The BMC has achieved the Gold Award for the Environmental Business Pledge, run by Manchester City Council in recognition of their environmental good practice.

The Environmental Business Pledge is an initiative developed solely for Manchester Businesses. The Pledge was introduced through Manchester City Council's 2004 campaign, Challenge Manchester: 100 Days to a Clean City, where over 250 businesses pledged to improve their local environment.

To continue this work Manchester City Council, Groundwork, Mersey Basin Campaign, ENCAMS and the Environment Agency have come together to expand the Pledge and offer services to support businesses in its quest to improve environmental performance, achieve major cost savings and increase competitiveness. Over 1300 businesses have now signed up to the Pledge and out of those only 50, including the BMC, have achieved the Gold Award.

The scheme is designed to reward and recognise those companies doing their bit to improve the city's environment. Manchester City Council are asking the city's businesses to make a simple pledge to improve their local environment and work towards improving their environmental performance.

In order to have achieved the Gold Award, the BMC had to match several criteria including green purchasing; recycling of waste for over 12 months; community activities; green travel plans and waste minimisation.

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