ENVIRONMENTAL RECOGNITION AWARD

Individual Award

The individual(s) we wish to recognize for this award is a Federal Government employee who has made an outstanding contribution to a specific environmental stewardship issue in a materiel management mode within or beyond his/her organization, OR who demonstrates continuing commitment to broad intra-government environmental protection and prevention principles through innovative actions, the introduction of cost-effective practices and general awareness promotional activities as applied to the life-cycle of materiel assets.

To qualify for the award a candidate must:

• have exceeded the requirements of all applicable federal, provincial and municipal environmental laws and/or regulations now in effect;
• have initiated innovative actions or practices to reduce environmental impact in a measurable way;
• have contributed to general environmental awareness inside and/or outside of his/her organization; and,
• have demonstrated cost-effectiveness in implementing sound environmental practices.

Team Award

The team we wish to recognize for this award is a defined group of federal government employees that has been formed, and given official mandate, to solve a specific environmental stewardship problem in a materiel management context, OR to deal with or coordinate on an ongoing basis one or more assets-related environmental protection, prevention or assessment operations. The team may be composed of employees within one organization or employees from two or more organizations in either a single-function or cross-disciplinary mode. The team will have demonstrated measurable successes through innovative actions, the introduction of cost-effective practices, and awareness/outreach promotional activities as applied to the life-cycle of materiel assets.

Download the PDF for award criterion and nomination form.