AWARD APPLICATION

 The South Bay Business Environmental Coalition (SBBEC) will be honoring local individuals, groups, and businesses that have exhibited excellence in helping to improve environmental sustainability and quality of life in the South Bay. Nominees will be recognized at a ceremony to be held in the Fall. Please nominate yourself or someone you know! Application deadline is July 31, 2018.
Application Instructions:

1. Complete nominee information section
2. Choose a category that best suits nominee (more than one may be selected)
3. Answer nominee questions (detailed answers strongly encouraged
4. Previous applicants must submit a one page supplement describing program updates
5. Email to SBBEC at SEED@sbbec.org by July 31, 2018

NOMINEE CATEGORIES:

• ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP: Demonstrated exceptional leadership and made notable, voluntary contributions to conserving precious resources, protecting and enhancing our environment, or building partnerships with businesses, encouraging them to improve their business practices and invest in conservation
• POLLUTION PREVENTION: Created and implemented environmental stewardship practices that includes pollution prevention, waste reduction and natural resource protection.
• EDUCATION & OUTREACH: Raised awareness of, and involvement in, environmental issues.
• RESOURCE PRESERVATION: Showed achievements in conserving natural resources and reducing costs by incorporating efforts such as waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting, environmentally-preferable purchasing, and product design and stewardship.
• INNOVATION: Demonstrated project, program or initiative that has provided innovative solutions that protect, restore or preserve the environment.
• BRIDGE-BUILDER AWARD: This award was created in honor of Steve Uselton, a waste management expert for CalRecycle, who worked diligently to connect local government with businesses to address environmental concerns. To be considered for this award, please describe the collaborative efforts required, the stakeholder groups involved, and obstacles that needed to be overcome in order to achieve a successful result in an environmental project or initiative.