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Clean50 Top Projects & VCIB Community Champion Submission Form
Clean50 Top Projects & VCIB Community Champion Submission Form
Clean50 Top Projects & VCIB Community Champion Submission Form
Name of the Primary Contact for this Project
*
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Organization
Title
Do NOT attempt to add more than one name. If there are additional team members, they can be added elsewhere, This should be the executive project leader of the organization leading the project
Email #1
Mobile Phone
*
Office Phone
*
Extension if any
Please enter a number from
0
to
99999
.
Is there a second organization that participated / co-led the project?
*
Yes
No
If this was a partnership of a consulting firm and their client, please enter the consulting firm’s name first.
Name of the Primary Contact for the second organization involved
*
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Organization
Title
Do NOT attempt to add more than one name. If there are additional team members, they can be added elsewhere, This should be the executive project leader of the second organization leading the project (i.e. a consultant or partner org)
Email #2
*
Mobile Phone
*
Office Phone
*
Extension Number if Any
Please enter a number from
0
to
99999
.
Was the project substantially completed since January 2018?
*
Completed since Jan 2018
Completed before Jan 2018 but results only available since then
Completed before then but continuously enhanced and improved with fresh results
No. Project was completed and results well understood before Jan 2018.
Our intent is to recognize projects completed during the most recent couple of years, with some exceptions. We consider projects that are either (a) substantially completed in the past 2 years (since January 2018) OR (b) whose results were not measurable until some point after January 2018. If this is a project completed and whose results were well understood before January 2018, and there is not an ongoing effort to continuously enhance the project i.e. Phase II etc) , then please consider submitting another project.
Short "zippy" Project Title
*
If you win, this will be the short and descriptive way that we refer to the project. Definitely fewer than 10 words and ideally fewer than 5. Do NOT include company name, For example, the “50 Main Street Energy Benchmark, Energy Retrofit and Building Automation System Installation Project” would get shortened to “50 Main St Energy Efficiency Project”
Full Project name (up to 15 words)
*
Sum up the project as a very short story: The why, the objectives, the work accomplished, and the end result, in no more than 5 short sentences: / 100 words
*
If selected, this will be the VERY short description of the project we use to describe it in our publication, and on the Clean50 website. You have 500 characters to work with. Here’s an example from our 2014 archives: Two years ago, CN launched EcoConnexions, a program to engage its 24,000 CN railroaders in environmental action and stewardship. Central to the program – and to the principle of sustainability – is a spirit of partnership and collaboration. Through internal efforts and partnering with leading organizations to help, in the first 2 years more than 7,000 CN employees attended EcoConnexions launch events, and 550 EcoChampions were trained. CN employees have completed 209,000 acts of green, avoiding over 5,770,000 kgs of GHGs
WHY was this project started and what were the key OBJECTIVES
*
Describe the underlying need or issue you sought to address when you undertook the project, and your objectives at the outset.
What research did you undertake before you started? What were the results of the research?
*
Please describe the core of the project itself – the stages, milestones, method of implementation
*
Take us through, in summary, step by step, as though continuing the story on from “After the research (if any) and setting our objectives”… We began by…
Describe the results achieved – the IMPACT
*
Tell us both what you achieved (provide metrics where possible and tell us how those metrics were measured) and how results compared to your objectives / solved the problem
What were the biggest obstacles? And what went wrong? How did you overcome?
*
Part of our motivation in recognizing great projects is to both inspire others to copy you – and also to help them do so with fewer mistakes than you made! No project flows perfectly (and frankly, if nothing went wrong, the project was just too easy and not deserving of an award!) and we often award points for transparent disclosure of pitfalls and work-arounds,
Were there external parties who played a role? If so, please identify the organization, their individual team members, and the form of contribution they made
*
What 3 things in your mind makes this project most worthy of recognition? Keep in mind our 4 I's: impact, innovation, inform, inspire.
*
Impact Innovation Inspire able to Imitate
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Do you have photographs, charts or other visual aids that could help us explain the project on our website?
*
Yes – we will email immediately – I copied the instructions!
Yes – we have – I need to find them. I copied the instructions!
Sorry – we have no pictures and no way to get any
If so, please email them to us with a RE line of PROJECT PICS and your organization name. i.e PROJECT PICS – Acme Corporation (If you have more than 1 project you are submitting please differentiate) Send multiple emails if needed to avoid size limitations. The pictures should be CLEARLY NUMBERED and CAPTIONED in the file name. Picture 00 is the one that best shows the project. For example: Delta 00 Delta CEO Gavin Pitchford welcomes incoming Clean50 honourees.JPG. / Delta 01 Clean50 honourees discuss clean transportation policy led by facilitator Mary Ganesh.JPG etc etc, Ideally, Between 4 and 10 pics please, ** PLEASE COPY THESE INSTRUCTIONS! ** PLEASE DO NOT SEND US PICTURES NOT PROPERLY NAMED, OR WITHOUT CAPTIONS!
