The Finalists for the Gibraltar Sustainability Awards have been announced. The Awards are informed by the UNSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and celebrate local and regional best practice.
1. ENGAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY: COMMUNITY
- Action on Poverty | “Ending Relative Poverty”
- Sustainable Gibraltar | “TrafficFreeTuesdays and Sustainable Living”
- GBC Viewpoint and Action for Housing | “Dignified and Safe Housing for all”
- AWCP, GHA Health Promotions, Thinking Green | “Conscious Eating: Habits for Habitats”
2. ENGAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY: BUSINESS
- Chestertons | “Carbon Footprints: Sustainable Transport”
- Kindred Group Gibraltar Plc | “Engagement in Mental Health Awareness”
- OTWO Magazine | “Sustainable Communities”
- Carmel Khalilian | “Engagement in Sustainable Planning & Design”
3. SUSTAINABLE EVENTS
- Calentita Festival
- BrightMed
- Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games
4. SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
- Bayside School Cyber Club
- Girls in Tech, Gibraltar
- Energy Vision Group
5. PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- GC Architects, E&M Engineers Ltd, Carduus and Casais | Bayside and Westside Comprehensive Schools
- North Gorge Ltd | Eco Sustainable Residential Development
6. FOOD FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- Calentita Festival
- Nosha’s Healthy Options
- Vicky’s Natural Kitchens
7. REGIONAL IMPACT FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- Gibraltar Morocco Business Association
- AmCham – Gibraltar-American Chamber of Commerce
- Instituto de Estudios Campogibraltareños
8. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- Young Enterprise, Gibraltar
- St Bernard’s First School
- Loreto Convent School
- Marlene Dali
9. SUSTAINABILITY IN SPORT AND LEISURE
- Europa Point Football Club
- Gibraltar 2019 NatWest International Island Games
10. SUSTAINABILITY IN BUSINESS
- TSN
- Shine Easy Ltd
11. GIBRALTAR’S 2020 YOUNG CHAMPION AWARD
- Iona Sacarello
12.. MINISTER’S FUTURE GENERATIONS AWARD
- Joyful Riot Urban Garden Initiative
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Good luck to all the nominees.
Ocean Village Airport Donation
Ocean Village has rallied round one of Gibraltar’s most important trading hubs – the airport – by donating complimentary hand sanitisers to help battle COVID-19.
Emilia Hazell-Smith, from Ocean Village said, “We are delighted to be able to donate our hand sanitizers to Gibraltar Airport to help keep travellers safe. We have donated over 30,000 hand sanitizers throughout Gibraltar since we started distribution at the beginning of August.”
The CEO of Gibraltar Airport, Terence Lopez added, “Despite the reduction in passenger figures this year, we are equally concerned for the health and wellbeing of all our passengers and staff, and look forward to Gibraltar’s safe and profitable return to normality.”
Hero Hire
…is a new free app that acts as an interactive directory designed by local company Koffee Studios, run by Aidan Serra and James Linares, who specialise in web/app/software design and development. Hero Hire itself is a simple proposition that uses integration with social media as well as word-of-mouth recommendations to put the user in touch with the right person for the services required, an electrician for example. Extra features will be added over time, and there are plans to expand beyond Gibraltar.
A Perfect Storm?
The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said that the combination of leaving the EU and the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential makings of a perfect storm, during a virtual panel discussion entitled “Brexit in times of COVID-19” at the online conference of the UK’s Liberal Democrats.
