UNEP
UNEP welcomes the opportunity to participate again this year in the Green Awards. Advertising is a key medium to convey sustainability messages and prompt people to adopt new lifestyles in line with today's environmental challenges. The Green Awards represent a great opportunity for agencies and advertisers around the world to show their commitment towards environmental issues through innovative and inspiring ads. UNEP encourages all participants to show that positive and appealing communications can contribute to behavioral change and ultimately to a better world for all.
To visit the UNEP Creative Gallery on Sustainable Communications click here.
Energy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust is the UK's leading organisation set up to help people tackle climate change. It aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions - the main greenhouse gas causing climate change - by promoting the sustainable and efficient use of energy. It is the independent organisation providing advice for people to help reduce their energy use and acts as a bridge between government, consumers, trade, businesses, local authorities and the energy market.
Friends of the Earth UK
WWF - UK
As part of the international WWF network, WWF-UK addresses global threats to people and nature such as climate change, the peril to endangered species and habitats, and the unsustainable consumption of the world's natural resources. We do this by influencing how governments, businesses and people think, learn and act in relation to the world around us, and by working with local communities to improve their livelihoods and the environment upon which we all depend. WWF uses its practical experience, knowledge and credibility to create long-term solutions for the planet's environment.
www.wwf.org.uk
EACA
The European Association of Communications Agencies (EACA), as an Institutional Partner of the 2008 Green Awards, intends to support this outstanding initiative and contribute to the recognition of the social effectiveness of marketing and communications campaigns. As part of its overall commitment to promote Corporate Social Responsibility, EACA has introduced or supported a number of initiatives in the last 5 years across a broad spectrum of activity. The brand new EACA Care Awards are just the latest in a series of initiatives undertaken in this specific field. EACA, along with the Green Awards, shares a goal of ensuring that industry achieves and communicates high ethical standards.
British Design Innovation
BDI is a not for profit yet commercially focused organisation. It brings together the ‘thinkers and linkers' in the innovation space including strategic designers; brand and business owners; academics and dealmakers. These experts exchange knowledge and ethically and safely create, develop and trade Intellectual Property (IP).
Direct Marketing Association
The Direct Marketing Association UK is Europe's largest trade association in the marketing and communications sector. In a market where there is a need to protect consumers from inappropriate, unethical behaviour by unscrupulous or ignorant practitioners, the DMA is dedicated to the protection and development of the UK direct marketing industry.
Institute of Practictioners in Advertising
The IPA is one of the world’s pre-eminent trade bodies for marketing communications agencies. Currently, we have over 270 of the UK’s brightest and best agencies in membership, from a broad range of disciplines, who between them handle an estimated 85 per cent of all UK advertising spend.
AdForum.com
As the leading website for the international advertising community, AdForum.com is proud to partner with the Green Awards to promote its visibility to a wide and international industry audience. With its ACT Responsible initiative, AdForum.com is a pioneer supporter of Corporate Social Responsibility in advertising and a unconditional believer of the creative role of advertising professionals in addressing today's crucial world issues. AdForum.com/ ACT Responsible has developed numerous partnership since 2001 with key players of the industry federating an array of partner, bringing them together and building a network facilitating the sharing of good practices. We welcome the Green Awards.
Together.com
Together provides practical steps to make it easier and cheaper for people to tackle climate change in their everyday lives. The campaign is delivered by a unique collaboration between business, government and civil society and facilitated by independent NGO The Climate Group. In its first year, Together has helped inspire over 20 million individual climate change actions, saving UK consumers half a million tonnes of CO2 and over £100m from household bills. Partners include: B&Q, Barclaycard, British Gas, BSkyB, Coca-Cola, Marks & Spencer, More Th>n, National Express, O2 and Tesco. Together is also supported by other organisations such as the National Trust, Church of England and WWF.
The Advertising Association
The Advertising Association is the high level policy formulator and lobbying organisation for the advertising industry. It is the only organisation representing the entirety of the advertising business: advertisers, agencies and media owners.