Should we add the email addresses above to our Clean50 mailing list?
*
Yes – both
Yes – but just the first one
Yes – but just the second one
No – neither
How did you hear about the Clean50 Awards?
*
The Vancity Investment Bank Community Champion Award
This award is designed to recognize “Community Builders” – organizations that are already community focused and driving positive social & economic change, but which aren’t as frequently recognized for their positive environmental impact. It will be awarded to an organization that is primarily bringing community / social benefits and which is ALSO taking action to bring environmental change We’re very pleased to have the support of Vancity – itself a driver of positive social and environmental impacts – as our champion in creating the award, and supporting our search for a deserving winner!
Would you like to be considered for the VCIB Community Champion Clean50 award?
*
Yes
No
Describe how the organization is making a positive social and/or economic contribution in your local community.
*
Please indicate the size of the organization and especially if you are serving needs unmet by other local organizations.
Does the organization have an environmental management system (EMS) covering waste generation, energy usage, water usage, and carbon emissions that includes any of the following? Please check all that apply.
*
Policy statement documenting the organization’s commitment to the environment
Assessment undertaken of the environmental impact of the organization’s business activities
Stated objectives and quantifiable targets for environmental aspects of the organization’s operations
Programming designed, with allocated resources, to achieve these
Periodic compliance and auditing to evaluate programs conducted
No environmental management system
What percentage of energy use is produced from renewable sources?
*
Does the organization monitor, record, or report its energy usage? If so, what percentage of energy use is produced from renewable sources?
Describe the conservation and efficiency improvement efforts taken to date.
*
Have conservation and efficiency improvements led to energy savings for the organization’s facilities? If so, by how much?
If you win a Project award or the Vancity award, will someone participate in the Clean50 Summit?
*
Absolutely would not miss it!
October 8th is presently available and if safe to attend we will send somone
No – non-COVID related reason
Should your submission win – AND the COVID pandemic permits- The Clean50 Summit will be in Toronto, and has been postponed due to the pandemic to April 15th, 2021 (or some other date once COVID does permit). Will someone from your team be able to attend to participate in the Summit? Cost for Project winners is $295 for the first person and $495 per person thereafter. (Individual Clean50 winners are free, compliments of Delta Management – so if you win both you can leverage the free ticket).
License Agreement
Please read this carefully. There is no cost to be considered, or to win any Clean50 Award. Nor do we require that finalists buy an expensive dinner for 8 people to attend an award ceremony as some Awards insist nominees do. Winning individuals and projects are notified they have won and not dependent upon anything, other than as outlined below. IF you win, you will need to sign a licensing agreement (but not pay anything) in order to accept the award. The agreement does not obligate you to pay anything unless you choose to use the award to gain some commercial or reputational advantage. The publicity we provide, the space on our website, the reference in the Globe and Mail are all free. And there is no obligation for the organization to self-identify as a Clean50 Project Award winners. HOWEVER – if you win and you do want to self-identify as a Clean50 Top Project Award winner, you will be required to first pay a licensing fee (~$1,500 for a corporation, half that for a B Corp, or ENGO. $100. for a registered charity.) The fee is a one time payment for use of the Clean50 logo and entitles the organization to self-identify as a winner in perpetuity,
Do you understand and accept these conditions?
