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2026 Clean50 Award – Individual Nominee Response Form
The 2026 Clean50 form for individual nominee responses
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Canada's 2026 Clean50 – Detailed Nominee Nomination Response Form
Thanks for your interest! If you would prefer to prepare your answers in advance, you can request a word doc version of the form from the Clean50 Analyst who called you, or by emailing gpitchford@deltamanagement.com. *****BEFORE YOU START*****…. We cannot stress enough the value of reviewing the FAQs BEFORE you start to fill in the response – or prepare to provide your response. Doing so will save you significant amounts of time, and enable you to avoid the most common “mistakes” people make when responding.
Are you the nominee?
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Yes
No – I am responding on behalf of the nominee
About You
Please provide some information about yourself if you are completing this form on behalf of the nominee.
Your Name
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First
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Your Organization
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Your Title
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Your Email Address
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Your Office Number
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Your Office Extension, if any
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Your Mobile Number
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Your Relationship To The Nominee
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Please confirm that either you as the Nominee, or that as the Nominee's surrogate, that the Nominee is aware of the content of this response made on their behalf, has authorized the answers provided, and will be bound by them.
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Nominee Information (sole nominee or primary team member)
Name
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Enter an honourific (i.e. Dr. Mr. Ms.) only if the nominee requires use of the honourific (we prefer none). Please DO NOT include a degree AFTER if you also use Prof. or Dr. in front of the name. Please DO NOT put “nicknames” in brackets, or combine two people’s names (add a team member later – this should be the most senior member of the team, if this is a team nomination). This is the EXACT way the nominee’s name would appear on a Clean50 press release, or on line in multiple places or on their badge at the Clean50 Summit. (because we track everything based on this, IT IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GET THE NAME 100% RIGHT, as subsequent changes are VERY difficult to make ). Also please accept that if you fail to manage this part of the form correctly, we will be forced to make certain inferences…
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Degree or Designations
Work Email
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Please ensure this is the actual work email of the nominee. **NOT** that of an alternate contact or assistant. Repeat: **NOT** an alternate contact email. There is an optional spot later for alternate contact information for a PR person, or personal assistant. **If someone else should also receive updates from the Clean50, please establish a RULE in the nominee’s mail client inbox**. We will reject entries where the nominee’s work or personal email is excluded.
Work Phone
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Work Phone Extension if any
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PERSONAL Email
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Please DO NOT repeat the work email. **The Clean50 Award is for life, and so a personal email FOR THE NOMINEE is required**. Please note: We will reject entries where the nominee’s personal email is excluded.
PERSONAL Mobile Number
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Please ensure this is the actual and correct PERSONAL mobile number of the nominee. During the summer, there may be times when validating information or confirming availability when we will need to speak directly to the nominee, and on a time sensitive basis. Our inability to do so may have negative consequences.
Company / Organization Information Section
Company / Organization Name
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Full and complete legal name of the organization which employs the Nominee **EXACTLY** as it should appear in press announcements, on badges, etc. AGAIN – IT IS CRITICAL THIS BE PERFECT! (accurate, correctly spelled, etc.)
Nominee's JOB Title
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Please ensure this is accurate and **EXACTLY** as you would want it to appear on a badge at the Clean50 Summit, press releases, on line, in media tc. (To be clear, we mean the ROLE played within the organization by the nominee: NOT “Ms. / Mr. / Honourable / Doctor etc.). Typical examples “Vice President” or “Member of Parliament”, or “CEO”. A special note for academics: PLEASE limit the title to the shortest possible option. If you are a professor and lead an initiative of some sort and do a third thing, please understand we cannot reference all of those and pick the most critical one, in fewer than 40 characters.
Type of Organization
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For-profit corporation
incorporated subsidiary of Canadian, for profit, PUBLICLY TRADED corporation (shares available to anyone on the stock market)
incorporated subsidiary of Canadian, for profit, PRIVATELY HELD corporation (shares not available on a stock market)
incorporated subsidiary of a foreign based for profit corporation
B-Corp (confirmed status as of the date of nominee submission)
Registered charity (exclude cities, universities that have status, but whose function is not primarly to receive / deliver charity)
Crown corporation / entity (i.e. WaterTAP, Canada Post)
University / Community College
Municipality
Government (First Nations, federal, provincial)
Other not-for-profit organization / ENGO
Municipal corporation / entity (i.e. Toronto Atmospheric Fund)
What BEST describes the role held by the nominee?
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CEO, Owner, Founder, Executive Director, COO (i.e. the most senior person in the organization)
SENIOR Executive primarily focused on CSR, Sustainability or Environment
SENIOR Executive, non CSR / Sustainability focus
Director / Manager – CSR / Sustainability focus
Individual Contributor
Scientist / Researcher
Educator
Community Leader / Activist
Elected official / politician
Consultant (sole practitioner)
Consultant (sustainability focused leader / practitioner in a larger firm)
THIS IS A TEAM NOMINATION (max 4 members)
Other
How many full time / permanent employees does the nominee manage in total directly and indirectly combined (if any)?
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By “indirectly”, we mean people who report up to other people, who in turn report to the nominee.
Organization Location associated with Nominee
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City
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Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Postal Code
Organization – Main Number
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Main corporate website
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enter a valid website. (Use https://clean50.com if you do not have a website)
Website for CSR / ESG / Sustainability report if available
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Enter a valid website. (Use https://clean50.com if you do not have a sustainability report on a website)
Details of Impacts Deserving of a Clean50 individual, Lifetime or Emerging Leader Award *** Completed since January 1st, 2023 ***
This section is to identify what the nominee has done to be deserving of the Honour and join the Clean50. For examples, nominees or nominators are *strongly* encouraged to review the 2012 – 2025 Clean50 Honouree profiles at www.clean50.com for some ideas as to accomplishments the selection committee felt were most noteworthy. Different nominees from different categories are considered based on different criteria, depending upon industry norms for their category. For example, someone in the retail or manufacturing category might be considered based on reduction in waste, someone in the Angels category based on capital leveraged to invest in clean-tech and an educator recognized based on national impact. Others might be recognized for being among the first to set a unique and positive example. When responding, please realize that not all questions must be answered – nor will all carry equal weight based on industry issues. In some cases, recognition will be given for reducing harm – and in others for producing positive outcomes. Given the range of possibilities, it is impossible for us to be completely objective, but we FOCUS on the MEASURABLE OUTCOMES and actual measurable IMPACT whenever we can. So please pay special attention to answering the questions, and recall we are looking for LEADERSHIP and for things that have been accomplished already (NOT future plans or announcements, unless significant steps have been taken to implement already). PRO TIP: The number one reason nominees fail to win a Clean50 Award is that their responses do not answer the question – or lack actual metrics to help us quantify impacts. We request both gross numbers and percentages, whenever possible. For example, “reduced our waste-to-landfill by 23% – from 100,000 T to 77,000 T” Finally, unless you are a nominee for a Lifetime Achievement Award, please answer ALL questions with those results accomplished since January 1, 2023 through March 31 2025. IF this nomination is for a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT award, then ALL the responses below may reference work and accomplishments further back than January ~2.5 years ago.
Executive summary: In 120 words or less,
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**PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY ** Please identify the key reason(s) the nominee should be named to Canada’s Clean50 Award. If properly done, this will be the copy that appears under the nominee’s picture to justify the award. For ideas see the honouree descriptions elsewhere on this site. **PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY ** Please Identify in priority sequence the most impactful things the nominee has accomplished over the past 2 years – with measurements where at all possible – identifying either positive outcomes – or reduced negative outcomes. For example, using a prior Honouree, Antony Marcil, as an example, his response to this section would likely include the following bullets: – Led the team that grew the size of FSC certified forests in Canada from 4.7 million hectares to over 40 million; – persuaded most of Canada’s leading mass mailers, including the big 6 banks and leading 3 telecom firms to switch to FSC certified paper and through increased demand, increased the number of FSC certified sawmills in Canada by 746%.” Our reviewers are looking for MEASURABLE IMPACTS – and it will vary greatly by Clean50 category. Please do *NOT* tell us that the nominee is a sought after public speaker, NEVER refer to other awards, that the nominee is passionate about (insert key word here) or that they have upgraded the insulation in their homes. What have they actually DONE that has measurable impact at scale for Canada? The Clean50 seeks to identify and honour significant achievement beyond simply “business as usual” (BAU), and this short description is intended to capture the 2-4 most relevant accomplishments that readers of the Canadian National Observer or The Energy Mix would find most noteworthy. DO NOT reference their name, title or company (our format includes these based on other data you entered already) – simply the key accomplishments and IMPACTS. *** For ideas, please look at Honouree descriptions at Clean50.com to get a sense of how to draft this critical response. We will judge the nominee on all responses – but this one in particular tells us what the nominee considers their most important impacts ***.
