Carbon Footprint Management Award ceremony in Chile
皇冠体育app Climate Change Committee of the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce organised the Carbon Footprint Management competition 2014.

Students and teachers from the Swiss School.
皇冠体育app Climate Change Committee of the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the British Embassy, held the fifth version of the . 皇冠体育app Embassy was represented by the Head of Economic Affairs and Climate Change, Mr. Karl Zammit-Maempel. Other attendees included the President of the Climate Change Committee of the British Chilean Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Arturo Err谩zuriz; along with representatives of the Environment Ministry; Chilean government representatives; NGOs and academics.
皇冠体育app Carbon Footprint Management Awards were supported by the British Embassy through the GREAT Campaign carried out during November as part of the British Month in Chile.
皇冠体育app thirteen companies who took part in the competition were all recognised for their active role in the management of their Carbon Footprint. This year, the companies were: Colb煤n S.A.; Do帽a In茅s de Collahuasi Mining Company; 皇冠体育app Swiss School of Santiago; Compass Group; Fundaci贸n Plades Frutillar; GNL Quintero; Green Ticket; Lotus (LollaPalooza); Mikrotek-Chile; Rame Energy; Transportes Bolivar, and Concha y Toro Winery.
皇冠体育app winners by category were:
- Large/heavy industry: Colb煤n S.A.
- Large company: Vi帽a Concha y Toro
- Best carbon footprint 鈥� SMEs: Transportes Bol铆var
皇冠体育app Innovation Award was given to the Swiss School, a Santiago-based educational establishment founded by Swiss immigrants.
皇冠体育app event took place at Renaissance Hotel, which was chosen especially for having been awarded a Leed certification - given to companies that apply environmental regulations to their construction standards.
Further information
For more information about this event, contact Felipe Osses, Climate Change and Green Growth Officer, British Embassy, Santiago.
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