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MIC Carbon & Environmental Assessment Report
Carbon Confident is a free programme designed to help SME members of the Camden Climate Change Alliance meet their climate commitments. The programme’s four different stages take an organisation through the tasks of calculating their carbon footprint, identifying an emissions reduction target, producing an action plan and gaining the confidence to implement this action plan and make real carbon savings. On completing the programme organisations are awarded the Camden Climate Change Alliance’s ‘Going Green’ mark of achievement or higher.
The findings are presented as recommendations based on observations, data and a desk study conducted as part of the carbon and environmental assessment.
Click here to download MIC report on the findings of its Carbon Assessment on 9th July 2010.
MIC Awarded Social Enterprise Mark
We’re really proud to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark. MIC is absolutely committed to supporting sustainable businesses and consequently helping local communities to thrive and prosper”. James Barr MIC Commercial Director.
The Social Enterprise Mark is the brand for social enterprises and was launched 1st February, 2010. The Mark identifies businesses which meet defined criteria for social enterprise, and consumers will recognise that businesses displaying the Mark are trading to benefit people and planet. MIC joins other ethical businesses that have been recognised by being awarded the Mark such as the Eden Project, Hill Holt Wood, Bristol Wood Recycling Project and the Co-operative Group. Government data estimates that there are 62,000 social enterprises across the UK, contributing £24 billion to the economy and employing around 800,000 people. Recent research found that social enterprises are twice as confident of growth compared to typical small to medium enterprises (SMEs), with 48% of social enterprises saying they are positive about the future as opposed to just 24% of SMEs (The Social Enterprise Coalition’s State of Social Enterprise Survey 2009).
Social enterprises are working to make a difference across the UK and beyond, but not enough people know what they are or how they work. The Social Enterprise Mark aims to raise awareness of what social enterprises do in order to get more people to buy from, engage with, start up and work for social enterprises.
We are delighted to award the prestigious Social Enterprise Mark to MIC. As the distinctive and exciting brand for social enterprise, the Mark identifies businesses which meet defined criteria, enabling consumers to recognise those that are trading to benefit people and planet. It also helps those businesses promote their business ethics and values. We hope that the Social Enterprise Mark will do for social enterprise what the Fair Trade Mark did for fair trade. Lucy Findlay champion from the Social Enterprise Mark Company (manager of the Mark).
For more information visit: http://www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk
EECO Awards 2010
We are pleased to announce that our very own Peter Warren is a winner of the Environmental Excellence in Camden Organisations Awards 2010. The EECO Awards recognise achievements and improvement made by organisations towards environmental sustainability in the London Borough of Camden. The winning organisations and individuals will be singled out as a cut above the rest, leading the way towards achieving Camden Council’s vision for a low carbon, low waste Borough of opportunity.
For more information visit: http://www.betterclimateforcamden.org
EECO Award Winners 2010
Announcing the EECO Award Winners 2010
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Camden Celebrates Environmental Excellence
Camden organisations demonstrating environmental excellence were recognised by Councillor Angela Mason, the Deputy Leader of Camden Council, and Councillor Jonathon Simpson, Mayor of Camden, at an awards ceremony at the CBI Conference centre on Thursday 1st July 2010.
The EECO Awards 2010 were judged by a panel of experts from Alliance members Envido, Camco, and the Bloomsbury Combined Heat and Power Consortium and from the Mayor of London’s Green 500 scheme.
With an impressive 30% increase on applications for this 
year's awards, the competition for prizes was always going to be tough and so it proved to be. There were some excellent applications from across all the categories and from organisations of all sectors and sizes. The judges had a tough time deciding which organisations deserved particular praise and in fact all the applicants were congratulated on the night for their efforts. However, the judges did decide and here's who they chose:
2010 EECO Award Winners and Highly Commended Organisations
Greatest improvement in environmental performance
Winner: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Highly Commended: The Office for Public Management
Innovation in energy efficiency and carbon reduction
Winner: The Office Group
Highly commended: NHS Camden
Innovation in sustainable transport and travel
Winner: Olswang LLP
Highly commended: Aurora Healthcare Communications Ltd
Innovation in waste management and recycling
Winner: Koko
Highly commended: Olswang LLP & The Brunswick
Small Steps Award for innovation in sustainability communications and behaviour change
Winner: Redhouse Lane
Highly Commended: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Outstanding contribution to environmental sustainability in Camden
Winner: University College London Hospitals
Highly commended: Olswang LLP
Exceptional contribution by an individual to their organisation’s environmental performance
Winners:
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Sarah Edwards, Sheppard Robson
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Nick Margules, ETC Venues – Hatton Garden
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Peter Warren, Methodist International Centre
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Brian Woodward, Avondale Construction Ltd
Carbon Champion Marks 
The EECO Awards also saw the first Carbon Champion Marks of Achievement awarded to Sheppard Robson and University College London Hospitals.
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