*
Yes
No – please cancel my submission
Please feel free to call and discuss any questions or concerns: Gavin @ 416-925-2005 x 2300
Clean50 + The Globe & Mail
At some point following the Summit, – likely during Earth Week 2021 (April 22) The Globe and Mail is generously providing us with two pages in the Report on Business to tell the story of the Clean50 and recognize our sponsors, supporters and of course, the 2021 Clean50 champions, as well as the full list and pictures of the 2021 Clean50 individual honourees, the 10 Clean50 Emerging Leaders and the Clean50 Top 15 Projects. The full story of each honouree in all categories will appear on our web pages and in the Summit Program. The above is all at no charge to the individuals or organizations who won, and does not require payment of any licensing fees. Beyond that, we expect there will again be 7-10 pages of special coverage of Clean50 winners as part of a Special Clean50 Report series in the Globe and Mail, to run during the same week, with several pages each day in the ROB, similar to those produced over the last 3 years (and visible from the Clean50 website).Some honourees or their employers may be interested in considering advertising participation in the section, either to congratulate the honouree – or to tell the organization’s bigger sustainability story. As part of our arrangement with the Globe & Mail, we have enabled such advertising to be purchased at a very significant discount – and all of the paid advertising space will be matched by editorial content about the Clean50 and individual honourees / their organizations. Advertisers are provided significant opportunity to propose interesting topics for inclusion in the report, and in most cases, where good content can be found, written coverage of the advertiser’s story includes content equal to about 75% of the advertising space purchased. Some participants elect to forego the advertisement and focus entirely on content. The Clean50 organization obtains no direct financial benefit from the Special Report, but obviously sees great reputational value for the Clean50 and participants alike from the coverage the Special Report affords. The timing between learning one is on the Clean50 list – and the deadline for committing to becoming part of the special report is sometimes very short. Please consider now…. If you win, would you wish to be contacted about further publicity? The response to this question has absolutely no bearing on judging – and will only be shared with senior representatives from the Globe (not our advisory team). Because of deadline issues you MAY be contacted before final determination of your Clean50 Award is made, so that if you are interested, the appropriate people in your organization can begin to consider the content of any message you may wish to share, should you ultimately make the list. Inclusion in the special report is limited to current and past Clean50 winners, their employers, and current sponsors. “Well Wishers” are welcome but not themselves eligible for coverage. Content is restricted to issues related to the objectives and those things measured by the Clean50, but not exclusively the accomplishments of the Honouree. The Clean50 has some editorial control, and exercises that to prevent “greenwashing” or inclusion of any story not aligned with Clean50 objectives / values, or issues likely to be controversial to Honourees (i.e. is nuclear power “clean” power?) Costs typically run between 5K for an 1/8th of a page and 25K for a full page ad + 75% space match story. Past examples are visible on the Clean50 website.
If your project wins a Clean50 Award, do you wish to be contacted by the Globe and Mail about the above?
*
Yes please – Very interested and we have budget for this kind of thing
Yes please – but budget may be a challenge
Not sure – would like to know more
No thanks
Are you happy with all your answers? Don't answer the question unless you're done!
*
Yes! I’m done – click and then submit (otherwise GO BACK NOW!)
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Clean50 Top Projects & VCIB Community Champion Submission Form
Name of the Primary Contact for this Project
*
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Organization
Title
Do NOT attempt to add more than one name. If there are additional team members, they can be added elsewhere, This should be the executive project leader of the organization leading the project
Email #1
Mobile Phone
*
Office Phone
*
Extension if any
Please enter a number from
0
to
99999
.
Is there a second organization that participated / co-led the project?
*
Yes
No
If this was a partnership of a consulting firm and their client, please enter the consulting firm’s name first.
Name of the Primary Contact for the second organization involved
*
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Organization
Title
Do NOT attempt to add more than one name. If there are additional team members, they can be added elsewhere, This should be the executive project leader of the second organization leading the project (i.e. a consultant or partner org)
Email #2
*
Mobile Phone
*
Office Phone
*
Extension Number if Any
Please enter a number from
0
to
99999
.
Was the project substantially completed since January 2018?
*
Completed since Jan 2018
Completed before Jan 2018 but results only available since then
Completed before then but continuously enhanced and improved with fresh results
No. Project was completed and results well understood before Jan 2018.
Our intent is to recognize projects completed during the most recent couple of years, with some exceptions. We consider projects that are either (a) substantially completed in the past 2 years (since January 2018) OR (b) whose results were not measurable until some point after January 2018. If this is a project completed and whose results were well understood before January 2018, and there is not an ongoing effort to continuously enhance the project i.e. Phase II etc) , then please consider submitting another project.
Short "zippy" Project Title
*
If you win, this will be the short and descriptive way that we refer to the project. Definitely fewer than 10 words and ideally fewer than 5. Do NOT include company name, For example, the “50 Main Street Energy Benchmark, Energy Retrofit and Building Automation System Installation Project” would get shortened to “50 Main St Energy Efficiency Project”
Full Project name (up to 15 words)
*
Sum up the project as a very short story: The why, the objectives, the work accomplished, and the end result, in no more than 5 short sentences: / 100 words
*
If selected, this will be the VERY short description of the project we use to describe it in our publication, and on the Clean50 website. You have 500 characters to work with. Here’s an example from our 2014 archives: Two years ago, CN launched EcoConnexions, a program to engage its 24,000 CN railroaders in environmental action and stewardship. Central to the program – and to the principle of sustainability – is a spirit of partnership and collaboration. Through internal efforts and partnering with leading organizations to help, in the first 2 years more than 7,000 CN employees attended EcoConnexions launch events, and 550 EcoChampions were trained. CN employees have completed 209,000 acts of green, avoiding over 5,770,000 kgs of GHGs
WHY was this project started and what were the key OBJECTIVES
*
Describe the underlying need or issue you sought to address when you undertook the project, and your objectives at the outset.
