Today, businesses both large and small have a responsibility to minimise resource depletion, energy wastage and pollution whilst operating in an environmentally responsible fashion. Whether you look to achieve your green targets by purchasing environmentally friendly office supplies or through benefitting from alternative energies such as wind or solar power, it’s all a step in the right direction.

London Mayor Boris Johnson claims to appreciate the importance of green business, and this year’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur of 2014 competition has hoped to unearth the environmental innovators of tomorrow.

The competition’s entries have now been counted, and Mr Johnson says the judging process will help to discover the ‘green business dragons’ who will one day tap into London’s ‘burgeoning green economy.’ The competition was open to students in both further and higher education, with the outright winner standing to earn £20,000 in prize money.

Dragon’s Den star and Low Carbon Entrepreneur of 2014 panellist Deborah Meaden has said that ‘reducing carbon emissions is absolutely vital both for future societies and the protection of our environment,’ echoing the Mayor’s thoughts regarding green business.

The entries will be judged in eight separate categories: product design, transport in the city, materials (reuse and recycling), behaviour change/networking, energy (efficiency, capture & generation), food/food waste, water management and ‘other ideas to help create a sustainable future for London.’

Based on the previous winners of the Low Carbon Entrepreneur competition, we can look forward to the ideas generated by London’s students with some degree of excitement. Here’s hoping that the offices, businesses and workplaces of tomorrow become greener, more environmentally responsible places thanks to the efforts of the capital’s brightest young talents.

April 24th 2014 | Back to Industry Insights