City and Council awards

December

• Customer Service Excellence - Services for Communities
• Customer Service Excellence - Customer Services Contact Centre - Corporate Governance
• Customer Service Excellence - Finance - Corporate Governance
• Creative Exchange 2011 - Best use of typography - Holocaust memorial publication

October

• Environmentally Sustainable Construction (Civil Engineering Awards) Braid Burn Flood Prevention Scheme
• CIPR Local Public Services Awards - Modernising Pay Internal Communications - Gold
• CIPR Local Public Services Awards - Dog Fouling Campaign - Gold
• CIPR Local Public Services Awards - Communications Team of the Year - Silver
• CIPR Scottish Pride Awards - Internal Communications - Modernising Pay Campaign - Silver

September

• Large City, Public Park, Sustainable Landscaping ( Britain in Bloom) Three parks and green spaces
• Best Sports Event (Scottish Event Awards) Archery World Cup Final
• 5 Star Award for Excellence (VisitScotland) Usher Hall
• Best Service Team Parks, Grounds and Horticultural Service (Association for Public Sector Excellence) Parks Team
• Angel Award (The Herald) David Mach exhibition
• APSE Service Awards 2012 - Best Service team of the year - Parks Team
• Britain in Bloom Awards - Large City - Edinburgh - Silver Gilt

August

• Some Comms Social Media Awards - Best use of Social Media - Scottish Youth Parliament Elections
• Some Comms Social Media Awards - Overall "Best of the Best" Grand Prix Award

July

• Green Flag Award (Green Flag Partnership) Twenty Edinburgh parks and spaces
• Investing in Children's Service (Investing in Children) The Cowgate Under 5's Centre
• Business Continuity Management Accreditation - City of Edinburgh Council

June

• Excellence in Walking and The Public Realm (Scottish Transport Awards) Grassmarket redevelopment project
• Community Partnership of the Year (Scottish Homes Award 2011) 21st century homes for Edinburgh : Gracemount project
• Scottish National Champions (Formula 1 in Schools Technology Challenge 2011) Craigroyston Community School
• Recognised for Excellence 3-star bronze award (Scottish Awards for Business Excellence)
• Best use of typography (Creative Exchange 2011) Holocaust Memorial Publication

May

• Chairman's Award for Design (Scottish Design Awards 2011) Whose Town? Software Project led by City of Edinburgh Council
• Special Recognition Award (Homes for Scotland 2011)

March

• Silver Award: Tackling Health Inequalities and Improving Health (COSLA Awards 2011) PrePare
• Silver Award: Securing a Workforce for the Future (COSLA Awards 2011) Cecil
• Council website given 4-star rating (SOCITM 2011)
• Development on the Ground (Scottish Government Awards for Quality in Planning) Grassmarket redevelopment project
• COSLA Awards 2011 - Achieving Better Outcome - Delivering the best housing service in Scotland - Bronze
• COSLA Awards 2011 - Achieving Better Outcomes - Getting it right for every child - Bronze
• COSLA Awards 2011 - Tackling Health Inequalities - PrePare - Silver
• COSLA Awards 2011 - Securing a workforce for the Future - CECIL - Silver
• COSLA Awards 2011 - Leadership Matters 1 - Bronze
• Butler Trust Awards - Butler Trust Commendation

February

• Winner - support for migrant elders (European Local Authorities Competition) MECOPP (part-funded by the Council)

Undated

• Britain in Bloom Awards - Britain in Bloom Discretionary Award - Edinburgh - Pollock Campus
• Britain in Bloom Awards - Britain in Bloom Discretionary Award - Edinburgh Public Park Award Royal Botanic Gardens
• Unicef - Rights Respecting School Award - Dean Park Primary School
• Merchant Company Award - Enterprise Award - Queensferry High School
• British Educational Leadership, Management and Admin Society - Practitioner Award - Rehana Shanks, DHT, Dean Park Primary School
• Investing in Children's Services - Cowgate Under 5s Centre
• Pride of Britain Awards - Foster Carer Julie Coghill
• Radio Forth Awards - Black Horse Community Venture Awards - Craigmillar Children and Families Centre
• Green Flag Award - Portobello High School