By Isle of Wight Observer
The IW Council has received a gold award for its environmental work at County Hall and Sea Street, as part of the Green Impact scheme, which has now relaunched for 2025.
The council also achieved a silver award for Building 41, recognising its continued efforts to promote sustainability and reduce its environmental impact across multiple sites.
Green Impact is a nationwide scheme that encourages businesses and organisations to improve their environmental performance. It offers a toolkit of more than 190 practical actions, each scored by difficulty and impact, with participants working toward bronze, silver, gold or platinum awards.
Twelve Island businesses received Green Impact awards for 2024, with platinum winners including Camp Wight, The Garlic Farm, NOSY Creative Agency, and Nettlecombe Farm. Gold awards were also given to Sandrock Services, Visit Isle of Wight, and Gurit UK Ltd, while other organisations were recognised at silver level.
Jo Boswell, impact lead at The Garlic Farm, which topped the scores and won Best Newcomer, said: “We’re delighted to be recognised and hope to inspire more Island businesses to get involved.”
Cllr Julie Jones-Evans, chairman of the council’s Economy, Regeneration and Transport Committee, added: “All the small actions businesses take add up. We should be proud of what’s being achieved for our environment.”
Businesses of any size can register free for the 2025 programme via iw.observer/green-impact.
