Green Rewards partnership, Broxtowe BC and all Nottinghamshire Councils

This award is open to a single council or where appropriate a partnership of councils, or a council-owned company. Private sector or public sector partners can enter on a council’s behalf, with the permission of the council itself. Councils are uniquely placed to effect change in response to the climate crisis. This award is intended to mark excellence in any aspect of a council’s work in addressing the carbon footprint of the council, its services and its broader local area. Entries may include work to capture climate benefits from changed behaviours or work with local businesses and communities to address the climate crisis, to both enable economic growth and secure environmental improvements. Entries will be judged on the innovation of their submissions, the extent to which it has delivered measurable change, the quality of evidence of support from local communities, and the ability for other councils to replicate the work.

Helping Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City residents take action to reduce their carbon footprint and to help tackle climate change. 5,604 registered users, 328 tonnes of carbon not emitted! Green Rewards is an online platform using gamification to incentivise and encourage residents to undertake positive environmental behaviour change. The programme has a clear carbon reduction focus and allows residents to accumulate points for undertaking sustainable actions (these actions lower their carbon footprint, which in turn helps to tackle climate change) helping support the Nottinghamshire Partners commitments to work towards becoming carbon neutral.