| Business
in the Community's Awards for Excellence 2003
'Business in the Environment Example of Excellence'
Announced
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 14/07/03:
Shields Environment’s Fonebak Scheme has
triumphed over 14 entries to win the Business in the
Environment category of the Award for Excellence 2003,
sponsored by National Grid Transco. The Award was presented
as part of Business in the Community’s Awards
for Excellence at a gala dinner on the 10th July, attended
by over 1000 senior business leaders, community partners
and MP’s.
The Business in the Environment Award for Excellence
recognises innovative environmental performance integrated
into a company's sustainable development strategy, delivering
proven business benefits. The Award is part of Business
in the Community’s Awards for Excellence in corporate
social responsibility.
Announcing the Awards, Stephen Timms, Minster for CSR
said: "Businesses do not operate in a vacuum, they
depend on the support of their employees and the local
community for their continued success. Corporate Social
Responsibility brings very real advantages to business
by benefiting all stakeholders which in turn has a direct
impact on business performance and public perception.
The Examples of Excellence represented here are proof
of that.”
Fonebak is the latest solution developed by Shields
Environmental in consultation with their clients. Shields
Environmental offers the first nationwide mobile phone
recycling scheme in the world, which has the endorsement
of all major Network Providers and the Government in
its domestic market place. In the first year of operation,
this resulted in over 1 million phones re-used to provide
affordable communication in developing countries and
over 100 tonnes securely recycled. This equates to savings
of over 250 tonnes of potentially hazardous landfill.
Gordon Shields, Chairman and Founder of Shields Environmental
comments:
“The success of Fonebak and our Network Infrastructure
services have proved Shields Environmental can deliver
on all aspects of Corporate Responsibility while producing
demonstrable financial returns for Clients shareholders.
I am delighted this has been recognised through Business
in the Community’s Awards for Excellence.
These services not only exceed clients legal responsibilities
and provide secure risk management, they return considerable
revenues that many of our clients use to fund their
Corporate Social Responsibility activities. I am so
pleased for all our clients, who have put aside competitive
pressures to jointly support the scheme and our employees
who have worked so hard to create and implement the
software systems, develop the network of processing
centres and firmly establish our global remarketing
capabilities.
The award recognises Shields Environmental and our
clients as a prime case study of how businesses can
balance their aspirations for growth with care for the
environment and society.”
The Business in the Community Awards for Excellence,
now in their fifth year, are the most prestigious awards
for corporate responsibility in the UK. In association
with the Financial Times, sponsored by the Department
of Trade and Industry, supported by ScottishPower, Company
of the Year 2002 and assured by AccountAbility, they
encourage companies to measure, continually improve
and communicate their positive impact on society.
The judges also awarded The Scottish Nappy Company
Highly Commended status. The Scottish Nappy Company
provides a weekly home delivery service of fresh cotton
nappies, the collection of soiled ones and their subsequent
laundering in West Central Scotland. To date the company
has prevented about 65 tonnes of nappy waste going to
landfill. Three other finalists all received the Big
Tick which demonstrates the measurable impact that an
organisation has had on the environment and society,
and they are BT, Carillion and Yell.
Jim Haywood, Director of Business in the Environment
comments:
“The Fonebak scheme is a true example of excellence.
The increasing sale of mobile phones has made safe and
environmentally sustainable disposal a major issue.
Shields Environmental have managed to combine inspiration,
innovation and business vision to provide a valuable
service which is also a good business enterprise. Indeed,
all of this year’s BIG TICK companies have shown
real innovation and the case studies demonstrate how
successful companies are placing the environment at
the heart of what they do.”
Full case studies of the winner and finalists can be
found at www.bitc.org.uk/awards
For more information please contact: Jenny Singleton,
Communications Manager for Business in the Environment
at Business in the Community on 020 7566 8705 or email
jenny.singleton@bitc.org.uk
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The Business in the Environment Award for Excellence
2003
Example of Excellence: SHIELDS ENVIRONMENTAL
Shields Environmental offers the world’s first nationwide
mobile phone recycling scheme, to provide affordable communication
in developing countries and equating to savings of over
250 tonnes of landfill.
Judges Quote: “When faced with a difficult
business challenge they responded with an innovative solution
showing strong leadership to the mobile sector and generating
revenue whilst protecting the environment.
PR Contact: Kathy Woodward
Tel: 01708 684000
Highly Commended: THE SCOTTISH NAPPY COMPANY
The Scottish Nappy Company was established to reduce
landfill through minimising the “disposable”
nappy mountain.
PR Contact: Fraser Hutchison
Tel: 01563 851161
Notes for Editors
- The Awards for Excellence are the most prestigious
UK awards recognising responsible business practice.
They promote a better way of doing business by encouraging
companies to measure, continually improve and communicate
their positive impact on society. National finalists
are awarded the BIG TICK impact endorsement mark.
The Examples of Excellence and those awarded as Highly
Commended will be announced at the gala dinner on
July 10.
- Business in the Environment is the business-led
campaign for corporate environmental responsibility
of Business in the Community.
- Business in the Community is a unique movement in
the UK of 700 member companies. Our purpose is to
inspire, challenge, engage and support business in
continually improving its positive impact on society.
Together, our member companies employ over 15.7 million
people across 200 countries. In the UK, our members
employ over 1 in 5 of the private sector workforce.
Membership of Business in the Community is a commitment
to action and to the continual improvement of the
company’s impact on society. Our members commit
to:
· Integrate responsible business practice throughout
their business
· Impact through collaborative action to tackle
disadvantage
· Inspire, innovate and lead by sharing learning
and experience.
- Further information about Business in the Community
can be found at the website www.bitc.org.uk
and www.bitc.org.uk/environment
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