 | Echline Primary is a large, suburban primary school with 322 pupils located on the outskirts of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh. The school achieved a first Eco Schools Green Flag Award in June 2004.All seven eco-topics are covered by individual class groups, from primary 2 to 7, each one focusing on a particular topic. |
 | East Ayrshire is a landscape of contrasting land uses. Opencast coal sites sit amongst lowland farmland, blanket bog and upland grouse moors, whilst at its heart is a 263km2 Special Protection Area (SPA), designated as one of the most important places in Europe for the rare birds that breed there. |
 | Edinburgh City Car Club, the largest in Britain, began with the support of the City of Edinburgh Council. It offers an alternative to traditional car ownership through pay-as-you-drive car hire - with a fleet of 69 cars and around 2000 members by 2008. |
 | The Canny Buyer
The Canny Buyer initiative is a sustainable procurement initiative directed by Aberdeen City Council with funding from the Scottish Executive. Canny is a Scots word meaning "knowing, skilful, shrewd, luck, careful in money matters, harmless". These definitions all summarise the benefits of sustainable procurement. |
 | Cashel Forest
In the first activity of its kind, Refugees and Asylum seekers from disadvantaged areas of Glasgow have been actively engaged in improving the Scottish landscape by planting trees - a universal symbol of hope - on a mountain overlooking Loch Lomond. Cashel Forest is just one of many Millennium Forest for Scotland projects. |
 | Business Environment Partnership: Graduate Placement Programme
The Business Environment Partnership (BEP), was established in 1998 to provide free and subsidised assistance with environmental management to small to medium sized businesses throughout Scotland. BEP is a wholly-funded partnership of over 40 public and private sector organisations, and fully integrated into the national enterprise network. |
 | Woods in and Around Towns
Woods in towns provide more benefits than you might think. They can be a place to retreat from the hustle and bustle of urban life and to get active - contributing to our health and well-being. Woodland is a cost-effective way of transforming derelict and post-industrial land and is a natural tool to help encourage urban regeneration. |
 | St John Bosco Primary
St John Bosco Primary School is a large suburban primary school located in Erskine. The school has focused on litter, energy and the school environment for their Eco Schools work and gained a first Green Flag Award in October 2004. They are also working on the Health Promoting Schools initiative, and are involved in Walk to School Week twice a year. |
 | Currie Community High School
CCHS gained its first Eco Schools Green Flag Award in May 2004, the second high school in Edinburgh to achieve such an award. CCHS is also one of six pilot schools in the Sustainable Secondary Schools Project (SSSP), an initiative that has been running since 2001. The six schools involved have been developing practical approaches to the delivery of SDE. |
 | Dana Glacier Vandervell Bearings
DGVB won a national Vision in Business for the Environment (VIBES) award in December 2004 in the large company category. Through improved environmental measures the company has cut copper and lead emissions to air by more than 50 per cent, saving £43,000 in 2003 alone. The reduction in material usage produced further savings of £26,000 in 2003. |
 | Fairfield Housing Co-operative, Perth
regeneration of the area has taken a phase by phase approach led by the residents in partnership with Gaia Architects and Fraser Brown Newman Architects. This long-term approach has been one of the key factors in the community's transformation. The whole design and specification of each project phase has been geared to a green agenda. |
 | The Dancing Ladies of Gigha
The Isle of Gigha is the most southerly of the Hebridean islands, three miles west of the Kintyre Peninsula. The Gigha community generates two thirds of its electricity requirements and is using part of the money generated by the wind farm to contribute to radical energy saving measures in the trust-owned housing stock, 80% of which is below a reasonable standard. |
 | Sustainable Backcourts Initiative
Approximately 70% of the population of Glasgow live in tenements. Residents of a traditional Glasgow tenement block formed a group to clear the neglected and overgrown backcourt area. With support from Kelvin Clyde Greenspace they removed dumped rubbish, cleared unwanted plants and gradually brought the area back to its former glory. |
 | ProjectScotland
ProjectScotland was specifically set up to connect young Scots with full time volunteering opportunities. It is part of the Scottish Executive's Volunteering Strategy and was established in response to a demand from young people from all backgrounds to play an active role in their communities, broaden their horizons and enhance their experiences. |
 | ScotAsh
ScotAsh is a joint venture between Scottish Power and Lafarge Cement UK. In 2003/4 482,392 tonnes of ash was sold/recycled, virtually double the amount in the previous year. A profit of £1.2m was achieved on a turnover of £7.5m compared with zero profit on sales of £5.2m the previous year. In 2003/4 the volume of ash recycled saved £988,000 in Landfill Tax. |
 | Slateford Green
Slateford Green is a mixed tenure development by Canmore Housing Association of 69 flats for social rent, 39 for shared ownership and 12 for outright sale through Malcolm Homes Ltd. The project importantly demonstrates the financial viability of housing for sale that is car-free and that incorporates sustainable construction methods. |
 | The Scottish Nappy Company
The Scottish Nappy Company supplies, collects, cleans and delivers pure cotton nappies to and from households. Its objective is to support busy families who would prefer to use environmentally-friendly natural nappies by taking the hard work and time-consuming labour out of nappy cleaning and preparation. |
 | Healthy Roots
Healthy Roots is a community-led initiative to transform 2 hectares of derelict land in the Middlefield area of the city into a new public park. Work has involved clearing of the derelict site and the creation of a path network, flower beds, picnic benches, vegetable plots, composting, wildlife gardens and several play areas. |