirowise

Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact.

Envirowise delivers a valuable government-funded programme of free, confidential advice to UK businesses. This assistance enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.

Independent, practical and proven guidance is available through:

• A dedicated, free helpline
• On-site visits delivered by a nationwide team of expert advisors
• Information resources from case studies to best practice guides
• Over 200 events a year, from intimate seminars to major exhibitions
• An informative website

Envirowise solutions are driven by the specific needs of individual firms, to genuinely improve their business practices, profitability and competitiveness. Since 1994, Envirowise has helped UK industry save more than £1 billion.

www.envirowise.gov.uk