NAEM's 2026 Professional Excellence Awards
Recognizing Outstanding EHS & Sustainability Leaders
Nominations Now Open for NAEM Excellence Awards
We’re excited to offer our new and expanded Excellence Awards for 2025.
NAEM Excellence Awards exist to recognize and elevate emerging and established leaders in the environmental, health and safety, and/or sustainability community, as well as showcase best practices of EHS & Sustainability management. All award recipients will be honored at FORUM26 in October and receive a deeply discounted rate to attend the four-day conference.2026 NAEM Excellence Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award: This prestigious award honors one executive-level EHS & Sustainability leader whose vision and commitment has positively shaped the EHS & Sustainability fields within a corporate management role.
- Leadership-in-Action Awards: This category recognizes current and emerging next generation EHS and Sustainability professionals from across the professional community whose influence and commitment have elevated business management practices and the impact of EHS&S initiatives within organizations.
- NexGen Leaders Awards: NAEM NexGen Leaders Awards recognize rising environment, health and safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) managers who possess the talent and skills required for the next generation of EHS&S industry leadership.
Deadline to submit is DEADLINE MONTH DAY YEAR.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Leadership-in-Action Awards
Leadership-in-Action Awards
