Safer Choice

Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards

Call for Applications: 2018 Award Cycle Now Open

EPA is seeking applications for the 2018 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. These awards recognize the leadership contributions of Safer Choice partners and stakeholders who have shown outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture, promotion, and use of Safer Choice-certified products over the past year. Read the Federal Register notice announcing the 2018 awards.

Candidates should apply for the 2018 Partner of the Year Awards by June 27, 2018. Award winners will be announced at a ceremony in late fall of 2018.

Learn more about the 2018 Partner of the Year Awards:

Award Categories
Eligibility
Application Process 101 Webinar
How to Apply
Selection Criteria
More information about the awards

Learn more about previous winners:

Award Categories

EPA will present at least one award in each of these five categories:

Formulators/product manufacturers of both consumer and institutional/industrial products;
Purchasers and distributors;
Retailers;
Supporters (e.g., non-governmental organizations); and
Innovators (e.g., chemical manufacturers).

Within these categories, we may give additional awards in the subcategories of "small business" and "sustained excellence."

You may apply in more than one award category, but must complete individual application packages for each.

Eligibility

Any current or past program participants in the Safer Choice program are eligible to apply for the awards. Candidates must complete the application form and have it signed by an appropriate company or organization official (e.g., CEO, vice president for governmental affairs, division head, or other authorized signatory).

Application Process 101 Webinar

Watch the Application Process 101 webinar for award applicants for tips on how to apply and a discussion of how the applications are scored.

How to Apply

Complete and submit the application materials by June 27, 2018. The application may be submitted via email to SaferChoice_Support@abtassoc.com. Supplemental documents (e.g., photos, pamphlets, advertisement videos, audio files) may be sent with your application as PDF files (each file must be less than 12 MB). Please refer to the application materials for instructions on how to submit paper copies.

Selection Criteria

For the 2018 awards, we will recognize program participants who have demonstrated leadership in:

furthering safer chemistry and products throughout the past year; and
promoting the Safer Choice label.

Program participants that submit complete applications will be evaluated against the following five criteria:

Participation in the Safer Choice program
Use of the Safer Choice label
Promotion and use of products using the Safer Choice label
Outreach and education on the Safer Choice program to consumers and end-users
Innovations in safer chemistry and other efforts to advance the Safer Choice program

Responses will be weighted and points assigned based on the applicant/award category. The full evaluation criteria are described in the application form.

More Information About the Awards

For more information on the Partner of the Year Awards, please contact Linda Rutsch (rutsch.linda@epa.gov or 202-343-9924).