The BIGGEST SINGLE IMPACT over last ~2.25-2.5 years, in the 27 months leading up to March 31st of this year
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Of the items above, please describe in detail the most meaningful impact, and why you consider it to be the most relevant. Try to help our reviewers understand the objectives and the outcomes – and in particular, any metrics that support the scope of the impact. Please also help us understand the obstacles – internal / external – that needed to be overcome.
The SECOND BIGGEST SINGLE IMPACT over last ~2.25-2.5 years, in the 27 months leading up to March 31st of this year
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Please describe in detail the next most meaningful impact.
Role of Nominee – versus the team and others who contributed to the outcome(s)
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How were the impacts above achieved? What leadership / direct / indirect role(s) did the nominee play?
Nominee's Organization's Steps Towards a Lower Carbon Economy
The steps being taken towards resource use reductions and offsets, sustainable procurement policies, more counting and reporting of the organizations impact. Answer N/A where nothing to report. *Those with significant items to report here should also consider responding to the questions asked for the special Resolute Forest Products Clean50 Award for GHG emissions reductions further below.
Does the organization count and / or report its GHG emissions at present?
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If so, please summarize the organization’s GHG results, and define if scope 1,2 and / or 3 emissions, and provide a brief explanation for changes over the past 2 years. DO NOT refer us to your annual or sustainability report. IF NOT, please advise whether the organization has plans to measure / report in the near term. *Note: if you DO track your GHGs we urge you to consider responding for the special awards described later for the biggest reductions over the past few years.
Is the organization using low(er) carbon district energy solutions, or some other form of renewable energy to power part or all of their own operations
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If yes, provide details.
EVs – describe the organization's and / or individual's adoption of EVs
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Does the organization and / or the nominee utilize electric vehicles (EVs), provide charging stations for employees or customers, or have any immediate plans to do so?
Does the organization publicly support carbon pricing? If so, at what amount per tonne?
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Does the organization have a public position on carbon pricing whether via a carbon tax, cap and trade, etc. If so, please explain.
Has the organization taken steps to introduce a sustainable procurement process?
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Please describe any steps the organization taken to making their procurement / purchasing processes more sustainable. Is any preference given to environmentally preferable products? To purchasing goods or services from environmentally preferred suppliers? **Note: If the NOMINEE has played a significant role in leading any of these changes, they should also respond to further questions later on this form about sustainable procurement to be considered for the special award for the Clean50 honouree who has most advanced sustainable procurement in Canada over the past ~2 / 2+ years
What steps, if any, has the organization taken towards contributing to / becoming a part of "the circular economy"?
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Note: If the NOMINEE has played a significant role in leading any of these changes, and wishes to ALSO be considered for a special award, they may provide minimal details here and should also respond to further questions later on this form about sustainable procurement to be considered for the special award for the Clean50 honouree who has most advanced sustainable procurement in Canada in the past 2 years
What steps, if any, has the organization taken towards ESG / PRI / SDG / SASB / GRESB, CDP or other reporting structures? Does the organization have a plan to get to "Net Zero"? And if so, by when?
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Note: If the NOMINEE has played a significant role in leading any of these changes, please make note. Buildings nominees will be asked about GRESB in a later question and need not respond here other than to say “we report under GRESB”. (There are also special awards for the “Best Net Zero Plan” sponsored by Delta Management and for the greatest gross or percentage reduction in GHG emissions, sponsored by Domtar. More questions follow to be considered for either.)
Does the nominee have any personal thoughts regarding carbon pricing (attributable to them only as an individual – not as an employee / organizational representative)
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Note: Responses to this question will not be shared outside of Delta Management’s team
Please read the description below, and then respond to this question: Is the nominee free to take a public position either personally and / or on behalf of the corporation with respect to public statements with which the nominee agrees, made by the Clean50 on behalf of named signatories to a statement?
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While the Clean50 is not itself an advocacy organization, specific and clearly identified individual members of The Clean50 from time to time take a public position regarding sustainability and / or climate issues of public interest. For example in April 2019, 100 members of the Clean50 came together to purchase an advertisement in the Globe and Mail to present an open letter to Canadians, focused on the benefits of a new low carbon economy, and asking our fellow Canadians to insist that any politician they supported first have a clear plan to tackle climate change and climate action. In 2020, 235 members of the Clean50 (over 200 of whom also had the support of their organizations, which also “signed on” to “the ask”) signed a public letter asking for a post COVID 19 “#CleanReset” stimulus plan (see the Clean50 website for both). In several earlier cases, members came together to express their support for various actions by governments. In each and every instance, governments responded favourably and acted as we had asked. While the Clean50 is not the sole organization who did so in either case, we do know that the broad coalition of our Clean50 Members was noted in both cases, and we were certainly the largest diverse organization of stakeholders to ask for the actions we did – something we believe gave policy makers permission / cover to do what they wanted to do. *** Is the nominee able to take such a stand, should they wish to support any such statements, and do so in a public fashion? (We fully appreciate that civil servant employees are often denied any such ability). We would appreciate the Nominee’s thoughts regarding the Clean50 or its members taking on any kind of advocacy role. Note: Clean50 Members are under no obligation to endorse any public advocacy position and statements are always clear to delineate that the positions expressed are expressed only by those signing on to any given statement.
Given the reason for the nomination, which category or categories best describes the nominee's employer? ?
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Please review our FAQ and category descriptions to pick the category (or categories) where your metrics best suit the questions. **You may submit in multiple categories**. Check all categories that apply. For example, a clean tech product manufacturer could be recognized for either the impact of their technology (Clean Tech) or the process by which they manufactured their products (Manufacturing & Transportation). Please note: ONLY employees of ENGOs, registered charities and NFPs, whose primary function is driving system change, will be considered in the ADVOCATES category. If you independently advocate for ideas, respond in Education / Thought Leaders. If you are employed by an organization, RESPOND IN THE CATEGORY (CATEGORIES) THAT BEST DESCRIBE THE **ORGANIZATION**. One exception: if you are employed at an educational institution but are not yourself educating students, respond in either SERVICES (for general sustainability roles) or BUILDINGS, or R&D, depending on the focus of your results.
ADVOCATES: CHARITY NGOs, NFPs, individuals, community organizations, foundations
ANGELS: Investors and ECO system support / accelerators for clean tech / sustainability start ups
BUILDING: Design, real estate development / improvement, housing
CITIES: Leadership at a municipal level making city living more sustainable
CLEAN TECH: Design, creation or manufacturing of HARDWARE or SOFTWARE products / solutions that reduce resource consumption & presently for sale
CLEAN TECH: Software / Applications presently for sale
CONSULTANTS / ADVISORS / ENABLERS: Advise others on sustainability, legal, CSR or related environmental issues
EDUCATORS / THOUGHT LEADERS: Teachers, professors, students, thought leaders, program creators, writers
FINANCIAL & SERVICES organizations – Championed by STAPLES
MANUFACTURING or TRANSPORTATION Organizations
PRIMARY RESOURCES: Waste, Agriculture, Forestry, Mining / Extractive, Oceans, Water
PUBLIC SECTOR: upper 2 levels of government, crown corps, civil servants and politicians
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
R&D: Clean tech discoveries or products not yet fully available for sale
RETAILERS and CONSUMER PRODUCTS MFRs
TECHNOLOGY, TELECOM, COMMUNICATIONS and MEDIA (includes SOFTWARE / app platform creators)
TRADITIONAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION RETAILERS (LDCs)or GENERATION
Questions for ADVOCATES
Leaders from NGOs / ENGOs or Community-based organizations, individuals. PLEASE NOTE: CHARITIES / ENGOs / NFPs ONLY!! **NOT** lawyers (choose Consultants / Enablers), those employed by non-charities (pick the appropriate industry) or those who advocate for change inside another type of organization.
