Our editor, Elma Pollard, won a Merit Award in the annual Eco-Logic Awards by the Enviropaedia. Thank you for the honour. We are excited that so many excellent nominations were received. This means our country’s team of green warriors is expanding year on year and that gives us hope.
We will be featuring all the winners over the next months. Congratulations and gratitude to all of them for caring and not just talking, but walking and working the green path.
The Eco-Logic Awards identify individuals, organisations and communities that positively contribute towards a sustainable world – and encourage consumers to purchase their products and services.
In partnership with SABC3, The Enviropaedia established the Annual Eco-Logic Awards in 2011.
Each year, they invite the public to nominate their Eco-Champions, highlighting how they contribute to an ‘Eco-Logically’ sustainable society and environment. There are 13 environmental categories to enter.
A team of highly respected, environmentally-aware individuals then judge all entries using 7 criteria that are the ‘roots’ of Eco-Logic and selected finalists in each category.
Here are the finalists for this year:
1. The Biodiversity Award
- Cape Flats LIFE (Locally Indigenous Fynbos Exchange)
- Endangered Wildlife Trust
- Environmental Education for Rhino Ambassadors –WESSA
- GreenMatter (A biodiversity sector-owned programme led by SANBI and the Lewis Foundation)
- The Healthy Catchment Alliance: an EWT, WESSA and CSA partnership
Certificate of Merit:
Hessequa Municipality | Ntsubane Living Forest Project | Richards Bay Minerals Restoration Programme | The Durban Invasives Website | Treverton and Treverton Wildlife Area
2. The Climate Change Award
- African Climate Reality Project – Food & Trees for Africa
- Confronting Climate Change Initiative – Blue North Sustainability (Pty) Ltd
- Fossil Fuel Divestment – Fossil Free South Africa
- The EcoBrick Exchange
- Wilcote Franchising CC
Certificate of Merit:
Dr Marco Lotz |Internal Waste Recycling and Climate Change – Nkangala District Municipality | Probio Bokashi Composter System | Reliance Compost | WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff GREEN-by-DESIGN Team
3. The Eco-Innovation Award
- Ceiling in a Can
- Eco-mc² Compressed Air Hydraulic Energy Storage System – LiGE (Pty) Ltd
- Ekoguru – Africa Focus Consulting
- Floating Treatment wetland Systems “AqueouSphere” – Baoberry
- Green Tower – Eco-V
Certificate of Merit:
ArcAqua – Essential ozone sanitisation | Botanica Natural Products/ Bulbine frutescens | Fair Cape Dairies | Faithful to Nature (Pty) Ltd |The Heron IVC
4. The Energy Efficiency Award
- FAABulous Stove – Khaya Power
- Biomass Boiler – Novus Holdings
- RISO Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Solar Powered Computer Lab – Jonathan D Michael /GiveITback
- 30 Baker Street Head Office – Standard Bank of South Africa
Certificate of Merit:
Canon Segametsi Solar Light Project | Eco Log Homes | Enviro-bulb LED Products | New Business School for Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality | TSiBA Education NPC -Eden Campus
5. The Recycling and Waste Management Award
- Abomkgereza – Unconventional Media
- BioTreat – BlueStream Environmental Technology (Pty) Ltd
- The Fire Startup – RecycleNet
- USE-IT the eThekwini Waste Materials Recovery Industry Development Cluster
- Waste Lighting Lamp Recovery and Recyling – Reclite (Pty) Ltd
Certificate of Merit:
Feed Yourself, Feed the Plants – Green Home | The EcoBrick Exchange | PET Recycling Company (PETCO) | Waste Management Street Cleaning Project – Mossel Bay Municipality | ZOLOtech – Mashesha Stove: Turning Waste into Fuel
Midlands Conservancies Forum members Lindiwe Mkhize, Ntombenhle Mtambo, Penz Malinga and Ntombenhle Mtambo.
