European EMAS Awards 2008

The Directorate General Environment of the European Commission will announce the winners of the 2008 edition of the European EMAS Awards on 20th November in Brussels, in the prestigious theatre palace of the art deco Hotel Plaza.

The European EMAS Awards is the most prestigious award in environmental management and has been handed to top companies and local authorities since 2005.

This year’s EMAS Awards will focus on the emissions of GHGs, energy consumption and energy efficiency. We think this topic is very positive. Rewarding EMAS registered organisations which actively reduce CO2 and other emissions and are also energetically efficient. It is a good opportunity to show that EMAS organisations are forerunners.

Therefore, the criteria to nominate candidates for the EMAS Award 2008 are based on "Reduction of Green House Gas Emissions (CO2 and other gases like N2 O, methane, etc.) / Energy consumption / Energy Efficiency" by EMAS registered organisations (by applying mitigation measures, for example improving energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, change in the production systems and processes by investing in cleaner technologies, etc.), in the following categories:

- Micro-organisations: < 10 employees and annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total not exceeding € 2 million
- Small organisations: >/= 10 to < 50 employees and annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total not exceeding € 10 million
- Medium organisations: >/= 50 to 250 employees and annual turnover not exceeding € 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding € 43 million
- Large organisations: > 250 employees and annual turnover of more than € 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet total of more than € 43 million
- Public administration including all institutions managed by a public authority

There will be a maximum of five awards per country. These nominee Awards will be handed out in the evening ceremony. Awards are handed to representatives of winning organisations only during the Award Ceremony.

More than 30 organisations have been nominated from all over Europe by the different Member States. To see the list of organisations nominated for the EMAS Award click here.