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Mayor's Sustainability Awards

About the Awards
The annual Mayor's Sustainability Awards recognize outstanding businesses and organizations for their environmental stewardship, innovative best practices, pollution prevention, and resource conservation. If you are considering applying for an award, we recommend that you track the energy consumption, water usage, recycling, and "green projects" for your facility.
Who in our community is building a greener, more sustainable future? Nominate a business, school, organization or individual!
The Mayor's 2013 Sustainability Awards
The Mayor's 2013 Sustainability Awards will recognize outstanding individuals, businesses, schools, institutions, and organizations for their environmental leadership and contributions to the Mayor's vision that the District become the greenest, healthiest, and most livable city in the nation. Application deadline is Friday, April 12, 2013.
For more information please contact marylynn.wilhere@dc.gov.
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Case Studies for 2012 Mayor's Sustainability Awards:
- Andrea Northup
- Cassidy Turley
- DowntownDC Business Improvement District
- Ethan Landis, Principal, Landis Construction Corporation
- FARMFRESH Markets
- Groundswell
- Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC
- Monaco Washington DC
- Sol Systems, LLC
- Urbana Restaurant & Wine Bar
The Mayor's 2012 Sustainability Awards recognized outstanding individuals, businesses, schools, institutions, and organizations for their environmental leadership and contributions to the Mayor's vision that the District become the greenest, healthiest, and most livable city in the nation.
Many thanks to all who shared in making the 2012 Mayor’s Sustainability Awards Ceremony a great event.
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