Decision of the Awards Jury Council on the recommendations of the Jury is final and no appeal or correspondence will be entertained.

Awards Committee reserves the right to award more than one as the winner and also to withhold awards, if the required standard is not met.

Awards Committee accepts no liability for any loss resulting from the disclosure of information concerning an entry to Assessors and Jury members, though all reasonable precautions will be taken to maintain secrecy.

Awards Committee cannot undertake to return documents or supplementary material submitted with an entry.

Awards Committee reserves the right to alter the Award Scheme, at any time.

Selected Award winners may also be invited to make a brief presentation in the World Congress on Environment Management to share their experiences.

An award winner is not entitled to apply for the same award for the following two years.