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Yesterday Live Green Toronto opened up its call for submissions for its annual Live Green Awards. The Award goes to the individual, group, business or organization that best demonstrates its efforts to green the city. Along with the award, the winner will receive $2,500 courtesy of award sponsors, including Toronto Hydro and the City's Economic Development plan; Culture Division, and a chance to appear on CP24, the exclusive television partner of Live Green Toronto. Submissions consist of a short video and a 500 word blurb explaining "what makes you one of Toronto's greenest?" The winners are chosen based on the combination of scores given by a panel of judges and the number of online votes.
The Live Green Awards were created by Live Green Toronto, a City of Toronto program that promotes the greening of Toronto through programs, events, community grants and a website to help residents and businesses take action to reduce emissions, protect our climate and clean our air. Live Green Toronto was established in 2007 as part of the City's Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan which aims to reduce Toronto's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Last year's winners included corporate winner the Simpson Tower, an office building at Bay and Queen that achieved and maintained its zero-waste status due to its recycling program. The group winner was the Toronto's Bicycle Music Festival which won based on its bike-powered acoustic systems. Other categories cover small businesses, individuals, and youth.
The details of the submissions process can be found here.The end of the submissions and voting period is April 28th at 5:00p.m. and the winners will be announced on May 12. In the meantime, whether you're considering entering the contest, take the time to vote and explore what other Torontonians are doing to help keep the city a more environmentally-friendly place from individual to corporate scales.
For further information visit the Live Green Awards' website or contact livegreen@toronto.ca.
