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Minutes, correspondence, press releases relating to 1991 BEAFI and 1992 changes to BEAFI in response to the Queen's Award.

Contains information on the winners, commendations and all entries into the awards

Contains information on the winners, commendations and all entries into the awards

Contains information on the winners, commendations and all entries into the awards

Contains information on the winners, commendations and all entries into the awards

Contains information on the winners and commendation entires

Contains information on the rules, assessment criteria and sponsors of the awards

Contains brief introduction to the awards

Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Steering Group, 21 November 1991.

From their beginning in 1986, the RSA's Better Environment Awards for Industry (BEAFI) maintained close links with the European Better Environment Awards for Industry (EBEAFI) run by the EU which was held every two years. The RSA put forward some of the entrants to the BEAFI as candidates for the European scheme. \n\nIn 1992 the Government announced that there would be a new environmental award, The Queen's Award for Environmental Achievement. The RSA responded with new plans for its 'Better Environment Awards for Industry (BEAFI) which had been running since 1986. There were to be two categories of Award: the first recognising Management initiatives bringing environmental benefits in Britain, the second for the export of appropriate technologies which bring environmental benefit to developing countries. The awards continued as a scheme for British companies. The RSA continued to put forward candidates for the European Better Environment Awards for Industry and in addition winners of the Queen's Awards were invited to apply for selection as candidates for the European competition.\n\nDeveloped from the PATAS (Pollution Abatement Technology Awards) these awards came about largely at the instigation of the European Commission who were setting up an EEC-wide scheme. \n\nSee 'The RSA and the Environment,' edited by Timothy Cantell, 1993\n\nRecords include minutes of committees and general meetings, correspondence and working papers and photographs

Instituted in 1954 as a permanent commemoration of the Society's Bicentenary. Bicentenary Medal is awarded to a person, who, in a manner other than an industrial designer, has exerted exceptional influence in promoting art and design in British industry. The recipient may or may not be a designer, the medal recognises the influence which extends beyond the winner's own design work.\n\nThe Design Advisory Group select a suitable recipient for ratification by the Council's Executive Committee on behalf of the full RSA Council.

The obverse shows the heads of Minerva and Mercury, and has been struck from the original die of a medal which the Society first used in 1820. It was designed by William Wyon RA, based on an earlier design by John Flaxman RA. The lettering on the reverse is new and was cut by George T Friend to the design of John R Biggs. The medal is silver gilt

General correspondence about selection of medallists and minutes of a medal committee

A series of events was arranged to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Society. A new history of the Society was commissioned and written by Kenneth Luckhurst, the Secretary, and Derek Hudson

In 1974 the Society celebrated its 200th year at John Adam Street. A committee was set up to organise events to commemorate the event. Committee members included Brian Batsford, Ian Hunter and Trevor Russell-Cobb. Proposals included the production of a film to illustrate the Society's history, the publication of a guide to the House, an exhibition and a social event.