What research did you undertake before you started? What were the results of the research?
*
Please describe the core of the project itself – the stages, milestones, method of implementation
*
Take us through, in summary, step by step, as though continuing the story on from “After the research (if any) and setting our objectives”… We began by…
Describe the results achieved – the IMPACT
*
Tell us both what you achieved (provide metrics where possible and tell us how those metrics were measured) and how results compared to your objectives / solved the problem
What were the biggest obstacles? And what went wrong? How did you overcome?
*
Part of our motivation in recognizing great projects is to both inspire others to copy you – and also to help them do so with fewer mistakes than you made! No project flows perfectly (and frankly, if nothing went wrong, the project was just too easy and not deserving of an award!) and we often award points for transparent disclosure of pitfalls and work-arounds,
Were there external parties who played a role? If so, please identify the organization, their individual team members, and the form of contribution they made
*
What 3 things in your mind makes this project most worthy of recognition? Keep in mind our 4 I's: impact, innovation, inform, inspire.
*
Impact Innovation Inspire able to Imitate
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Are there other members of your project team who should be named. Please use judiciously
Mr.
Mrs.
Miss
Ms.
Dr.
Prof.
Rev.
Prefix
First
Last
Title
Organization
Do you have photographs, charts or other visual aids that could help us explain the project on our website?
*
Yes – we will email immediately – I copied the instructions!
Yes – we have – I need to find them. I copied the instructions!
Sorry – we have no pictures and no way to get any
If so, please email them to us with a RE line of PROJECT PICS and your organization name. i.e PROJECT PICS – Acme Corporation (If you have more than 1 project you are submitting please differentiate) Send multiple emails if needed to avoid size limitations. The pictures should be CLEARLY NUMBERED and CAPTIONED in the file name. Picture 00 is the one that best shows the project. For example: Delta 00 Delta CEO Gavin Pitchford welcomes incoming Clean50 honourees.JPG. / Delta 01 Clean50 honourees discuss clean transportation policy led by facilitator Mary Ganesh.JPG etc etc, Ideally, Between 4 and 10 pics please, ** PLEASE COPY THESE INSTRUCTIONS! ** PLEASE DO NOT SEND US PICTURES NOT PROPERLY NAMED, OR WITHOUT CAPTIONS!
Should we add the email addresses above to our Clean50 mailing list?
*
Yes – both
Yes – but just the first one
Yes – but just the second one
No – neither
How did you hear about the Clean50 Awards?
*
The Vancity Investment Bank Community Champion Award
This award is designed to recognize “Community Builders” – organizations that are already community focused and driving positive social & economic change, but which aren’t as frequently recognized for their positive environmental impact. It will be awarded to an organization that is primarily bringing community / social benefits and which is ALSO taking action to bring environmental change We’re very pleased to have the support of Vancity – itself a driver of positive social and environmental impacts – as our champion in creating the award, and supporting our search for a deserving winner!
Would you like to be considered for the VCIB Community Champion Clean50 award?
*
Yes
No
Describe how the organization is making a positive social and/or economic contribution in your local community.
*
Please indicate the size of the organization and especially if you are serving needs unmet by other local organizations.
Does the organization have an environmental management system (EMS) covering waste generation, energy usage, water usage, and carbon emissions that includes any of the following? Please check all that apply.
*
Policy statement documenting the organization’s commitment to the environment
Assessment undertaken of the environmental impact of the organization’s business activities
Stated objectives and quantifiable targets for environmental aspects of the organization’s operations
Programming designed, with allocated resources, to achieve these
Periodic compliance and auditing to evaluate programs conducted
No environmental management system
What percentage of energy use is produced from renewable sources?
*
Does the organization monitor, record, or report its energy usage? If so, what percentage of energy use is produced from renewable sources?
Describe the conservation and efficiency improvement efforts taken to date.
*
Have conservation and efficiency improvements led to energy savings for the organization’s facilities? If so, by how much?
If you win a Project award or the Vancity award, will someone participate in the Clean50 Summit?
*
Absolutely would not miss it!
