Apply for the West Midlands’ first Natural Environment Awards
The Natural Environment Awards are the first region-wide award scheme dedicated to recognising excellence within organisations in the West Midlands for protecting, restoring and enhancing our natural environment. The annual awards will acknowledge the achievements of organisations and projects across the region, that have showcased their commitment and enthusiasm for creating and improving our green and blue spaces, not only for environmental benefits but also for the enjoyment of the local community. We’re proud to launch the awards alongside our headline sponsor KPMG. In 2021, the WMCA launched our Natural Environment Plan to work with partners over the next five years to enhance the region’s biodiversity, protect endangered species, and improve access to green spaces and waterways for residents. The Natural Environment Awards will showcase the region’s good practice and highlight organisations and projects that could be replicated across the region. The awards aim to inspire others to work towards enhancing and protecting our natural environment.
Why enter the awards?
This is your chance to showcase your fantastic commitment to improving and enhancing the region’s natural environment, whether this is through excellent internal policies or individual projects. Our awards are split into four categories:
- Business
- Community
- Public Sector
- Education
Each category shall award one winner and highly commended application who shall receive:
- Professional photos with the Mayor at the awards event
- Professional photos with sponsors at the awards event
- A physical award to recognise their achievements
- Social media announcing the winners and highly commended for each category
- A 1-page spread in award winner’s brochure. Highly commended projects shall have a half-page dedicated to their work
- Case studies of their work on the WMCA website and shared regionally as good practice examples. Case studies shall be used to promote next year’s awards.
Videos of a few projects shall be created, showcasing their work on the Natural Environment which shall be shared at the awards event and on social media platforms post-awards.
How to apply
Applications are open now until Monday 16 January 2023 at midnight. You can apply for any of the awards through submitting your application below. Download our application guidance which provides support on applying for the awards as well as terms and conditions. Each award category will be judged by a panel of independent judges who will review and score the applications. The scores are then collated and the judges discuss each project’s strengths to choose a winner and highly commended
The awards ceremony
The awards ceremony will take place in-person on Tuesday 21 March 2023 hosted by our sponsors KPMG in Birmingham City Centre. Category winners and highly commended applications shall be presented with their awards by Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands.
