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Climate Leadership Awards
Climate Leadership Awards
- About the CLA
- 2012 Award Winners
- Nomination Process and Eligibility
- Excellence in GHG Management (Goal Setting Certificate)
- Excellence in GHG Management (Goal Achievement)
- Supply Chain Leadership
- Organizational Leadership
- Individual Leadership
- Frequent Questions
- Awards Gala and Conference
- About the Partners
- Contact
“The co-sponsorship of this new recognition opportunity reflects EPA’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recognizing leadership on climate change. We are pleased to be partnering with three non-profit organizations that have demonstrated expertise in GHG emissions management.”
– Gina McCarthy, EPA Assistant Administrator
Dates to Remember
September 14, 2011 – Nomination period opens
October 21, 2011 – Deadline for 2011 award nominations
December 21, 2011 – Finalists selected
January 15, 2012 – Award winners notified
February 29, 2012 – Climate Leadership Awards Gala
February 29 - March 1, 2012 – Inaugural EPA Climate Leadership Awards Ceremony and Conference 
Climate Leadership Awards recognize outstanding leadership in response to climate change
>> EPA Press Release: One Individual and 20 Organizations Receive Inaugural Climate Leadership Awards
EPA’s Climate Protection Partnerships Division (CPPD) is committed to reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) through cost-effective partnerships to advance clean energy and energy efficiency across the U.S. economy. As part of this commitment, EPA—in partnership with three non-profit organizations—is co-sponsoring the Climate Leadership Awards (CLA), a new national awards program to recognize exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in response to climate change.
The CLA—which also will serve as the cornerstone to EPA’s new Center for Corporate Climate Leadership—build on EPA’s former Climate Leaders program and provide additional opportunities for private sector corporations, government, academia, and individuals to be recognized for their leadership.
EPA is partnering with The Climate Registry (The Registry), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), and the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) to incentivize, recognize, and highlight actions that go beyond business as usual in the management and reduction of GHG emissions both in internal operations and throughout the supply chain.
Nominations that meet the eligibility criteria will be considered in the following recognition categories:
- Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting Certificate)
Recognizes organizations that publicly report and verify corporate GHG inventories and publicly set aggressive absolute GHG emissions reduction goals. - Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award)
Recognizes organizations that publicly report and verify corporate GHG inventories and achieve aggressive absolute GHG emissions reduction goals. - Supply Chain Leadership Award
Recognizes organizations that have their own comprehensive GHG inventories and emissions reduction goals and can demonstrate they are at the leading edge of managing GHGs in their organizational value chains. - Organizational Leadership Award
Recognizes organizations that exemplify leadership both in their internal response to climate change and through engagement of their peers, competitors, partners, and value chain. - Individual Leadership Award
Recognizes individuals exemplifying extraordinary leadership in leading their organizations’ response to climate change and/or affecting the responses of other organizations.
The deadline for nominations for 2011 awards was October 21, 2011.
A gala to honor award recipients will take place on the evening of February 29, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in conjunction with the first annual Climate Leadership Conference , which will be held from February 29-March 1, 2012. The conference will feature high profile speakers from the public and private sectors who will share key insights and innovative ideas on topics related to the awards such as: energy efficiency, setting and achieving GHG reduction goals, engaging supply chains, and other practical applications for managing and reducing emissions.
Review the presentation from the September 21 Climate Leadership Awards Informational Webinar