Best Energy Excellence in Commercial Operations

HOW DO I ENTER?

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This award is open to organisations operating in the retail, financial, and professional services sectors, of any size, throughout the island of Ireland, that can demonstrate outstanding sustainable energy initiatives. The judges will want to know everything you do to reduce your energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. You must explain what you have achieved so far and what you hope to achieve in the future. We also need to see evidence of an overall strategy that sets out your targets, how you plan to achieve them, and hard statistics demonstrating year-on-year comparisons. Entry is by a 5 A4 page submission; the judges will be looking for freshness of content and clear information and evidence of delivery on core objectives, paying attention to the criteria listed below.

  • Organisation background: Outline the size and nature of your organisation. Include your annual energy spend and any accreditation, benchmarking, or external validation.
  • Strategy Background: Outline the size and nature of your organisation. Include your annual energy spend and any accreditation, benchmarking, or external validation.
  • Implementation: Provide an overview of how the strategy was implemented efficiently and effectively. Include all steps taken to improve energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable energy, and/or reduce direct and indirect emissions.
  • Organisation Commitment: Describe the commitment made to staff training and communication for your energy initiatives. What is the level of buy-in and support from the organisation and its stakeholders?
  • Outcomes & Results: Summarise the practical benefits of your energy initiatives to date, detailing the benefits to both the environment and the organisation. Include achievements made in reducing energy demand, increasing the use of renewable energy, and reducing emissions. Show comparisons with previous years where possible and describe how the impacts and benefits were measured and reported.
  • Supporting facts & statements: Include any other facts or statements that you feel are relevant to support the entry.