City and Council awards

August

• Carbon Trust Standard
• WWF Local Authorities Timber Pledge - Silver

June

• Quality Scotland : Scottish Awards for Business Excellence - Recognised for Excellence Silver
• Customer Service Excellence - Education Welfare Service - Children and Families
• Customer Service Excellence - Family and Community Support - Children and Families
• Customer Service Excellence - South Queensferry High School - Children and Families
• Midland HR Technology Impact Awards - Greatest Organisational impact from HR Technology - HR and Payroll Service Centre
• HR Excellence Awards - Best Learning and Development Strategy - HR Council Leadership and Development Team
• Scottish Transport Awards - Best Practice in Travel to School and Work Schemes - I Bike in Edinburgh

May

• The Bookseller Industry Awards - Library of the Year
• Homes for Scotland Awards 2012 - Best Partnership in Affordable Housing Delivery category
• The Waterways Renaissance Awards - Strategy and Masterplanning - Edinburgh Union Canal Strategy

April

• Customer Service Excellence - Planning and Building Standards - Services for Communities

March

• Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Business Awards - Employer of the Year Award

February

• Best Large City for Foreign Direct Investment (fDi Awards) Inward investment, economic development
• Gold Award (COSLA Excellence Awards) The Parks and Greenspace service
• Bronze award (COSLA Excellence Awards) "One To Watch" Coaching Bank

January

• Investors in People - Gold Status - City of Edinburgh Council
• WWF Local Authorities' Timber Pledge - Gold Pledge