Audubon International Wins Green Apple Award for Environmental Practices

Audubon International – the environmentally focused non-profit organization offering members numerous certifications and conservation initiatives to protect the areas where we all live, work, and play – announces that it has received a Green Apple Award for Environmental Practice in Education & Training from internationally recognized environment group The Green Organisation.

Established in 1994, The Green Organisation is an international, independent, non-political non-profit entity dedicated to recognizing, rewarding, and promoting environmental best practices around the world. Audubon International is among a fraction of more than 1,200 total entries to receive this year’s Green Apple Award after submitting an extensive, in-depth application highlighting its various certification programs including Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary for Golf and Business, Green Lodging/Green Hospitality, Signature Sanctuary, and Sustainable Communities. Audubon International will officially receive its award during an exclusive ceremony at Kensington Palace in West London, England, on Nov. 18.

“This is a truly great honor for our organization, members, and certified partners,” said Audubon International CEO Christine Kane. “It puts an important spotlight on our vetted, third-party certification programs, all of which strongly emphasize education and training as part of their rigorous standards. We are humbled to be included in such respected company. This recognition will help us keep expanding our mission internationally.”

The Green Apple Awards were the first to be accredited as an official feeder into the European Business Awards for the Environment, and it is now the only official feeder program into the Green World Awards, which are held in a different country every year. Previous Green Apple Award winners have gone on to win European and World Awards, and many have taken on the status of International Green World Ambassadors by working with others around the world to help the environment.

“We started off in 1994 just for local authorities,” said Mark Wolens, founder of The Green Organisation. “But like topsy, the whole scheme just grew. We started getting inquiries from overseas and introduced the international awards. Part of the reason for its popularity is that it’s free to enter. There are gold, silver, and bronze awards, and we welcome the opportunity to recognize and reward everyone who’s doing something for the environment.”

To learn more about how your local golf course, community or resort can gain recognition for your environmental efforts or to learn how to expand your initiatives through Audubon International’s numerous environmental certifications, visit www.auduboninternational.org or call toll free: 1-844-767-9051.