Glebe Cottage wins environmental leadership award
Glebe Cottage, the eco-friendly card company, has become the UK’s first greetings card manufacturer to win a top prize in the prestigious Business Commitment to the Environment (BCE) Environmental Leadership Awards.
Glebe Cottage won the ‘Product Premier Award’ for its ‘inspirational’ commitment to eco-friendly publishing.
The annual competition, established in 1975 by former British Rail boss Sir Peter Parker, recognises and rewards companies that protect and enhance the environment without compromising on business performance.
Accepting the award at a ceremony in London on the 8th of June, Glebe Cottage Director, Susanna Morrish, said: “We were already excited to be the first greetings card publisher to be shortlisted in the 35 year history of the BCE Awards. Winning the top prize for the product category, which was open to all UK businesses, is simply fantastic.
“It helps to highlight our long-held belief that absolutely everybody has the power to make the world greener - it is just a matter of the choices we make. Winning this award feels like a real ‘David and Goliath’ achievement, particularly when you consider that last year’s winner of this award (Sainsburys) employs over 150,000 people and there are only six of us!”
During the presentation of the award, the judges praised Glebe for “Truly leading the industry, before adding: “The environment is fully embedded in Glebe Cottage’s business model, and it produces every card to a strict environmental standard. The company has taken a conscious decision to target the mass market, not the niche ‘green’ market, as they believe that this approach will deliver the biggest environmental impact. Furthermore, they have taken every opportunity to tell their competitors about what they are doing so that the industry, as a whole, can become greener.”
It has been responsible for opening many publishers’ eyes.”
Glebe Cottage’s full range of eco-friendly products will be on show at the Autumn Fair (NEC) in Hall 4, stand F39
Tel: 01626 369269 Web: www.glebe-cottage.co.uk
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