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Environmental Quality Mark

Information for businesses

Achieving the Award

Stage 1: Application

Contact the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark Project Officer to receive an application form. The application form will help you to understand the standards that your business will need to meet. It will also help us to identify what you have already achieved and what can be improved. There are three parts to the standards:

  • Eligibility Standards
  • Basic Environmental Standards
  • Peak District Specific Environmental Standards

Farming Standards
Food & Drink Standards
Arts & Crafts Standards
Accommodation Standards

Application forms are available from:
Faith Johnson
Environmental Quality Mark Project Officer
Peak District National Park Authority
Aldern House, Baslow Road, BAKEWELL, Derbyshire DE45 1AE
Telephone: 01629 816321   Fax: 01629 816310
Email: faith.johnson@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Stage 2: Assessment

Once we have received your completed application form we will arrange to visit you to discuss and conduct the assessment. Your application and the results of the assessment will go to the independent Award Panel to be judged.

Stage 3: Agreement

Based on the recommendations of the independent Award Panel we will create a formal agreement with you.

Stage 4: Award

The Peak District National Park Authority will issue successful applicants with a licence to use the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark.

Stage 5: Monitoring & Renewal

For monitoring purposes we may visit you at short notice or with no notice and we may observe your use of the EQM logo in your business activities. Your award will be valid for a year. Provided you continue to meet the EQM standards the award will be renewed. The Peak District National Park Authority will actively maintain the integrity of the award for the benefit of all award holders.