Helping it Happen Submission | Scottish Land & Estates

Please select the category you wish to submit a nomination for and fill in the required information. We strongly recommend typing your answers up on a Word document first, saving this and then copying the text into the entry form, just in case there is a problem with your submission. We also recommend selecting your supporting images and documents one at a time. By pressing submit, you are agreeing to our Helping it Happen Awards terms and conditions.

Select Your Category

Your first and last name

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Your email address

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Your landline Number

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Your mobile Number

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Business name

Enter the name of the business you are entering into the awards.

Postcode of business

Enter the postal code of the business you are entering into the awards.

Are you a member of Scottish Land & Estates?

Choose "yes" if your organisation is a member of Scottish Land & Estates.

How did you hear about the awards?

Write a brief description describing how you heard about the awards.

Nominee - Name

Name of the person you are wishing to nominate.

Nominee - Job Title

Job title of the person you are wishing to nominate.

Nominee - Business

Name of business where the nominee works

Nominee - Business Postcode

Postcode of business (where the nominee is based if more than one address)

Nominee - Summary

In no more than 100 words, please briefly summarise why the person you are nominating deserves to win. This will be used in promotional material if the nominee is a finalist.

Nominee - Summary

In no more than 100 words, please briefly summarise what your business does and why you deserve to win. This will be used in promotional material.

Business - Your Approach

Why have you changed your approach and how are you doing things differently and sustainably?

Business - Challenges

What challenges have you overcome to be successful? 100-250 words

Business - Impacts

What have been the environmental, social and economic benefits of these innovations?

Business - Stand Out

How does your business stand out from others and what challenges have you overcome to become successful? 100-250 words

Business - Supporting Local Community

How is your business supporting the local community, such as through employment, creating new business opportunities or using local trades? 100-250 words

Business - Ethical/Environmental Standards

What have you done to ensure high ethical and environmental standards? 100-250 words

Business - Reducing Carbon Footprint

How can you demonstrate you have taken steps to actively reduce the carbon footprint of your business and reduce emissions?

Business - Challenges

What challenges have you encountered through running your business with these aims in mind? (100 – 250 words)

Business - Benefits

What benefits has running your business in this way brought you and what will your next steps be to further combat climate change?

Business - Stand Out

How have you been able to or help others to attract and cater to visitors in a safe manner throughout the pandemic? 100 - 250 words

Business - Changes

What changes or improvements have you made over the past year or so to future-proof your business? 100 – 250 words

Business - Challenges

What has been the most challenging aspect of running your business throughout lockdown, and how have you tackled this? 100 – 250 words

Business - Housing Quality

How can you demonstrate that the homes have been built to a high standard, both in terms of design, material used, and aesthetic quality?

Business - Ethical/Environmental Standards

What have you done to ensure high ethical and environmental standards, including considering the local community and making use of local trades and suppliers? 100-250 words

Business - Challenges

What challenges have you overcome and how did you do this? 100-250 words

Business - Preservation of Skills

What have you done to identify and preserve the vital rural skills that need to be passed on to future generations?

Business - Awareness

How have you increased awareness of rural skills and education and how many people have you helped and in which geographical locations?

Business - Ethical/Environmental Standards

What have you done to ensure high ethical and environmental standards, including considering the local community and making use of local trades and suppliers? 100-250 words

Business - Improvement

How has this work improved your business? 100-250 words

Business - Challenges

What challenges have you overcome and how did you do this? 100-250 words

Nominee - Challenges

Why did you decide to carry out this work and what challenges did you overcome along the way? 100-250 words

Nominee - Supporting the Community

How have you gone above and beyond to support and leave a lasting impression on your local community? 100-250 words

Nominee - Ethical/Environmental Standards

What have you done to ensure high ethical and environmental standards, including considering the local community and making use of local trades and suppliers? 100-250 words

Nominee - Resilience

Please briefly explain the ways in which you’ve had to adapt to ensure business resilience. 100 – 250 words

Nominee - Challenges

What challenges did you overcome along the way? What were the results of these changes? What, if any, feedback did you receive? 100 – 250 words

Nominee - Future changes

Are there any changes which you will continue to implement? Has this allowed you to learn anything about the way people are willing to engage with your business? 100 – 250 word

Business - Motivation

What drove you to carry out this work and how have you strived to protect biodiversity, habitats and species? 100-250 words

Business - Impact

What has been the impact of this work? Include any accolades or accreditations such as Wildlife Estates Scotland accreditation.

Business - Community

How have you included the local community and how have you promoted the importance of your conservation work? 100-250 words

Business - Motivation

How have you enhanced our environment through preserving the landscape, changing your business practices or introducing sources of renewable energy and what have been the benefits?

Business - Challenges

What challenges have you overcome and how did you do this?

Business - Environmental, Social & Economic Benefits

What have been the environmental, social and economic benefits of these environmental practices?

Business - Community

How have you included the local community and how have you promoted the importance of your environmental work? 100-250 words

Supporting Images

Please upload 3-5 good quality images (jpeg/png) to support your entry. We recommend selecting these one at a time.

Supporting Document

Please upload any supporting statistics, figures or other relevant information (Word document, maximum two pages). We recommend selecting these one at a time