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Eligibility
- Business applicants must be located in British Columbia and have been in operation in British Columbia for a minimum of three years.
- Individual applicants must be employed for a minimum of three years by one or more business(es) that has /have been in operation in BC for a minimum of three years.
- A business is defined as a for-profit public, private or cooperative enterprise, that principally earns it’s revenues from commercial /industrial activities
- Businesses in the armaments and tobacco industries are not eligible.
- Previous nominees, finalists and award recipients may apply for an award again (see FAQs for more discussion).
- Non-profits, charities and EIA sponsors and their subsidiaries are not eligible.
Nominations
nomination form
Businesses are nominated by other businesses or individuals and may also apply direct. (nomination form)
There are four nomination categories:
Community Care
Environmental Excellence
Overall Leadership
Individual Impact.
For more info see FAQ's
Completing Your Application
- Review EIA Ethics Check Procedures
- Review the award categories and decide if the category in which you’ve been nominated best suits the business or individual. You may choose to switch categories.
- A business or individual may self-nominate or self-apply.
- Applicants may be entered in one category only. The Selection Committee reserves the right to transfer a nominee to a more appropriate category.
- Complete the Application Form and have it signed by a contact person (in the nominated business) or the individual applying.
- If you and your nominator are collaborating on the application process, please ensure that only one person files the application online.
- Be sure to develop your answers and application summary in a word file and then copy and paste them into the online application form, as you will not be able to navigate in and out of the online form.
- Write a 200 word summary of your application. If you are chosen as a finalist this summary will be posted on the Ethics in Action website and in the awards event program. This profile should include the nature of your business (or for individual applications, your position) and highlight the reason why you are deserving of an Ethics in Action award.
- Provide two letters of support from people or organizations that have benefited from or collaborated with you in your environmental and/or socially responsible initiatives. Ideally these letters will be 500 words, and should not exceed 1000 words. Letters should be addressed to the Ethics in Action Selection Committee.
- Businesses please provide your full color logo in digital EPS format at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. If you don’t know what the technical terms mean, call us; we can help.
- Deadline for 2006 Applications is 5:00 pm Monday July 31, 2006. The nomination package is complete when ALL items (both hard copy and email) have been received. Incomplete packages will not be accepted.
- Review application checklist before submission.
Application Checklist
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