20th Annual BEST Award Application Period Opens
Jan 10, 2012 at 10:20 AM 0 Comments
Applications will be accepted until February 10, 2012 at 5 p.m.
The BEST Awards recognize companies that exemplify ambitious and creative solutions for sustainability while promoting social, economic and environmental equity for thePortlandcommunity.
The BEST Awards accept applications in three separate categories:
- Overall sustainability practices (broken down by very small, small, medium and large organizations)
- Sustainable products or services
- Sustainable food systems
Applicants respond to a series of questions using narrative and data to describe their achievements. A jury of regional experts will select up to ten businesses or organizations to be announced as BEST Award winners at the evening celebration, which will take place April 25 at the Nines in downtownPortland. Ticket sales and event details will be available in February.
Companies within the Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) are eligible to apply. The
PMSA includes these seven counties: Clackamas,Columbia,Multnomah,Washingtonand Yamhill counties inOregonand Clark and Skamania counties inWashington.
BEST Awards are presented by Sustainability at Work, a program of the City ofPortland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability in partnership with Energy Trust of Oregon, Metro, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Water Bureau and the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
Please visit http://sustainabilityatworkpdx.com/recognition/best-awards/ to find out more and enter your business in this prestigious competition.
0 Comments
Please review our Code of Conduct rules before posting a comment to this site.
Report Abuse (Please include the specific topic and comment for the fastest response/resolution.)