October 8th is presently available and if safe to attend we will send somone
No – non-COVID related reason
Should your submission win – AND the COVID pandemic permits- The Clean50 Summit will be in Toronto, and has been postponed due to the pandemic to April 15th, 2021 (or some other date once COVID does permit). Will someone from your team be able to attend to participate in the Summit? Cost for Project winners is $295 for the first person and $495 per person thereafter. (Individual Clean50 winners are free, compliments of Delta Management – so if you win both you can leverage the free ticket).
License Agreement
Please read this carefully. There is no cost to be considered, or to win any Clean50 Award. Nor do we require that finalists buy an expensive dinner for 8 people to attend an award ceremony as some Awards insist nominees do. Winning individuals and projects are notified they have won and not dependent upon anything, other than as outlined below. IF you win, you will need to sign a licensing agreement (but not pay anything) in order to accept the award. The agreement does not obligate you to pay anything unless you choose to use the award to gain some commercial or reputational advantage. The publicity we provide, the space on our website, the reference in the Globe and Mail are all free. And there is no obligation for the organization to self-identify as a Clean50 Project Award winners. HOWEVER – if you win and you do want to self-identify as a Clean50 Top Project Award winner, you will be required to first pay a licensing fee (~$1,500 for a corporation, half that for a B Corp, or ENGO. $100. for a registered charity.) The fee is a one time payment for use of the Clean50 logo and entitles the organization to self-identify as a winner in perpetuity,
Do you understand and accept these conditions?
*
Yes
No – please cancel my submission
Please feel free to call and discuss any questions or concerns: Gavin @ 416-925-2005 x 2300
Clean50 + The Globe & Mail
At some point following the Summit, – likely during Earth Week 2021 (April 22) The Globe and Mail is generously providing us with two pages in the Report on Business to tell the story of the Clean50 and recognize our sponsors, supporters and of course, the 2021 Clean50 champions, as well as the full list and pictures of the 2021 Clean50 individual honourees, the 10 Clean50 Emerging Leaders and the Clean50 Top 15 Projects. The full story of each honouree in all categories will appear on our web pages and in the Summit Program. The above is all at no charge to the individuals or organizations who won, and does not require payment of any licensing fees. Beyond that, we expect there will again be 7-10 pages of special coverage of Clean50 winners as part of a Special Clean50 Report series in the Globe and Mail, to run during the same week, with several pages each day in the ROB, similar to those produced over the last 3 years (and visible from the Clean50 website).Some honourees or their employers may be interested in considering advertising participation in the section, either to congratulate the honouree – or to tell the organization’s bigger sustainability story. As part of our arrangement with the Globe & Mail, we have enabled such advertising to be purchased at a very significant discount – and all of the paid advertising space will be matched by editorial content about the Clean50 and individual honourees / their organizations. Advertisers are provided significant opportunity to propose interesting topics for inclusion in the report, and in most cases, where good content can be found, written coverage of the advertiser’s story includes content equal to about 75% of the advertising space purchased. Some participants elect to forego the advertisement and focus entirely on content. The Clean50 organization obtains no direct financial benefit from the Special Report, but obviously sees great reputational value for the Clean50 and participants alike from the coverage the Special Report affords. The timing between learning one is on the Clean50 list – and the deadline for committing to becoming part of the special report is sometimes very short. Please consider now…. If you win, would you wish to be contacted about further publicity? The response to this question has absolutely no bearing on judging – and will only be shared with senior representatives from the Globe (not our advisory team). Because of deadline issues you MAY be contacted before final determination of your Clean50 Award is made, so that if you are interested, the appropriate people in your organization can begin to consider the content of any message you may wish to share, should you ultimately make the list. Inclusion in the special report is limited to current and past Clean50 winners, their employers, and current sponsors. “Well Wishers” are welcome but not themselves eligible for coverage. Content is restricted to issues related to the objectives and those things measured by the Clean50, but not exclusively the accomplishments of the Honouree. The Clean50 has some editorial control, and exercises that to prevent “greenwashing” or inclusion of any story not aligned with Clean50 objectives / values, or issues likely to be controversial to Honourees (i.e. is nuclear power “clean” power?) Costs typically run between 5K for an 1/8th of a page and 25K for a full page ad + 75% space match story. Past examples are visible on the Clean50 website.
If your project wins a Clean50 Award, do you wish to be contacted by the Globe and Mail about the above?
*
Yes please – Very interested and we have budget for this kind of thing
Yes please – but budget may be a challenge
Not sure – would like to know more
No thanks
Are you happy with all your answers? Don't answer the question unless you're done!
*
Yes! I’m done – click and then submit (otherwise GO BACK NOW!)
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