On Tuesday, 29 November 2022, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Mr.Costas Kadis presented the Green Public Procurement Awards, which are being held in Cyprus for the seventh year. The LIFE FOODPRINT 2022 awards, as well as the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) certificates, were also awarded to organisations/businesses.
The ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Central Bank Mr. Constantinos Herodotou.
The organization of the CY GPP AWARDS 2022 was carried out by the Environment Department in cooperation with the Cyprus Energy Office. The organization of the LIFE FOODPRINT 2022 awards was held in cooperation with the Federation of Employers and Industrialists. The event also provided an opportunity for networking among policy makers./p]
The Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, the President of OEB, the Prefect of Nicosia, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CYTA, the Director General of the Nicosia Water Supply Council, the Director General of the Larnaca Sewerage Board and other senior executives of organizations and businesses participated, among others.
The auditorium where the ceremony was held was provided by the Central Bank of Cyprus, which was the Grand Sponsor of the event.
The Cyprus Green Public Procurement Awards, CY GPP AWARDS, is an institution launched in 2014 and has received a significant response from Contracting Authorities and Contracting Entities (State Authorities - Public Sector), Public Law Organisations and Local Authorities, as well as the private sector, which has been participating since 2017.
The categories for the Awards - CY GPP AWARDS 2022 are:
- Integrated Green Procurement Policy/Procurement
- Computer Equipment and Household Electrical Appliances
- Indoor Lighting
- Street and Outdoor Lighting (public sector only)
- Vehicles
- Tyres
- Air Conditioning
- Building Construction -
- Tyres
- Air Conditioning
- Building Construction - Energy Efficiency of Buildings
- Renewable Energy Sources (RES)
- Cleaning Products and Services
- Photocopying/Printing Paper
- Food and Food Services
- Green Space Management Products and Services
The following organisations and companies were distinguished by category:
1. 1: Cyprus Institute & University of Cyprus
2nd Prize: Larnaca Water Supply Council
2.
Honourable Mention: Handy Spa
3. Outdoor Lighting:
Award: Municipality of Athienou
4. Vehicles:
Award: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
Honorary Award: Larnaca Water Supply Council
5. Tyres: Larnaca Water Supply Council
2nd Prize: 1st Prize: 1st Prize: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
6. Air conditioners:
Prize: Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
Honourable Mention: Cyprus University of Technology
7. Building Construction-Energy Efficiency:
Award: Municipality of Aglantzia
8. Renewable Energy Sources:
1st Prize:Cyprus Electricity Authority & Muskita Aluminium Industries
9. Cleaning Products/Services:
Prize: Cyprus Institute
10. General Policy:
1st Prize: Cyprus Institute & Muskita Aluminium Industries
2nd Award:Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
3rd Award: Cyprus Electricity Authority & Cyprus University of Technology
The Life FoodPrint 2022 awards are part of the co-funded Life Food Print project, coordinated by Dias Publishing House. The other partners of the project are the Department of Environment, the Federation of Employers and Industrialists, which is responsible for this action, Friends of the Earth, Parpounas Sustainability Consultants and Opinion and Action Services Ltd.
The LIFE FoodPrint project contributes to the rational management of food waste, providing useful advice for raising awareness and informing citizens and businesses in the hospitality and catering sector. The primary objective is to prevent waste. In other words, to make provisions to minimise the amount of waste that we will have to dispose of and to implement methods of utilising our leftovers.
The results of the project were presented before the policy makers by the General Manager of Dia Publishing House, Mr Chrysanthos Tsourooullis.
The competition focused on businesses involved in economic activities: Hotels, Restaurants and Food Processing Businesses.
The businesses were evaluated in terms of the environmental policy they implement, the initiatives and voluntary actions/actions they carry out to inform and raise awareness among their staff and customers, as well as the various certifications and/or engineering solutions and internal regulations they implement that contribute to the reduction of food waste and the better use of raw materials.
The following businesses were distinguished Hotel "Atlantica Sacta Napa" [*]Catering sector: Α. At the same time, the EU EMAS certificates were awarded to the following companies and organizations that applied EMAS for the first time and were registered in 2022 in the CY EMAS REGISTER:
EMAS Certifications 2022
[*]Larnaca Drainage Board [*]Cyprus University of Technology [*]Elysee Irrigation Ltd [*]Andreas Anthimou Pafitis Services Ltd [*]CTT Aviation Ltd [*]P.P.S.S Aviation Marine Transport Services Ltd
In his address, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr. Costas Kadis said that "Today's awards are the result of the hard, collective and methodical effort of all of us and convey encouraging and promising messages for a greener economy".
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