The 2025 Environmental Excellence Awards are open, and will be due on Wednesday, April 9.
If you have questions, need assistance or technical support, or need help setting up or updating an awards account, please contact the Awards team or call our support hotline at 888-378-2259. If you are a VA facility, email vasupport@practicegreenhealth.org or contact our hotline with inquiries.
Example Success Stories
Success stories are a vital piece of the Environmental Excellence Awards. Not only do narratives that demonstrate concise and complete stories with outcomes contribute to three of the four application scoring frameworks, but stories also give applicants like you an opportunity to highlight achievements and wins on your sustainability journey.
To help you fill out your application this year, we’re highlighting some great examples from the 2024 Environmental Excellence Awards.
Find inspiration for your sustainability programs by reading this week’s feature from UC San Diego:
Several mass transit routes serve the Health Center on UC San Diego campus and the surrounding area, including the light rail trolley line which opened last year, shuttles, buses, and Coaster train with a subsidized bus to get to and from the train. This year, UCSD released its first all-electric bus, and increased charging for electric vehicles by 17%, adding 19 new electric vehicle chargers. EV charging stations throughout the campus can be found using our charger map: https://tinyurl.com/769s4vs6.
Walking and bike paths wind throughout the Health Center campus with locked bike locker parking available outside of buildings. UC San Diego offers different programs that provide discounted transit access for faculty, staff and students. The Triton Commuter Club recognizes and rewards individual actions to reduce the traffic, parking and environmental impacts of driving alone. Whether you’re coming to work daily, working from home, choosing lower-impact modes every day, or mixing up your commute, we can earn rewards and connect with other available drivers on the platform. The club also provides incentives like $10 MIPS bike helmets and $10 U-locks.
