Excellence Award in Resilience and Sustainability
About the Award
The Excellence Award in Resilience and Sustainability recognizes organizations that have built systems enabling them to adapt, endure, and sustain performance over time, particularly in the face of disruption, uncertainty, or long-term challenges.
This award recognizes organizations that have embedded resilience, risk management, organizational learning, strategic agility, and long-term stewardship into the way they operate. It honors a comprehensive system for ensuring long-term organizational viability, mission fulfillment, and sustained performance.
This award recognizes organizations that have created integrated management systems capable of maintaining excellence, responding effectively to change, and creating lasting value for customers, stakeholders, employees, and the communities they serve. It is not limited to environmental initiatives, sustainability reporting, or regulatory compliance programs.
Who May Be Nominated
Any individual or organization may either self-nominate or be nominated for this award.
Strong Nominees Demonstrate
- A defined system for identifying and responding to risks or disruptions
- Integration of resilience and sustainability into strategy and operations
- Consistent application of these systems across the organization
- Evidence of stability or improvement during periods of change
- Long-term planning that supports sustained performance
- Learning from past disruptions and continuous refinement
Role of Examples
Nomination essays must include at least one example of:
- A disruption, challenge, or major change
- How the system guided the response
- The resulting outcomes
Award Limits
- Up to one recipient may be recognized each year
- Award is not guaranteed and may be withheld
Ready to Nominate an Organization
- Learn more about How to Apply and Key Dates.
- Prepare the required submission information listed below.
- When ready to nominate a leader, select the "APPLY NOW" button, located at the top.
Submission Requirements
- Online Award Nomination Form
Fill out the nomination form in the online application.
- Business Overview
Nomination must include a business overview of the organization.
- Nomination Essay (1,200 word limit)
The essay must address your organization’s approach to resilience and sustainability, including how risks, disruptions, and long-term challenges are identified and managed. Explain the systems used to respond to change and how resilience and sustainability practices are integrated into operations and decision-making. Include one specific example of a disruption or challenge and describe how your system guided the response, what actions were taken, and what outcomes resulted.
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