Is your business making a positive impact on the world? 

Are you thinking about the well-being of people and the planet alongside your profits? If so, you could be our award winner. 

We want to recognise and celebrate businesses that are genuinely putting people and planet at heart of their business. Those who are leading the charge, showing that’s its possible. We want to showcase these businesses to inspire others to join in, to be the change in the world we want to see. To help create a better, more sustainable, more positive future.

So we’re introducing the; People & Planet Business of the Year Award

The award will be announced at our Gala dinner in November, where none other than Mary Portas will be out keynote speaker (and maybe award giver!)

By entering, you stand a chance of being one of three shortlisted businesses invited to attend the sold out Chamber Gala Dinner on November 14th and we’ll work with you to create a 1-minute video highlighting your achievements, which will be showcased on the big screen during the event and shared with our extensive online community across all our channels.

Let’s celebrate Better Business.

What do you need to be doing?

Have you significantly reduced your environmental impact through innovative practices?

Promoted biodiversity, or raised awareness on sustainability issues?

Or are you  promoting work-life balance, diversity, equity, and inclusion? 

Are you redefining corporate culture with mentorship and supportive policies for women and parents?

Full details on the criteria can be found below

Three companies will be shortlisted and will be invited to the gala dinner on a table hosted by the award sponsor, Little Green Energy Company.   

3 shortlisted candidates will:

• Receive two tickets to the Gala Dinner
• Promoted on social media ahead of the event 
• Announced shortlisting in Chamber enewsletter which goes to over 3500 subscribers
• A 1-minute video will be filmed to share during the event, on social media and in enewsletter
• Press release issued on shortlisted candidates ahead of gala dinner
• Branding displayed on screens during gala dinner 
• Feature shortlisted candidates in Chamber section of Connect Magazine
• Featured on Chamber website 

The winning company will also be:  

• Follow up feature on the Chamber website 
• Invited to the stage to be presented with the award by Mary Portas 
• Promoted in the local media post event 
• Promoted on social media post event 
• Invited to Sustainable Business Initiative group to share their best practice 

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It’s a very simple and there is no cost to apply. 

You can nominate your own business and tell your story and successes highlighting where you meet the criteria.  Awards are judged by an independent group who will be looking for businesses who are having genuine positive impact across a breadth of areas whose values, purpose, mission reflect commitment to people and planet and who are delivering on that. 

It’s a short application form with a section for you to explain in your own words with examples how you meet the criteria. 

Note: The chamber reserves the right to request two letters of reference from a third party.