The Project Manager of the Green Business Network, Graham Wiles, has won a prestigious regional award for his work in the community. He was presented with the Marks and Spencer Sieff Award for Yorkshire and Humberside at the Business in the Community (BITC) Awards for Excellence on Thursday 12 October at Leeds United Football Club.

Graham accepts the Sieff award from BITC Regional Director, Pam Lee and Yorkshire and Humber Chair, Richard Gregory

The Sieff Award was created in 2002 to coincide with Business in the Community’s 20th Anniversary and the retirement of founder member and pioneering corporate leader, Sir David Sieff of Marks & Spencer who has a long history of corporate community involvement. The award recognises individuals, based in the community, who have successfully collaborated with business to benefit society.

Graham has been involved in many innovative schemes, but the award especially recognised his innovative work on the ABLE Cardboard to Caviar project based at Caldervale Sewage Treatment Works, Wakefield.