Background
Mayor Thomas M. Menino's Sixth Annual Green Business Awards will be given to businesses located in the City of Boston that demonstrate extraordinary performance related to sustainable environmental practices such as water conservation, wastewater management, the promotion of alternative transportation and transit, energy conservation, on-site renewable energy production, the purchase of renewable energy and sustainable food production. Businesses may apply in the following categories:
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Non-profit
- Academic, Cultural and Healthcare Institutions
PLEASE NOTE: Businesses that won an award in 2010 and 2011 are not eligible for a 2012 award.
Nomination Instructions
The nominator should describe at least three environmentally beneficial practices that they believe best reflect the nominee’s exceptional sustainable and environmentally beneficial activities. Nominations may only be submitted online. Paper nominations will NOT be accepted.Sustainable and Environmentally Beneficial Activities
The following lists possible activities and examples of green business practices that can serve as a guideline when nominating a potential business or organization.Provision of a green product or service
In the nomination, please describe, in as much detail as possible, the green product or service provided. Please outline the way in which the product or service was created or developed, how it is marketed and distributed, and the manner in which customer satisfaction and feedback is collected.
Greening Operations
Please describe actions or practices the nominee has adopted to make the business more sustainable. Steps taken to green operations may include energy efficiency upgrades and energy conservation measures, sustainable procurement policies (i.e. use of recyclable paper productions, purchasing local food for catering events, etc), use of green cleaning products, greening IT operations, or company/office-wide sustainability measures and task forces.
Renewable energy production on site
Please indicate the means of production (solar, wind, geothermal,etc), date of installation and the total energy consumption generated by renewable sources.
The design and implementation of a comprehensive waste reduction/reuse/recycling plan
Please describe how the nominee has reduced waste generation, and when possible, the approximate amount of waste diverted from the landfill or reclaimed for reuse. Indicate the ways in which materials are reused, reprocessed, or recycled. Please specify the materials that are diverted from the general waste stream, and how the nominee measures the success of waste reduction.
Sustainable landscaping and rainwater capture for landscape
Please describe the integration and use of sustainable landscape practices utilized by the nominee. Practices could include landscape that increases groundwater infiltration and mitigates urban storm water runoff, the installation of a green roof, use of native plants in landscaping, or water conservation measures.
Business Award Nomination Form
The nomination period for the 2012 Green Awards is now over. Please direct any questions to MayorMeninosGreenAwards@cityofboston.gov.