We previously asked about what the INDIVIDUAL considered their most impactful actions over the past 2 years. Please describe the ORGANIZATION's impacts / environmental leadership over the past 2 years
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Please identify for us those whom you have influenced, or with whom you have engaged, how you did it, and the specific / measurable impacts of those influences. Metrics are important!
Please summarize your organization's "business" model and mission statement.
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How do you fund your activities? (i.e. via charitable donations? Grants? Foundations?) How do you engage others? How long have you been active in Canada? Are you international? How many unique donors do you have? What’s your annual budget? Give us a better understanding of your organization and a little to differentiate yourself from organizations with a similar/ overlapping mission. *Please answer as many of these questions listed above as possible*.
Can you / your organization afford the cost of attending the Clean50 Summit in Toronto for a full day (9:30 AM -10 PM) on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025?
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Delta Management underwrites the cost of Honourees’ actual participation in the Summit itself, but no costs beyond the ticket price of the Summit itself are certain to be covered. In limited circumstances, thanks to the generous support of Mackenzie Investments, we have a limited amount of funding to provide up to $1,000 to organizations for whom attendance would otherwise be impossible. Applications for part of that funding will be made available to certain finalists in this category, and others, and then be needs-assessed to provide funding only to those who actually need it. Absent support from Mackenzie, would getting to Toronto make your involvement impossible? This answer will not preclude your selection but will allow us better planning. To be clear, no guarantee of transportation or accommodation costs are available at this time. We greatly appreciate honesty: while saying you cannot afford to make the trip will not exclude you, telling us you can / will come – and then withdrawing later – may lead to our withdrawal of the award. (To better understand why, please review our FAQs for more information under “Why Do Honourees Need to Attend in Person”. )
Questions for ANGELS
“Angels” includes clean tech investors / VCs, and also those who build and enable the eco-systems that support clean tech entrepreneurs such as accelerators etc.
Nature of your CLEAN TECH investments: Who / what have you financed / Total invested in the past 2 years?
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List the NET NEW largest or most innovative deals, the number of investments, and their quantum, as well as the total investments / total dollar amount made between January two years ago, and March 31, this year. IF your nomination is about non-financial support for clean tech companies, detail any specific companies in which you have invested TIME here. Regardless, **WE are looking for SPECIFICS**
On what kinds of deals / organizations do you focus?
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Profile your typical investee. Do you limit your involvement by region, industry, or size? Do you have a minimum (preferred) investment? Are you a lead investor in a series B? More of an angel round investor? Exclusively clean / climate / prop tech?
Identify your successes from the past 2.5 years?
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Have there been organizations you have helped and that have succeeded? Please provide details of raises, exits, large transactions of any sort, organizational success milestones.
What steps (if any) have you taken to promote or to advocate for the Canadian Clean Tech industry??
Your support for the ecosystem: Are you a member of the Candian Clean Tech Alliance and / or provincial clean tech industry associations (i.e. OCTIA)? Do you contribute / respond / subscribe to the Canada Cleantech surveys & reports on the Clean Tech industry in Canada?
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Questions for BUILDING nominees
This category includes architects, engineers, designers, builders, developers and innovators of all sorts, including innovative building products. Because of the disparities, not all questions will be applicable to all nominees – all questions require a response – so answer “N/A” where appropriate.
Energy Efficiency Improvements
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Please describe the overall improvements in energy efficiency you / your team’s work has enabled.
What impacts has your work had on land use / community design?
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What impacts have come from innovative use or development of new technology or materials?
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What standards / Reporting do you adhere / respond to?
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Describe your engagement (if any) in reporting ESG, GRESB, carbon disclosure results etc. as well as LEED, Energy Star, Energy Star Multi-Family, TGS, WELL, Net-Zero or any other certifications you have pursued, and if so, results / resulting impacts on behaviour / future appetites.
Contribution to the Building community
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Describe your IP or time contributions to aligned organizations such as REALPAC, CAGBC, GRESB, local BOMA groups or others, and / or contributions of R&D, to the building on real property community at large
Use of Renewable Energy
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How does the organization or buildings in its portfolio make use of district energy, renewable energy (solar / wind / geo) or related technologies?
Tenant Engagement
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What steps has your organization taken to improve tenant / occupant engagement in reducing energy / water/ waste in your building / community? Do you sub-meter your tenants / occupants?
BAS – Building Automation System implementations completed?
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Have you implemented a BAS in your building(s)? If so, please provide details as to which specific solutions and the vendors, their impacts on building energy performance, cost avoidance, and whether you plan to continue doing so / expanding their use.
Questions for CITIES / MUNICIPALITY nominees
This category is intended to recognize individuals who have improved the sustainability of our cities, and may consider politicians, municipal employees, or individuals who have championed an innovation or a movement that has measurable impact on a city or cities in Canada. If individual questions are not applicable please respond N/A.
IMPACTS on LIVABILITY
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Please describe how the efforts of the nominee has made cities / your city more livable / sustainable. QUANTIFY as much as possible
IMPACTS on RESILIENCE?
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What steps have you led to make your community / infrastructure more resilient to significant climate events? **Answer critical to determine winner of the Co-operators Award for Community Resilience**
IMPACTS on RESOURCE USE
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What impacts have resulted from the nominee’s work or leadership as it applies to resource use? Please address each of AIR QUALITY, WATER, ENERGY USE, LAND USE / REMEDIATION as applicable.
IMPACTS on OPERATIONS
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What impacts has the nominee’s work had in operations and planning? Please reference any that apply, i.e. transportation, waste, changes to planning / building codes, procurement policies / processes.
IMPACT on OCCUPANTS / STAKEHOLDERS
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What impact(s) has the nominee had with respect to implementing environmentally preferred policies that incentivize residents / stakeholders (i.e. developers, commuters etc) to take climate / environment into account I.e. has the municipality offered priority processing for sustainability conscious building permits?
Questions for CLEAN TECH (hardware & software) nominees
This category recognizes innovative new technologies that were developed in Canada, and are presently for sale. Preference will be given to technologies that have the greatest potential to change the game, and have been proven to work. We would usually be most comfortable recognizing the person who has had the greatest impact in driving the company forward, whether as a CEO or founder / CTO. A CEO-CTO team is another possibility. Clean Tech not yet proven at scale or not yet openly available for sale is considered in our R&D category. We will recognize hardware or software (i.e. GHG accounting / reporting platforms) based solutions in the Clean Tech or Tech / Telecom category respectively.
What does your technology DO?
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Please read this carefully: Please describe fully and completely each of what it does, how it works and the outcomes that result. This question is often answered without sufficient detail. Please give us the **FULL** W5: WHAT DOES IT DO? For whom? Where? Why? How? Please explain **IN LAYMAN’s TERMS! ** your clean tech solution. What problem(s) does it solve? Which industries need it? How does it work? PRO TIP: If we finish reading your answer to this question and could not sell it on your behalf during a 2 minute elevator ride, or need to call you to understand the problem it solves, or who needs it and why – plus how it solves those problems – then you will have failed!!
What measurable differences does the nominee's product(s) / solution(s) make, that enhance sustainability?
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How does your product or service change the game? Can you quantify that?
What percentage of the final product / solution is "Canadian" content?
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Please identify the Canadian content in the IP, the manufacturing, the leadership, the operations and the impact of the company / products / solutions.
What role did the nominee play in the creation / adaptation of the product(s) / solution(s)?
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What are the primary accountabilities of the nominee's role over the past 2 years?
