Environmental Leadership Award

The Environmental Leadership Award is given to a NASUF member who has demonstrated sustained contributions to the advancement of use of alternative fuels, reducing fleet carbon impacts, and has contributed to the overall alignment of their fleet operation with environmental management goals.

Who is Eligible

The nominee must be a NASUF member in good standing. 

Criteria

Using specific examples, please describe how the nominee’s sustained contributions has improved their fleet’s environmental impact. Describe any written sustainability polices or programs in place.

Judges will evaluate the nomination utilizing the following criteria. A nominee does not need to have initiatives for all the criteria:

1. Significant advancement to reduce overall fleet carbon emissions and other environmental impacts:
  • Alternate vehicular fuels, vehicles or infrastructure,
  • Electric or hybrid-electric vehicles or charging infrastructure,
  • Reducing vehicle miles traveled and idling ,
  • Increasing fleet fuel efficiency ,
  • Right-sizing fleets and vehicles to missions ,
  • Operational environmental management practices and procedures (e.g. recycling used oil and use of recycled oil in vehicles, use of environmentally friendly fluids and chemicals, waste recycling, controlling spills and runoff impacts, etc .)
2. Unique, innovative, or creative approaches to deploy the strategies listed above.
3. Established and achieved specific, measurable results.
4. The advancement of EPACT and US DOE or other state/local jurisdictional goals for improving air quality, environmental impacts, and reducing dependence on foreign oil.

Nomination Process

Nominations close August 16, 2024. To nominate a member, please download and complete the nomination form (first button below), then use the second button to submit the nomination form to NASUF Headquarters. If you would like to nominate a peer, but do not have sufficient information on their accomplishments to complete a submission, please contact the NASUF staff for assistance.

Download and Complete the Nomination Form

Submit the Completed Nomination Form