Deadline: 5-Nov-21
Nominations are now open for the 38th World Environment Center (WEC) Gold Medal for International Achievement in Sustainable Development.
The WEC Gold Medal Award for International Achievement in Sustainable Development is one of the most prestigious forms of recognition of a global company’s ongoing commitment to the practice of sustainable development. Only global manufacturing, processing or service corporations that can document well implemented, outstanding and sustained success are eligible to compete for the award.
A potential applicant company must demonstrate global vision and a commitment to sustainable development through innovative application of policies, and international economic, environmental, and social responsibilities. An independent Jury of international leaders selects the Gold Medal recipient.
The successful applicant will demonstrate its performance on all three of these elements, bolstered by evidence that its path has resulted in extraordinary results and impact. Global corporations that can document well-implemented, outstanding and sustained success are eligible to compete for the award.
Successful applicants will tell the story of the strategy it has chosen, explain its implementation, provide evidence of results, and convey the company’s passion and commitment through concrete examples that give a sense of the level of difficulty of the endeavor, intensity of investment, and the concrete demonstrated results achieved.
Eligibility Criteria
- Multinational manufacturing, processing and/or services companies with operations outside the headquarters’ country.
- Parent companies or subsidiaries.
- Candidates that show improvement in sustainable development over consecutive years.
- Past applicants may re-apply with the same application within three years of original submission.
Note: The winner of the 38th Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development will be honored at a celebration in May 2022.
For more information, visit https://www.wec.org/gold-medal-award/