Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) is inviting applicants for the 31st Annual Business Friend of the Environment Awards.
Sponsoring Agency: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Type of Fund: Challenges, Competitions or Prizes
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/24/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) is inviting applicants for the 31st Annual Business Friend of the Environment Awards.
The Business Friend of the Environment award highlights what Wisconsin companies are doing in the areas of sustainability, innovative technology and environmental stewardship. The goal of this awards program is to demonstrate to state policymakers, businesses and the public that sound environmental practices are good for Wisconsin and its business environment.
The awards are available to private industry companies headquartered or with significant operations in Wisconsin. The awards are given annually to companies that demonstrate environmental leadership. Companies are encouraged to self-nominate. While government entities are not eligible for the awards, they are encouraged to nominate businesses.
The awards will focus on the following three areas:
• Sustainability
• Use of Innovative Technology
• Environmental Stewardship
Three winners will be selected in each of these three categories. In each category, an award will be given to a small, medium and large business. These awards will be publicized statewide and locally.
Criteria
The award criteria listed here are meant to be broad in scope, and the judges will determine category:
• Sustainability: Demonstrate practices, processes and projects that reduce or minimize pollution and/or contribute to the long term economic, social, and environmental well-being of your business and community.
• Environmental Innovation: Demonstrate the creative use of technology or process to improve the environment.
• Environmental Stewardship: Demonstrate a level of effort that goes beyond that which is required by regulation and which indicates a cooperative approach toward improving the environment. Include any community or education outreach programs in which your company is involved.
Winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges representing industry, the Department of Natural Resources, an environmental non-profit, an environmental attorney and an environmental consultant.
Projects must have been completed and/or operational in the 2020 calendar year. (Projects need not have been operational for the entire year but must have been completed and/or have shown results during 2020.)
More information at: https://www.wmc.org/programs/awardsprogramsbestpractices/businessfriendoftheenvironment/
