Discover the categories at the Clean & Green Awards 2025

This gives organisations, community groups and individuals from all backgrounds a chance to shine, and demonstrates the multitude of ways that we can bring sustainable practices into our personal lives, businesses and cross the region as a whole.

Here, we find out more about some more of the exciting categories now open for entries and explore what the judges will be assessing during their search for the winners.

Circular and Recycling Award

For the Circular and Recycling Award category, the judges will be looking for a project or initiative that demonstrates leadership in regards to an organisation’s resource efficiency, either through circular economy practices or recycling.

Entrants should be able to showcase innovative approaches to waste reduction with clear details on how these initiatives improve their waste output and promote the reuse of materials.

They should also be able to show how they have involved consumers or industries in these initiatives, and the scalability of the idea.

Biodiversity Protection Award

Biodiversity is essential for healthy ecosystems that act as a natural defence against climate change, and the Biodiversity Protection Award looks to recognise local initiatives that are having a significant, measurable impact on protecting or enhancing it.

The judges will be looking for innovation in entrants’ conservation efforts, and community involvement and scalability will also be important considerations.

Entries should provide clear evidence how the initiative protects or enhances biodiversity, with detail on the measurable improvements made in local biodiversity as a result of these efforts.

Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year

It’s key that everybody, from large-scale businesses to individuals and their families, is invested in building a greener future. So, the judges from the Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year category will be seeking a campaign that has effectively driven positive behaviour change in relation to sustainability.

The judges want to see creative or innovative strategies for changing behaviours, with specific examples of how these strategies have effectively encouraged sustainable actions.

Evidence of audience reach and engagement should also be provided, along with details on the potential for the campaign to be adapted for wider audiences.

From a recycling scheme at work, to public-facing outreach initiatives to help protect the environment, biodiversity and the wider community, there is a category for every form of sustainability (Image: Getty Images)

Game Changer award

The Game Changer Award judges are searching for a truly disruptive innovation that has transformed the sustainability landscape.

The winning entry should demonstrate significant environmental benefits and suggestions of how the innovation can be scaled or adopted across different sectors or regions.

Entrants should be able to explain how they have collaborated with industry leaders, governments or communities in developing or implementing their innovation, and the clear, quantifiable outcomes of their work.

Community Champion of the Year

The winner of the Community Champion of the Year category will be an individual, group or organisation that has made an exceptional contribution to sustainability within their community.

The award is open for nominations from others, as well as entries from the individuals, groups or organisations themselves.

The applications should explain how actions have improved sustainability locally and created lasting change.

The winner should demonstrate leadership, innovation and a commitment to creating positive change with a tangible impact.

The ability to inspire and engage others in sustainability efforts will also be a key factor.

Supply Chain Champion

Sustainability in the supply chain doesn’t just reduce businesses’ environmental impact, it can also prove vital in improving productivity and reducing costs.

For the Supply Chain Champion award, the judges will be seeking a company or initiative that has successfully integrated sustainability into its supply chain.

Entrants should be able to explain how they have achieved this, both through innovation in supply chain management and collaboration with suppliers, partners and other stakeholders.

The scalability of the model and evidence of measurable and lasting improvements in sustainability will also be assessed.

Entries for the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2025 will close on Sunday, December 15. For more information, please visit cleanandgreenawards.co.uk

To find out more about this year's categories, please click here.