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Please share some of the financial details and recent successes
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We are trying to quantify your overall contribution to our exports, GDP, employment numbers etc. How many employees do you have overall? How many employees in Canada? What does your infrastructure look like in Canada? Revenue over the past 2 fiscal years? Growth? Recent big deals concluded? etc. Pro Tip: Please provide as many details as possible! We need to be able to quantify the contribution of your organization to the overall Canadian Clean Tech market place – and financial results is one key area. ***These numbers will NOT be shared – but understand that vague or incomplete answers will lead to our inferring no customers to date and lead us to other nominees.
What is your contribution to the Clean Tech industry in Canada
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Do you contribute / respond / subscribe to the Canada Clean Tech survey or other reports / surveys on the Clean Tech industry in Canada? Support regional or national Clean Tech associations? etc. Please describe your engagement over the past 2 years
Add you to the list of Canadian Clean Tech companies / solutions?
Our research is often of interest to sustainability focused leaders, investors and venture capital firms. Win or lose, would you object to being included on a list of Canadian Clean Tech companies we are compiling? A reminder that a FREE listing on the UPPLift database is available to all Clean50 clean tech nominees is available at https://app.upplift.co/signup using code “Clean50”.
Please include me on a list of Canadian Clean Tech companies
No – we don’t want our company listed
Please include us – and we would perhaps also be interested in securing an enhanced, searchable listing if offered at a moderate cost
Questions for CONSULTANT / ENABLER / ADVISOR nominees
We are interested in being able to assess the nominee’s impacts on third parties – i.e. their clients – as well as outreach / thought leadership / “community” leadership activities. This section is appropriate for: Sustainability consultants, lawyers, engineers etc., as well as those who build and enable community sustainability efforts (i.e. sustainable procurement, circular economy etc.)
Please separately, in order of impact, identify the 2 or 3 most impactful projects to which the nominee has contributed since January ~2.5 years ago
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Please include the client’s name where possible – or use some generic / anonymous description of the client i.e “a major commercial property developer” if the client’s name is confidential, the metrics around the project (FTEs working on it, duration, results etc) , and the nominee’s role in each. IF YOU ARE NOMINATING A TEAM, understand that we need to see proportionally more impact.
Are there contributions in the form of enhanced methodologies, published articles, research or thought leadership?
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Use this section to identify other, non-client specific, contributions to sustainability in Canada.
Size and scope of the nominee's leadership and practice
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Comparing apples to apples in the consulting world is often impossible – and the Clean50 award is not about size so much as it is about impact. Nonetheless, it would be valuable, if you can break the numbers out, to understand what the revenues are that can be associated with the relevant areas of your personal practice, and, if you lead a team / organization, how many FULL TIME permanent staff you have, how many independent third parties you regularly engage, and how many clients you have. Revenue numbers need not be precise (i.e. to the nearest 100 K if under 2 million, to the nearest quarter million if over 2 million) will NOT be shared, but will be used for us to try and compare your impacts to others vying for a Clean50 award. Lack of any useful information here will result in our assumption that your revenue is under 200K. Repeat: None of these numbers will be shared publicly.
Questions for EDUCATORS / THOUGHT LEADERS / WRITERS
We are looking for impacts affecting: curriculum, students (in the broadest possible sense including the public at large) and national / international understanding of the need to build a sustainable world, and to the extent possible, the different ways in which the Nominee has helped to embed that into everything / other things that Canadians learn and their understanding of sustainability. Individuals in this category may have limited direct impact on sustainability in Canada, but are being recognized more for their indirect impact, achieved by others, where those actions can be traced to the nominee’s actions. teachings and thought leadership. Nominees working at post-secondary institutions whose primary contribution is to non education aspects should respond elsewhere: for example, if for the institution’s physical plant efficiency or design, respond under “Building”, If to the operations overall, respond under “Financial / Services” and if to research / development and the creation of clean tech / bio tech or other solutions, respond under the R&D category respectively.
What is the nominee's contribution to sustainability education/ knowledge / thought leadership in Canada in since January 2.5 years ago?
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Identify the core contributions, papers / articles / research published, or knowledge disseminated, and how.
Impacts outside of the Nominee's own institution
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To the extent possible, describe the influence the nominee’s work may have had outside of their own immediate sphere. Include impact on knowledge or curricula provincially, nationally or internationally, government policy, corporate practices etc.
Number of people impacted by the nominee's work?
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How many people have been taught by the nominee, directly or indirectly? If applicable, how many undergrads taught, post-grads supervised, labs run, podcast downloaded etc. Whatever metrics you can offer…
Questions for nominees who work in an INDUSTRY including FINANCIAL / SERVICES, MANUFACTURING / TRANSPORTATION, RETAIL / CONSUMER, TECHNOLOGY / TELECOM / MEDIA organizations.
Financial organizations responses will be measured on the DIRECT sustainability / leadership impacts of the nominees as delivered via their employers, NOT on how much money the organization may have invested in third parties or projects (those impacts are measured in the Angels category). MEDIA nominees will be judged the same way – and not on the merits / impact of their content (judged in the EDUCATION category if appropriate). Organizations creating software solutions may be recognized in this category – but will likely find the questions in the Clean Tech category better suited to their situation. Ideally in that case answer questions here only if applicable (otherwise “n/a”) and respond fully in the Clean Tech category. Remember you can submit under more than one category if you wish to do so. PLEASE NOTE: Some of the questions below may prove difficult to answer for different reasons. Please do not infer likely outcomes based on the questions – and if unable to answer please indicate N/A. Since the 2023 Award cycle, the Clean50 Awards program no longer “provides cover” to organizations doing good in one aspect of their business – while accelerating climate change in another. Employees of financial organizations whose exposure to polluting industries – especially the fossil fuel industry – have increased will no longer be recognized. Ditto for employees of organizations, especially those in the Retail / Consumer categories, who engage in greenwashing.
What investments has the organization made that have reduced its own use of traditional energy?
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Please identify the investments / projects, measurable impacts, and the nominee’s role if any. Please note that we no longer consider re-lamping with LEDs as outside “Business as Usual” (BAU) or relevant. Pro Tip: If everyone in your industry is doing virtually the same as you are, also probably not worth listing, unless you are doing it better than they are. We are looking for LEADERSHIP, and people and organizations that go beyond BAU.
What investments / projects has the organization made in reducing packaging, waste to landfill, reductions in use of raw materials?
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Please identify the investments / projects, measurable impacts, and the nominee’s role if any. Please note: we do not consider impacts from shifting consumers to on-line statements relevant.
What investments has the organization made in building a sustainability focused "department"?
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Does the organization have a Chief Sustainability Officer? How big is their team? ESG / GHG / PRI analysts? Identify growth or changes since January 2.5 years ago
How has the organization increased its measurement / disclosure of its Scope 1-2-3 emissions, or reporting on ESG / PRI / SDG factors over the past ~2.5 years?
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Please also include ways in which the nominee contributed to such efforts, if applicable.
What unique sustainability oriented standards or certifications apply to your industry – and on which of those does your organization report if any ?
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Please include the standard, how results are audited (i.e. internal or external) and if ratings are assessed, your results history over the past 4 reporting years (or as many as available if fewer than 4). IF there are standards used by others in your industry on which your organization does not report, then why not?
Transportation emissions impacts
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Describe innovative ways in which the organization has reduced its transportation impacts. i.e. has the organization shifted freight transportation from air or highways to ships or rail, or increased employee use of hybrid or electric vehicles?
Governance issues
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To whom does the chief sustainability officer report? Does the Board consider the organization’s sustainability report or CSR report? How often? Are there ESG / climate / climate risk savvy board members specifically tasked with these issues?
Financial Institutions: Exposure to polluting industries
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Since January 2022 (past 3 years) has the organization increased or decreased its exposure to any fossil fuel industries, including pipeline, fossil fuel extraction or other related companies? Exclude investments in “brown bond” type activities (financings to enable fossil fuel companies to eliminate emissions). Provide details of the changes, year by year, since 2022. (NON-financial institutions: enter N/A)
QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY RESOURCES NOMINEES
We are looking for nominees who have helped move their companies and industries towards a fully sustainable model. In some instances, we may recognize substantial reductions in harm. In this category, we may also recognize individuals who have found new ways to utilize / re-utilize our resources more effectively. We consider WASTE (of all sorts) or pre-used materials to be a resource, mined above the ground.
