To reward a Green library / Green Library Projects that best communicate their commitment to environmental sustainability
• To create awareness of libraries’ social responsibility and leadership in environmental education
• To support the worldwide green library movement, concerned with
o environmentally sustainable buildings
o environmentally sustainable services, activities, programming, information resources, collections and projects
o conservation of resources and energy
• To promote the development of green library initiatives locally, regionally and worldwide
• To encourage all types of libraries to actively present their green activities to an international audience