2012 Awards

Nominations for the  2012 Best Practice Awards were received in the following categories:

Small Business

  • Bee Authentic
  • Bing Energy International LLC
  • EnSite, Inc. and Lee County, Florida
  • First Green Bank
  • Herbert Williams
  • LocalShops1.com
  • Ms. Manuela Flores
  • Valerie J. Amor

Large Business

  • Covanta Energy – Hillsborough
  • Dirt Pros
  • Okeechobee Organics Recycling Facility
  • Rosen Hotels & Resorts
  • Saddle Creek Transportation, A subsidiary of Saddle Creek Corporation

Government

  • Archbold Expeditions
  • Broward Municipalities Energy and Sustainability Survey
  • City of Boynton Beach and The Boynton Beach CRA
  • City of Dania Beach
  • City of Jacksonville
  • City of Lake Worth Conservation Management Division
  • City of Palm Bay and Brevard Public Schools
  • City of Stuart
  • City of Stuart
  • City of Stuart Affordable Housing Green Homes
  • City of Tallahassee
  • City of Tallahassee Utilities
  • Clearwater Gas System
  • Cooper City
  • Dr. Peggy Green Sustainability Institute, Broward College
  • EnSite, Inc. and Lee County, Florida
  • Hernando County School District
  • Leon County Leon County-UF Extension
  • Martin County
  • Miami Dade College
  • Orange County Convention Center
  • Polk County Public Schools
  • Santa Fe College
  • SPC Seminole Campus Environmental Science Club
  • StarMetro
  • The City of Stuart
  • The Wellington Environmental Preserve at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat
  • UF/IFAS Columbia County Extension Service
  • Water Wise Tallahassee – City of Tallahassee

Non-Profit

  • Archbold Expeditions
  • Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance
  • IDEAS
  • Okaloosa Saves
  • Resource Depot
  • The Venice Golf and Country Club

Green Building – Presented by Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc.

  • Archbold Expeditions
  • Drew Smith
  • First Green Bank
  • Josh Wynne Construction
  • Schmid Construction
  • Ullman Sails

Partnership

  • Bee Authentic
  • City of Boynton Beach and The Boynton Beach CRA
  • City of Palm Bay and Brevard Public Schools
  • Dirt Pros
  • EnSite, Inc. and Lee County, Florida
  • Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance
  • Hillsborough County & Covanta Hillsborough
  • Leon County Leon County-UF Extension
  • Nopetro and Leon County Schools
  • Okeechobee Organics Recycling Facility
  • Santa Fe College
  • The Venice Golf and Country Club
  • UF/IFAS Columbia County Extension Service

Leadership

  • Alexander Corvetto
  • Archbold Expeditions
  • Dirt Pros
  • Herbert Williams
  • IDEAS
  • Jackie Pons
  • Leon County Leon County-UF Extension
  • Paul Schofield
  • Resource Depot
  • Santa Fe College
  • Susan Playe
  • Tessa LeSage
  • Valerie J. Amor

The Awards program will be held this summer in conjunction with Working on the Green - a special regional forum focusing on how you can improve your sustainability efforts. Stay tuned for details.