How have the environmental impacts of the organization changed since January ~2.5 years ago?
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Please include information regarding the nominee’s influence in this regard, if applicable.
Since January 2.5 years ago, how has the organization invested in moving towards a sustainable operational model?
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Please also identify the role of the nominee, if any, in driving that change.
Since January ~2.5 years ago, what significant steps has the organization taken to mitigate the environmental impacts of their activity, if any?
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Please include information regarding the nominee’s influence in this regard, if applicable.
What measurable reductions have there been, if any, in the organization's intensity / use of water, carbon, or other resources in producing the primary resource that is its primary product?
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And the nominee’s role in advancing those.
Since January ~2.5 years ago, what steps has the organization taken to re-purpose resources that would otherwise have been lost / landfilled?
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And what role did the nominee play in those advancements?
QUESTIONS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR / POLITICIAN NOMINEES
Nominees who are employed by the Federal or Provincial governments, as indigenous leaders, or as employees of crown corporations, in any capacity (including as MPs / MPPs / MLAs) , and who have demonstrated leadership or led / developed innovative ways of improving either Canada’s – or their province’s sustainable development / environmental performance
Outside of the two projects / initiatives described in detail above, please provide more detail about how the work done by the nominee since January ~2.5 years ago has impacted Canadians, or brought about policy changes.
Ideally, actual data of impacts should be included. Where data provided is based on estimates, please be sure to differentiate from actual results.
What obstacles has the nominee faced and overcome in pursuing these initiatives?
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We get that leadership in the public sector can be difficult. The answer to this question will remain completely private, but is important to us in terms of our recognizing both leadership – and courage in taking on “business as usual” / “government as usual”.
What contributions have been made in the form of initiating or support for environmentally friendly policy reform?
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Questions for Nominees in RENEWABLE ENERGY
This category is anticipated to recognize leaders from non-crown corporation / non-regulated organizations who have deployed – or spurred the adoption – of any form of renewable energy
In addition to the top two most impactful projects itemized above, has the organization undertaken any other substantive work to advance the use of renewable energy in Canada?
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Please also identify the nominee’s role in that
Generation and / or Storage capacity added
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Using industry standard measurements (i.e. MW – not cars taken off the road) Please identify both a) the total produced, and b) all increases in capacity (listed by individual project, *including individual location*) in renewable energy begun / built and actually brought on-line between January 2.5 years ago and March 31 of this year, and the nominee’s role in same.
Do any of your projects listed above involve partnerships with First Nations / First Peoples?
Please provide details
Any other impacts on renewable energy adoptions in Canada to which the nominee has made a meaningful contribution?
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QUESTIONS FOR NOMINEES IN THE R&D CATEGORY, sponsored by MACKENZIE Investments
Please consider that the persons reviewing these materials are not likely rocket surgeons. Please also recall that Einstein is alleged to have said words to the effect of “if you can’t explain it to a 15 year old, you don’t really understand it yourself”. And then consider us to be reasonably smart 15 year olds… In order to properly assess the impact of your R&D, and compare it to that of other nominees, we MUST be able to (A) understand exactly what it does (or will) do and critically WHAT PROBLEM DOES IT SOLVE (B) the basics of HOW it works (C) grasp the implications of the IMPACTS of the honouree’s work in terms of what it can enable for Canadians / society moving forward – and (D) be able confirm that it is “real” by engaging with an independent 3rd party. We are looking to recognize work towards solutions that can impact our GHG / concentrations of existing GHGs and / or other impacts on resources use. Our definition of R&D includes clean tech that is not yet commercially available for sale. A company may have actually “sold” the product(s) as solutions or test deployments, but to qualify, those sales are, as yet, pre-commercial, maybe larger scale field trials, rather than ready for wide deployment.
What does / will your eventual product DO? High level – HOW does it work? And ultimately, if commercialized, what impacts will your work have on energy / waste / water/ resources / etc.
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Help our reviewers to understand the possibilities of your work.
How long will it take for the R&D to reasonably be commercially viable?
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Please tell us what steps remain, and the prospects for success / failure.
There is sometimes interest from venture capital organizations and others in the research we do in preparation for the Clean50 Awards. Would you have any objections to our sharing the information regarding your work with others?
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No – please don’t share anything about us (unless I win the award, which will naturally become public)
Are there any third parties (i.e NRCAN, universities) behind the work?
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Are there other people who have contributed to the work?
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If so, please identify the contributors and explain their roles relative to the nominee’s role.
Please explain how the results noted have been validated.
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If third parties have independently reviewed the research, please provide name and contact information (including phone number) of any person(s) who can talk to such validation. It would be extremely unlikely that we would recognize any R&D honouree without first obtaining independent and reliable confirmation that the results are as claimed. Names / emails / phone numbers would be very helpful.
Questions for TRADITIONAL ENERGY GENERATION nominees
Our team will be looking at either total impacts – or the innovative ways in which the nominee has pursued better alternatives.
What shift has occurred in the organizations' use of renewable vs non-renewable generation? (% and mW)
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How has the organization invested in R&D / feasibility studies / enabling emerging renewable technology to connect to the grid more easily?
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Identify the role of the nominee, if any, in directing that effort.
How has the organization invested in "negawatt" initiatives? (Energy conservation programs and incentives)?
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Identify the role of the nominee, if any, in directing that effort.
What innovations has the organization actually implemented since January 2.5 years ago?
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Please discuss particularly with respect to encouraging / enabling new generation sources, connecting renewables, building a more intelligent and resilient grid – and the role of the nominee in those changes.
Beyond generation and related activities, what steps has the organization taken in other areas to improve the organization's "eco-performance", sustainable operations etc.?
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i.e. fleet electrification, waste elimination etc. If so, please Identify the role of the nominee, if any, in directing that effort.
What is the mix / percentage of the organization's energy output that comes from different sources:
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Questions for Special Clean50 Awards
There are several Clean50 Special Awards. These Awards are focused on a specific area of sustainability and best practices, and are awarded to the individual or Emerging Leader Honouree who best meets the respective criteria.
The Leader in Sustainable Procurement Award
Delta Management Group and Canada’s Clean50 Awards are offering a special award for advancing sustainable procurement in Canada for the fourth time this year. Given the critical nature of sustainable procurement in advancing the clean economy, we feel it is imperative that we recognize the leaders in driving change into this most impactful of roles within organizations. Until purchasing decisions and procurement departments demand more, suppliers will not voluntarily deliver more. The awardee may be selected from any category of Clean50 honourees, including Emerging Leaders. Judging of nominees for this award will be conducted initially by Delta Management Group, and then the best qualified nominees put before a separate panel of experts for a final determination. There are a few additional questions to answer.
Do you wish to ALSO be considered for the Delta Clean50 Award for Sustainable Procurement?
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Questions for Delta Clean50 Award for Leadership in Sustainable Procurement
Please describe how the nominee is using procurement to help the organization meet its sustainability goals. If applicable, you might consider an outline of any procurement goals, policy changes, established programs, allocated resources, indicators of success and mechanisms of accountability. (Bonus points for science based goals)
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Please describe how the nominee has taken advantage of opportunities and overcome challenges to integrate sustainability into the organization’s purchasing.
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The TELUS Award for Community Service
TELUS believes that organizations – and their leaders – have a critical role to play in reaching outside of their organization to contribute to their communities, and this award recognizes the Clean50 Honouree who has done the most to advance their community, outside of what they get paid to do. Three finalists will be identified, and the winner named at the Clean50 Summit.
Do you wish to be considered for the TELUS Clean50 Award for Community Service?
You will be asked to identify your volunteer activities that may be both directly / indirectly connected to your profession, and others which are completely disconnected from your profession.
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Questions for TELUS Clean50 Award for Community Service
This special award recognizes the Clean50 Honouree from the current year who has done the most to advance society’s interests on a volunteer basis, outside of their day job.
Outside of work, does the nominee serve the community in other ways, somehow connected to their day job?
