Leadership-in-Action Awards
The Leadership-in-Action Awards recognize EHS and Sustainability leaders whose influence and commitment have elevated business management practices and the impact of EHS&S initiatives within organizations. Consultants and service providers working closely with corporate partners on specific projects are also eligible.
Deadline to submit: Friday, July 17, 2026
Deadline to submit: Friday, July 17, 2026
Leadership-in-Action Focus Areas
- Empowering Systems: Recognizes a leader who has successfully developed or enhanced a management system that led to achieving significant environmental/EHS objectives
- Championing Technology Innovation: Showcases the adoption and advancement of new technologies, tools, or platforms that realized improved business performance outcomes by a professional who also fosters a culture of technological innovation within organizations
- Keeping Employees Safe: Recognizes a professional who has made a difference by achieving safety program impacts, demonstrating leadership, and striving to extend the positive impacts of a safety-first culture throughout their organization
- Advancing Corporate Transparency: Recognizes individuals who developed internal systems/approaches to enhance accountability and disclosure, which resulted in effective communication of the company’s sustainability performance to its stakeholders
- Minimizing the Corporate Footprint: Recognizes individuals who achieved significant, positive results from specific projects or initiatives in the areas of energy efficiency, carbon management, waste reduction (including circularity), or water stewardship
QUALIFICATIONS
EHS & Sustainability professionals who work in a corporation, consultancy, or firm that provides EHS&S services are eligible.Nominees should have:
- Demonstrated impact on organizational performance
- Proven leadership effectiveness in achieving the business objective
- Recognized ability to communicate and collaborate
- Commitment to advancing the practice of EHS & Sustainability management
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Self-nominations are encouraged and accepted.
- EHS & Sustainability professionals, including corporate “in-house” individuals as well as consultants and services providers, may nominate or be nominated for a Leadership-in-Action Award in a specific focus area.
- For consultants and service providers, nominations should focus on a client's specific EHS or Sustainability project.
- Nominators may submit nominations in more than one focus area — a separate form is required for each nomination.
- Nominators and nominees do not have to be members of NAEM.
- Individuals who sit on NAEM's Board of Directors are not eligible to be nominated.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
- A completed nomination form
- One letter of recommendation
