Environmental Achievement Awards Program

Environmental Achievement Awards

The AMI Environmental Achievement Awards are won by those member companies that go beyond environmental compliance by designing and successfully implementing an innovative plant upgrade or environmental program.

1. Resource Conservation (reduced use of water, electricity, natural gas)
2. Pollution Prevention (reduced solid or toxic waste, recycling, cleaner production practices)
3. Advances in Environmental Technology (advanced technology, upgraded systems, software)
4. Environmental Outreach to the Public (including green marketing)
5. Environmental Training Programs

In order to be eligible for the AMI Environmental Achievement Award, all participants must submit supporting data on natural resource, financial or other metrics to document the achievements claimed in the submitted application. Graphs, charts or photographs are also helpful. In addition, all applicants must have achieved and still be eligible for one of the four tiers of the Environmental Recognition Program Awards.

Achievement Award Submission Information

Submission for the 2011 program is now closed.

Award winners were honored on March 9, 2011 as part of AMI's Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment in Kansas City, Missouri.

To review a listing of 2011 award winners, visit the Environmental Achievement Awards Recipients page.

For questions concerning the awards program, please contact Marie Ternieden at 202-587-4228 or Jessica Mosley at 202-587-4252 or by email at mternieden@meatami.com or jmosley@meatami.com.


Environmental Recognition Awards Program

For more information on the Environmental Recognition Awards Program, click here.


Metrics

Collection of metrics is a required part of all AMI environmental awards. The following worksheet is designed to help you chart your "environmental footprint," by identifying key environmental measurements to track progress from season to season and year to year. Use these comparisons to determine key aspects in your plant operations to focus your EMS, or to support your application for an Environmental Achievement Award.

Click to download this worksheet.