Mall Blackburn grabs green awards

The Mall Blackburn has boosted its green credentials after winning two prestigious national awards and being named as a Green World Ambassador for 2014.

After competing against more than 200 other nominations, the Mall received a trophy and certificate from Doreen Lawrence, successful campaigning mother of murder victim Stephen Lawrence, who was training to be an architect before his death.

It was awarded Gold in the International Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice after fighting off stiff competition from 500 other organisations with its unique EnviroMall initiative, which sees The Mall adopt a proactive approach to reducing impact on the environment.

As a result of these wins, The Mall has been named a Green World Ambassador for 2014, will have its winning papers published in The Green Book, which is the leading international work of reference on environmental best practice, and will be considered to represent England in the European Business Awards for the Environment.

“We constantly strive to reduce our carbon footprint and being named as Green Word Ambassador for 2014 is a real coup.

The Green Apple Awards began in 1994 and have become established as the country’s major recognition for environmental endeavour among companies, councils and communities.