The European Commission closed Green Week 2012 by
announcing the winners of its biannual European Business
Awards for the Environment (EBAE).
The majority of candidates are small and medium-sized
companies, chosen by a jury of 20 experts from European and national
authorities, academia and industry, notably the cleantech sector. In line with the European Commission’s push
for smart and green growth, Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik called the
environment “a source of growth and job creation,” naming UK-based
retailer Marks & Spencer winner
of the Management Award for its popular ‘Plan A’ campaign (because “There is
no Plan B”) which put sustainability at the core of its
business model with no green price premium and aimed to become the most
sustainable retailer by 2015.
