UCC nominated for top European environmental award

University College Cork has been nominated for the 2014 European Business Award for the Environment.

Thu, 25 Sep, 2014 - 01:00

Kelly O'Brien

The university is the only Irish finalist out of 17 nominees and has been selected based on the success of its Green Campus programme.

This initiative has gone from strength to strength in recent years, bagging the institution a Green Flag for the environment. UCC was also the first university in the world to be awarded the status of a Green Campus.

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