The Green Association has awarded Churchill four Green Apple Environment Awards.

The Awards are for its sustainable development and environmental improvement projects. The winners were celebrated at a ceremony in the House of Lords on 17 November 2025.

Churchill’s transformation of the Instant Group cleaning contract was recognised with a Sustainable Development – Innovation award, where 42 sites across the UK and Ireland were transitioned to a sustainable PVA cleaning range. The project achieved a 95% reduction in carbon emissions, eliminated single-use plastics entirely and increased plastic savings from 14% to 17%.

Its collaborative work with CBRE on its AtkinsRéalis contract was celebrated with a Sustainable Development – Innovation award. Its cleaning, hygiene and waste management solutions saved 260.11kg of plastic in 2024, reduced 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ emissions and achieved a 78% cut in CO₂ emissions from waste liners at its Birmingham site.

It also earned an Environmental Improvement – Land Regeneration award for its work at St. Marks Shopping Centre, where its on-site composting system provided a closed-loop solution for managing green waste. Since October 2023, the system has processed up to 3.5 tonnes of green waste and produced up to 1.5 tonnes of compost for reuse on site, saving the centre approximately £1,520 in disposal costs, while reducing carbon emissions linked to transport and external processing.

Finally, Churchill’s national Recycle Week initiative won an Environmental Improvement – Partnership award for bringing together over 28 sites and 10 customer sites to collect 570kg of clothing donations that were heading to landfill. The project avoided 283kg of CO₂e emissions and raised an estimated £2,800 for Emmaus UK, a charity supporting people transitioning out of homelessness.

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