6. The Transport Award
- Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN)
- FindaLift
- Electric Utility Vehicles / Anti-Poaching Mobility – Jonathan Cohen/ Imperial Green Mobility
- Locomute
- Mellowcabs
Certificate of Merit:
Global Wheeling
7. The Water Conservation Award
- Water Conservation Section – City of Cape Town
- DWS/Eco-Schools Water Project – WESSA
- Enviro Loo – Enviro Options (Pty) Ltd
- Woolworths Water Stewardship – Woolworths Holdings Ltd
- WWF-Mondi Wetlands Programme – WWF
Certificate of Merit:
Avis Budget Rent A Car | Explore 4 Knowledge – Education Through Adventure |Fair Cape Dairies | Kloof Conservancy Molweni River Health Schools Project | The WHC Leak-Less Valve
8. The Business Green Economy Initiative Award
- Cape Flats LIFE (Locally Indigenous Fynbos Exchange)
- GreenFin Financial Services
- Green Tower – Eco-V
- Locomute
- Woolworths Good Business Journey – Woolworths Holdings Ltd
Certificate of Merit:
‘Reimagining Africa’s future: The US$350bn opportunity for sustainable business’ report – Accenture/ NBI | Eco Atlas | PETCO | TOPIC SA | Treverton and Treverton Wildlife Area
9. The Municipalities Award
- Baakens Valley Community Partnership Programme- WESSA & Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Fostering Local Well-being (FLOW) Programme – Bergrivier Municipality
- City of Tshwane
- Friends and Neighbours: The other side of the fence – Village Heights – City of Cape Town
- Enviro-Champs Programme – Umgungundlovu District Municipality
Certificate of Merit:
City of Cape Town – Coastal Management Programme | eThekwini Municipality – The Durban Invasives Website | Hessequa Municipality | Nkangala District Municipality – Internal Waste Recycling and Climate Change | Mossel Bay Municipality – Waste Management Street Cleaning Project
10. The Eco-Community Award
- DUCT Eco-Club Education Programme – Duzi-Umngeni Conservation Trust
- Go Green and Clean
- The Recycle Swop Shop Initiative
- Greyton Transition Town
- Mpophomeni Conservation Group
Certificate of Merit:
Falon Kisundas | Hlohla-o-lwane the Movement | JBay Recycling Project | Nduli Children’s Recycle Community Project | Sir Lowry’s Pass Swop Shop
11. The Eco-Youth Award
- Alyssa Carter- Alyssa’s Save The Rhinos Fund
- Blake Anthony Combrinck -Knobs & Tassels
- Courtney Gehle
- Kirtanya Lutchminarayan
- Marshall Rinquest- Greyton Transition Town
Certificate of Merit:
Falon Kisundas | Mbuso Khambule | Springfontein Secondary School Special Needs Class
12. The Eco-Angel Award
- Andrew Murray Wheeldon – Bicycle Cities
- Susan Barnes – Project Dignity
- Libby Sharwood – SAMREC
- Nicola Vernon – Greyton Transition Town
- Thabiso Nooe – Hlohla-o-lwane the Movement
Certificate of Merit:
Anita Venter – Start Living Green | Bongani Khumalo – Ababhali Pty LTD | Jonathan Michael – GiveITback | Nicola Schwim | Robyn Smith – Faithful to Nature
13. The Eco-Warrior Award
- Dr Marco Lotz
- David Le Page – Fossil Free South Africa
- Digs Pascoe – Space for Elephants Foundation
- Kevin Cole
- The Makotikoti Arts Project – The Phemba Kahle Trust
Certificate of Merit:
Elma Pollard – The Green Times | Green Beings – Green Schools Model | Kayden Kleinhans -Global Wheeling | Lorraine Jenks – Hotelstuff |Mbuso Khambule – Richards Bay Minerals
The gala event
Finalists are invited to join an exclusive group of Green VIP’s and thought leaders at the Eco-Logic Awards Gala event. This has now been rescheduled to take place in Cape Town during April 2016.
Guests are encouraged to dress in Glamorously Green or Alter-Eco Ego outfits.
For more info, head to the official website.
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