The LivCom Awards

The LivCom Awards were launched in 1997 and are endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme. LivCom is the world’s only Awards Competition focussing on Best Practice regarding the management of the local environment. The objective of LivCom is to improve the quality of life of individual citizens through the creation of ‘liveable communities’.

LivCom is non-political, embracing all nations and cultures, and over 50 countries are represented within the Awards.

Each year communities that have met at the Finals of The LivCom Awards have exchanged Best Practice and practical experience and have joined forces to address mutual challenges. The partnerships have inevitably lead to mutual technical advances and more effective use of resources, including finance.

The Environmentally Sustainable Project Awards are open to both the Public and Private Sectors and partnerships of both. The objective of the Project Awards is to encourage Developers to have the same environmental objectives as communities.

The Bursary Award is open, free of charge, to communities participating in the Whole City Awards. The Award will be made for an initiative that supports the objectives of The LivCom Awards.

Any person with a responsibility for the local environment, political or technical, has a responsibility to be aware of Best Practice beyond that of their own country. There is a duty to be aware of International Best Practice and this can best be achieved by participation in The LivCom Awards.

The LivCom Awards are the only forum in which International Best Practice may be observed and developed, and participation in the Awards is an investment in the future of a community.

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The Benefit of Participating in the LivCom Awards

There are numerous benefits resulting from participation in the LivCom Awards including:

• The compilation of the Initial Report is a self-audit process that can provide the basis for a future plan to create a liveable community.
• During the Finals you will be able to observe Presentations that contain examples of International Best Practice applied to challenges similar to those facing your City.
• You will be able to showcase your City’s Best Practice on an international stage and influence accepted International Best Practice.
• Civic pride will be enhanced by being with ‘the leading communities in the world’.
• Innovation is encouraged.
• Meeting with delegates from communities from other countries and cultures that are
  facing similar challenges to those faced by your community leads to the formation of partnerships to exchange information and experiences, and the arranging of exchange technical visits on an ongoing basis.
• These partnerships can extend to subjects beyond Environmental Issues.
• The exchange of information and experiences can produce accelerated technical benefits and financial savings year on year. The investment in time and finance needed to participate in the
  Awards is not large and can be exceeded by many times by the ongoing benefits.
• Success in the Awards may be used to promote tourism and Inward Capital Investment.
• National and international publicity is enhanced.
• Joining of an international network of communities from over 50 countries with similar environmentally based objectives.
• Engagement by the community is encouraged.
• Described by many participants as ‘the most rewarding professional experience of
  their career’.

I can assure you that participating in the LivCom Awards is professionally rewarding
and will potentially bring long-lasting benefits to your City.

Alan Smith
Chief Executive