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For example, a CA from a CA firm serving in a volunteer capacity as treasurer of a community group such as a PTA, work that is valuable and important to the community, but might also serve a business development purpose. Please also describe the hours spent, results, communities served, and the impacts of the Nominee’s contribution. Where not well known, please describe the mission of the organization. PLEASE NOTE: we seemed to have some logic challenges with the form at this juncture – if you said NO to the TELUS Award question above and you are here anyway, please enter N/A for this and the next 2 responses
Outside of work, does the nominee serve the community in other ways totally disconnected from their personal business interests?
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Include multiple instances if appropriate. Where possible, please provide metrics as to the average number of hours per month in each case, the number or size of the community served etc. and the impacts of the nominee’s efforts. Where not clear or well known, please describe the mission of the organization(s),
Is any of the volunteer work supported by your employer in any way?
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If so, please describe how. If not, please specify N/A For example, some organizations afford employees paid time off for a certain number of hours per month to support charities chosen by the employees, or provide matching donor contributions.
Envirocentre is pleased to support recognition of the Clean50 honouree whose organization has best advanced a plan to get to net-zero
Net-zero doesn’t happen overnight. Or without a well executed strategy. The award for Net Zero Action recognizes the organization and individual who have done the most within their organization to advance a plan for getting to net-zero – and to achieve interim targets in that direction. To win this award, you will need to answer three additional questions about your organization’s progress towards developing and executing a net-zero plan.
Has your organization begun to plan for net-zero? And if so, would you like to be considered for the Envirocentre Clean50 Award for NetZero Action?
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Questions for the Envirocentre Clean50 Award for NetZero Action
If your organization set a net-zero goal, state the long-term goal succinctly and the nominee's role in getting it approved:
What interim targets (i.e. 2026, 2030, or earlier, can be qualitative or quantitative goals) have been set, and what is the nominee's role in achieving them?
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What progress has your organization made towards the interim targets and what learnings can you share?
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The Domtar Clean50 Award for GHG Reduction
When what was then Resolute Forest Product’s then CEO was first nominated for a Clean50 Award in 2015, we reviewed the remarkable scope of the company’s GHG reductions over the prior two years, and how far they had come towards their commitment to reducing GHG emissions by nearly 65% below 2000 levels – a target they actually achieved in 2014 – a year early. And then continued to pursue further reductions. By the following year, they were 70% below 2000 levels (we named their sustainability team to the Clean50 list), and then 2 years later, in 2018, they were 76% below 2000 levels and last year were at 86% below 2000 levels. Any organization who has tried this knows the first few percentage points are fairly simple, but once the low hanging fruit has all been picked, it gets harder and harder to find GHG emissions to cut. But the company has made ongoing progress a priority, finding innovative ways to eliminate fossil fuel use, and to re-purpose heat from operations to heat greenhouses, amongst other initiatives, and their progress and ambition continue – setting a great example for this award. After their first participation at a Clean50 Summit, then Resolute (now Domtar) approached us about supporting our program, and has been a Clean50 champion supporter ever since: now 10 years. A few years ago, we approached them and proposed we refocus their connection to the Clean50 through an award that would recognize others who had succeeded in making similar, and significant reductions in their GHG emissions, and hence this award to recognize the Clean50 Honouree whose organization has done the most to reduce GHGs over past 3 years. Our first winner for the 2023 Award was Bell Canada, followed by Purolator and the most recent 2025 cycle, TELUS. Recognizing that GHGs are often counted or calculated well after the fact, we will consider the emissions from Fiscal or calendar 2022 as the base line, and compare them to the GHGs for either your fiscal or calendar year (your choice) for 2023 and 2024. If you lack data for 2022, but have a significant reduction from 2023 to 2024, we can consider that as well. (if by chance you already have data for F’25, Feel free to add one year to the dates above)
Have you achieved measurable reduction in your GHG emissions, or emissions intensity, and wish to be considered for this additional recognition?
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Questions for the Domtar Clean50 Award for GHG Reduction
Which month represents your year end for the numbers reported below: (1-12)?
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For this figure, please find a metric that will serve as a comparator for us to assess relative GHG intensity, and tell us what it is. If revenue, please include only revenue from active income (i.e. not from passive income such as income from investments, or unusual events i.e. sale of a subsidiary). If units of production tell us the units i.e. 1.25 million tonnes of ore mined.
What were your organization's total GHG emissions in 2023?
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Units produced or revenue (use most relevant for carbon intensity calculation).
For this figure, please find a metric that will serve as a comparator for us to assess relative GHG intensity, and tell us what it is. If revenue, please include only revenue from active income (i.e. not from passive income such as income from investments, or unusual events i.e. sale of a subsidiary). If units of production tell us the units i.e. 1.25 million tonnes of ore mined.
What were your organization's total GHG emissions in 2024?
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For this figure, please find a metric that will serve as a comparator for us to assess relative GHG intensity, and tell us what it is. If revenue, please include only revenue from active income (i.e. not from passive income such as income from investments, or unusual events i.e. sale of a subsidiary). If units of production tell us the units i.e. 1.25 million tonnes of ore mined.
Please identify any material changes in your business that contributed to any of those changes, if any: (i.e. divested of a subsidiary, decreased production, increased production, COVID cut production etc.)
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Please describe the three biggest changes to your organization’s ongoing / existing activities that contributed the most impact to the reductions.
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What role did the nominee play in those actions, if any?
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Are the reported reductions durable / sustainable? And why / why not?
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For example, reductions due to COVID impacted closures may not be sustainable. The shift from a gas fired boiler to heat pumps and / or geothermal energy would be sustainable.
You are SO CLOSE to being finished!
A little more about you personally…
Nominee's post secondary education, if any (optional)
Please note education questions are NOT used to bolster credentials nor impact our judgments. Sometimes alma maters want to recognize and celebrate their alums who are recognized with Clean50 Awards, putting out press releases etc. We typically notify any institution if several of their Alumni win a Clean50. If you want them to know if you win, enter up to 3 institutions / degrees here. Please do NOT include non-degree qualifications (i.e. LEED etc)
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Why do you want to be named to the Clean50?
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How would being named to the Clean50 impact you personally / professionally?
Is there anything else we should take into account in considering this nominee?
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i.e. other projects, activities further back than two years ago, contributions to others’ efforts etc. You could include personal environmental actions / commitments. Please do not include parental status, partisan or political party activities by party name. Or indicate “N/A”.
Request to extend eligibility time for accomplishments due to Maternity or Paternity ("Xaternity") Leave time
IF you have been away from your place of work for Maternity or Paternity (“Xaternity”) Leave between January 2023 and March 2025 (the “Clean50 impact period”), you may be eligible to include impacts from activities that predate the Clean50 impact period by *up to* the lesser of 12 months or the matching amount of Xaternity leave you took during the Clean50 impact period. Please submit ALL FOUR of the following: a) the date to which you wish to backdate inclusion for your impacts, and the number of calendar days that represents; b) The start and end dates of your Xaternity leave and the number of calendar days between the two; c) the date of birth and name of your child; d) in fewer than 100 characters, summarize the impacts you have described elsewhere that took place during the period for which you have requested consideration. Note that you may not request more time be added than the time you actually took off during the Clean50 impact period, and only to a maximum of 365 days. In the accomplishments listed above, you should be clear to identify in those answers the dates those activities took place.
How likely is the nominee to engage in conjunction with the Clean50 organization and other Clean50 Honourees after the Summit in providing thought leadership and support to other Clean50 members?
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Some past Clean50 Honourees (called “Clean50 members”) have continued to meet and engage in identifying ways in which they can leverage their unique knowledge and leadership to inspire and inform other Canadian companies and individual Canadians – as well as becoming resources to each other. For example, a few years ago, a number of Summit participants began work on creating a new standard for “clean freight” transportation, and others on sharing best practices for Sustainable Procurement. Post COVID onset, 100 different past recipients collaborated to prepare “#CleanReset plan for post-COVID recovery, ultimately supported by 225 Clean50 winners, 210 of their employers (including HP Canada, Unilever, numerous clean tech CEOs and venture funds, etc etc)
Is the nominee able to commit that they will invest at least 6 hours beyond the Summit in advancing the work done by / collaboration with other members of the Clean50? Activities might range from posting advice on line, helping other honourees with their business problems, or continuing to engage with the Clean50 face to face going forward
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Examples of collaboration might include taking a phone call from a fellow member of the Clean50, making an introduction for an emerging leader, or responding to a request for assistance from a Clean50 member or the Clean50 itself. All requests are reasonable.
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Can the nominee commit to creating a ~1,000-1,500 word article within 60 days of award notification?
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All honourees are provided with the opportunity to tell more of their story – but also required to commit to preparing a 1,000 to 1,500 word article, to be submitted within 60 days of their being advised of their selection, that describes in detail some element of the reason for which they were honoured, or demonstrates thought / policy leadership – or provides useful advice to others. The nature of this article will vary with the category – but will subsequently be linked to the honouree’s profile – and appear on a “Articles” / news page on the Clean50 website. Can the nominee accept this responsibility?
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Bluesky Name and Handle of the Nominee (include the @symbol please) Leave blank if none
Please follow us now on @Clean50
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Delta Management Group is proud to support the identification of both Clean50 Emerging Leaders and Lifetime Achievers.
Delta’s objective in recognizing these additional honourees is to attempt to engage both new ideas and wisdom. We want to bring both to the Clean50 Summit where significant opportunities are created for bi-lateral sharing of ideas, and subsequent mentoring for those Emerging Leaders who are interested – as well as for all of us to learn from champions of sustainability for 20+ years – and their mistakes and successes.
Date of birth of nominee (or primary nominee) named above
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To be considered for a Clean50 Emerging Leader award, only accomplishments from prior to the nominee's 36th birthday will be considered.
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Was the nominee 35 or younger for some or all of the work described above? And if so, do you wish to be considered for an Emerging Leader Award if not named as one of the Clean50 individual honourees? PLEASE NOTE – Emerging Leaders are individuals and will NOT be named as a team. If this is a team nomination and the team does not make the main Clean50 list, but does make the Emerging Leader list, only the first nominee in the submission will be named as an Emerging Leader.
YES please consider for an Emerging Leader Award
Not applicable, No, thank you
To be considered for a Clean50 Lifetime Achievement Award, all of the nominee's known activities will be considered.
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This category is reserved for those 60 and over who have been engaged in pursuing a clean economy for ~20 years or more, but whose recent accomplishments may not rise to the level demonstrated by others in the last 2.5 years, instead building upon a lifetime of contributions where their impact continues.
YES please consider for a Lifetime Achievement Award
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Is this a TEAM nomination or an Individual nomination?
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The Clean50 was designed to recognize leaders. Yes, WE know it’s a team sport – but leadership matters. That said, we have the ability to recognize up to a maximum of 3 additional team members for the work described. In that instance, the space usually allotted for the Honouree’s picture is sometimes shared between 2, 3 or 4 people in total. Please note, It is harder for a team to make the Clean16 list as we then expect more impacts. Please also note: if entering more than one team members, names should be listed in the order of seniority or some other way in the sequence the organization wants the team to be recognized. In other words, don’t put the CEO anywhere but at the top, unless that’s the order in which they would be listed on the award and in our media coverage.
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Enter subsequent team members in the order they should appear on our list, based on whatever metric you choose to apply for your needs (i.e. importance of their contribution, seniority, alphabet etc)
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Nom 2: Mobile Phone
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A reminder we need the actual mobile numbers of all the Nominees in case we need to reach them during a vacation break as decisions are being made. **DO NOT ** re-enter their work number.
Nom 2: Organization name
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**Exactly** as it should appear in our magazine, news media, etc. Please double check spelling! DO NOT say “as above”. We enable teams to be formed from distinct organizations and so the full and correct organization name is required for ALL team members.
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Role played in the above accomplishments played by this team member
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If this team is named to the Clean50, will this team member attend the Clean50 Summit on October 15th, 2025?
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All team members will be invited to attend the Summit. The team lead is expected to do so, and Delta covers the cost of that. Other team members may also attend, but are responsible for paying to do so, expected to be $~650 for the day.
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Nom 3: Mobile Phone
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A reminder we need the actual mobile numbers of all the Nominees in case we need to reach them during a vacation break as decisions are being made.
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Role played in the above accomplishments played by this team member
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If this team is named to the Clean50, will this team member attend the Clean50 Summit on October 15th, 2025?
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All team members will be invited to attend the Summit. The team lead is expected to do so, and Delta covers the cost of that. Other team members may also attend, but are responsible for paying to do so, expected to be $~650 for the day.
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A reminder we need the actual mobile numbers of all the Nominees in case we need to reach them during a vacation break as decisions are being made.
Nom 4: Organization name
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**Exactly** as it should appear in our magazine, news media, etc. Please double check spelling!
Nom 4: Title
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**Exactly** as you would want it to appear in our magazine, new media etc.
Role played in the above accomplishments played by this team member
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If this team is named to the Clean50, will this team member attend the Clean50 Summit on October 15th, 2025?
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All team members will be invited to attend the Summit. The team lead is expected to do so, and Delta covers the cost of that. Other team members may also attend, but are responsible for paying to do so, expected to be $~650 for the day.
Yes
No
Unknown
Date of birth – Team member #4
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Year
Month
Day
Information for PR and Admin contacts
When decisions are made, multiple people often need to be informed, particularly as decisions are made when many Honourees and staff are on vacation, and responses are required promptly. Please ensure we have the names of all the folks who need to be kept in the loop. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ANYTHING IF NOT APPLICABLE. If it is applicable please be absolutely sure that the email addresses are valid and correct. DO NOT re-enter the nominee’s name as all emails will automatically go to the Nominee.
PR Contact, if any
Will be notified of PR guidelines and options, if nominee is on the list. DO NOT enter the name of the nominee a second time.
First Name
Last Name
PR Contact's Email (if applicable)
ONLY if you have a PR person to be notified. Do NOT repeat the nominee’s information
PR Contact's Organization name and number, if applicable
Will be notified of PR guidelines and options, if nominee is on the list. DO NOT enter the name of the nominee a second time.
Organization name (if different)
Mobile number
Admin / Exec Assistant Contact, if any
Will be notified of PR guidelines and options, if nominee is on the list. Backup contact if Nominee is unreachable / on vacation. DO NOT enter the name of the nominee a second time.
First Name
Last Name
Email
Phone
Last Page! Commitments to attend Summit, sign license…
The 15th annual Clean50 Summit will take place on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto. The event runs as a full day from 9:30 AM to 9:30 PM. *ALL* incoming Canada’s Clean50 Honourees are expected to attend the Summit with their fellow current year’s Honourees, as well as many Clean50 Alumni from prior years, unique subject matter experts, and the remarkable Clean50 Advisory team, for the entire day. The Summit is a full day affair, with no slide presentations or panel discussions, but rather, a hugely engaging series of facilitated workshops designed to allow Honourees to meet and work with as many of their peers from different industries as possible – to share learnings and consider solutions to a wide range of problems we all face. Comments / Ideas are always made under Chatham House Rules – never for attribution. A critical part of being chosen as a Clean50 Honouree is the commitment Honourees make to each other to collaborate, both at the Summit, and thereafter. We are extraordinarily pleased that, with the help of HP Canada we are able to ensure that all the past Honourees are invited back – and that typically, within less than 24 hours of Alumni tickets being made available, almost all are snapped up. You are asked to commit at this point to being present at the Summit should you be named to the Clean50, If for any reason we cannot deliver a safe conference, (i.e another pandemic) we will postpone. A negative response will not necessarily exclude you at this point – but will certainly count against you (the purpose of the award is to drive collaboration – and it’s hard to connect for future collaboration if you’re not actually there…) and a change at the last minute for anything short of an illness accompanied by a doctor’s note, or evidence of a family catastrophe will most likely result in the award offer being rescinded. We note again, the importance of your being there to serve the core purpose behind the creation of the award. It’s much harder to collaborate with people you’ve never met…
What is the likelihood of your attending the Clean50 Summit on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025?
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Assuming you are named to the Clean50 and notified on or before August 31st
I Absolutely would not miss it – I will hold the dates until August 31 in my planner
I will hold the dates and commit to attending – but may not be there for the full day
I will do my very best to be there but it’s 50-50
It will depend on what transpires in the interim
I’m sorry – I am already committed elsewhere
I can (and will) make September 24 but not October 15
I can (and will) make October 15, but not September 24
Other
Acknowledgement of obligation to Execute a License Agreement
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There is no cost whatsoever to be considered or named to the Clean50, nor to attend the Summit (for an individual or the first member of a team). All of those costs are covered by lead sponsor and award founder and steward Delta Management Group, together with our Clean50 Partners. There is however an obligation to execute a license agreement upon winning. In a nutshell, the license enables winners to share news of their win on PERSONAL social media (Facebook and Linked In for example) at absolutely no charge and without use of the Clean50 logo. If the Honouree’s employer wishes to publicly acknowledge the Honouree’s award in a way designed to promote the organization and / or the Honouree, the organization is then required to help support the work of the Clean50 by paying a small ONE TIME fee ranging from between free for employees of First Nations community organizations and elected officials, to $200 for an ENGO to $2,000 for a “for profit” corporation. There is ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION to do so *UNLESS* the Employer wishes to promote the Honouree’s win. However, there is an obligation for the Honouree to acknowledge these conditions upon accepting the Award, and sign a license agreement to that effect, regardless of their intentions. The license agreement is not optional – but the agreement only requires the fee be paid IF – and ONLY IF – the organization wants to publicize the win.
I accept that I must execute a Clean50 license upon winning or the award will be rescinded. I will make no external mention of the award until having done so. I understand that signing the license will not create an obligation for payment unless my organization promotes my winning of the award.
I’m sorry – I don’t agree – please discard my nomination response above.
If you win… Do you want publicity with that Award?
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Each year our media sponsors publish a series of Clean50 special features coincidental with pictures of the Clean50 Winners. These typically appear to coincide with Earth Week (Earth Day = April 22). The content feature stories proposed by Clean50 winners and the space allocated for each story is proportional to the size of advertisement purchased by the Honouree’s organization. (Examples can be found on the Clean50 website). Costs are steeply discounted for our winners and ranged this past cycle from ~$5,000 to ~$15,000. Neither Delta nor the Clean50 receive any commissions or payment whatsoever from our media partners – but we support the effort as it raises awareness of Clean50 Honourees and their fine work.
Yes please – Very interested. If I win please share my coordinates with Clean50 media partners
I’d be interested, but budget will likely be a problem. Please share anyway.
No thank you
Are the statements, metrics, and responses submitted above accurate?
Please ensure the Nominee understands and accepts these conditions: The statements made above are true and accurate to the very best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that any offer of an award may be rescinded, or the award itself rescinded if it is discovered that a significant error has been made in my / our submission.
Yes, they are as accurate as we are reasonably able to make them. If we subsequently determine any are not we will reach out to correct them as soon as possible.
No
Full name of person attesting to the statement above, and the date (yyyy-mm-dd)
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How did you hear about the Clean50? What was your prior impression of the award, if any?
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Anything else you'd care to add?
Which of our Clean50 Analysts has been your primary contact during this process (or the person who alerted you to your nomination)?
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This should be the Clean50 Analyst most familiar with your accomplishments as they will be tasked with reviewing your response for completeness. (Listed alphabetically)
Clean50 Director Megan Aoki
Clean50 Analyst Sara Escallon Sotomayor
Clean50 Analyst Julia Heuff
Clean50 Analyst Amy McDonnell
Clean50 Analyst Nell Sykes
Clean50 Executive Director Gavin Pitchford
Other
Please pay close attention to Picture submission details
Photograph Details – I can do this! I promise!
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Honestly, and most surprisingly, every year, the Clean50 team is perpetually amazed at how many of the photographs submitted by nominees fail miserably at meeting these fairly simple (we thought) criteria. And so we ask nominees to read and then attest to their understanding of, and commitment to, the following: I will forward a **PASSPORT-LIKE ** photograph of myself of at least 1000 x 1400 pixels resolution to Clean50photos@deltamanagement.com by August 1st. And… ** Because I am someone who can follow directions, the content of the picture I send will have my HEAD make up at least 75% of the pixels (tiny dots that make up a picture) , from approximately my throat up, with composition closely MATCHING those of those already on the Clean50 website. ** LIKE A PASSPORT PHOTO – except that I may be smiling. Like a PASSPORT PHOTO, It will be well lit. It will be in focus. It will not have been taken by my friend using my Iphone (because that wide angle lens will distort my features and make my nose look big). It will NOT be of my torso, nor of me standing with my arms folded etc etc. (because then it would not be ~ 75% head, would it?) nor will it be a pic with a pipe or a tree or a vent or lights or corn stalks or a window frame or an escalator – or any other object – appearing to come out of my head, vertically, diagonally, or horizontally, like the failed attempts made by other hapless nominees last year. I understand It may include (if I have one) my beard, a turban, a hijab, and as much hair as I want to show – or any other feature I consider part of my identity (i.e. what makes me, “me”) but I will bear in mind that including longer hair or a longer beard (i.e. half way down my chest) may then make my head / face appear smaller than those of my fellow honourees, should I make the list., when appearing in the media etc., so I will crop accordingly, understanding those limitations. Regardless of how cool I think it might make me look, I will not be in a baseball cap nor a hipster or cowboy hat, nor any other headgear not usually part of my identity (because that would not be okay on a PASSPORT). I have copied these instructions and I will follow them! If this is a team nomination, I will ensure we ALL send both individual pics for each team member (as per above) AND ALSO a team picture that is also 5×7 in proportion (portrait mode) and also with a resolution of at least 1000 x 1400. If I am unsure as to what any of this means I will email for further instructions, or I will forward these instructions to my comms team, who I promise faithfully, will then follow them**. *** I realize that the Clean50 team will judge me on my ability to follow and comply with these simple instructions, and because I want to be a member of the Clean50, I will do my very best to actually read, understand and follow them!! ***
I understand the specs (PASSPORT like, 5×7, minimum resolution 1000×1400, no iPhone pics) and I don’t have a pic that matches that right now – but I’ll get one to you by August 1st, without needing a reminder!
I understand the specs, (PASSPORT like, 5×7, minimum resolution 1000×1400, no iPhone pics) and I am sending a pic right now which totally matches the specs to clean50photos@deltamanagement.com
I will instead send you a picture which doesn’t remotely match the specifications listed, and join the BadPicture50
Upload photo if you have one ready to go.
BEFORE you upload!! Using your computer’s directory display, first hover over your photo with your cursor – you will see details. Check that your photo is high res enough to look good on a massive screen over the stage (over at least 1000×1400), that the second number is ~exactly 1.4 x the first number (a couple of digits one way or other are ok, e.g. 1000×1405), that it’s a PASSPORT-like (headshot only) colour shot, and that the name of the photo file is your LASTNAME Firstname (e.g. CARNEY Mark). Then upload. Otherwise fix it first by cropping or renaming it etc. and THEN (and only then) upload it, only after it meets the specifications.
Drop files here or
Select files
Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 15 MB, Max. files: 3.
Delta Management Group & The Clean50 Awards
Thank you for preparing and submitting your detailed nomination response for a Clean50 Award. That in itself was the first “test”. Being a member of the Clean50 is a commitment to connect and collaborate outside of your organization, and your industry – and as professionals who advise our clients on which candidate to choose for any given role, we stress that actions are more important than words. We know this form is long, and challenging. Deliberately so. While it’s a fairly low bar, just the demand of completing it weeds out most of those whose commitment to our shared mission is superficial. Delta is committed to reviewing all that you have submitted, and to doing our best to evaluate all responses on the most objective basis we can. But – full disclosure – often we are not comparing apples to apples – it’s more like a comparing apples to goats thing! But one thing we’re good at is figuring out which needle in a stack of needles is the best needle. We hope that’s you – and that we will soon meet face-to-face at the 15th Summit, on October 15th. We will do our very very best to be back to you no later than the last week in August and advise you of where you stand. In the interim, our heartfelt “THANK YOU” for doing all that you do to fight climate change and for looking to extend your reach by becoming a member of the Clean50.
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