Media Contacts:<\/p>\n
Adrienne Diaczok
\nadrienne.diaczok@maryland.gov<\/p>\n
Jay Apperson
\njay.apperson@maryland.gov<\/p>\n
410-537-3003<\/p>\n
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MARYLAND GREEN REGISTRY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS<\/span> BALTIMORE, MD (April 3, 2017<\/span><\/span>)<\/strong> –\u00a0The Maryland Green Registry\u00a0is now accepting applications for\u00a0the eighth annual Maryland Green Registry\u00a0Leadership Awards.\u00a0Interested organizations should submit an application highlighting their sustainable environmental practices and the measurable results achieved, as well as information about their organization’s commitment to continual improvement in sustainable operations.\u00a0The Registry\u00a0is a free program that assists\u00a0businesses\u00a0and other\u00a0organizations by promoting and recognizing sustainable practices.\u00a0Collectively, Registry members have saved more than\u00a0$104 million annually through sustainable practices.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2017 Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award winners will be announced at the annual awards and membership event\u00a0to be held June 14, 2017<\/span><\/span> at the Governor Calvert House in Annapolis. The event will also include a prize drawing for the Maryland Green Registry\u2019s Look for the Leak campaign, which encourages members to look for and repair leaks in both water pipes and compressed air systems. <\/span><\/p>\n MORE INFORMATION:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0Maryland Green Registry includes more than 480 member organizations of all types and sizes including businesses, schools, and government facilities. The online member profiles help to inspire other organizations by sharing practical, proven practices that reduce environmental impacts and save money.<\/span><\/p>\n Past\u00a0Leadership Awards have gone to a variety of organization types and sizes throughout the state. See here<\/a> for list of prior winners. <\/span><\/p>\n CORE FACTS:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Maryland Green Registry is now accepting applications for its annual Leadership Awards. Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, April 26, 2017<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Applicants must be members of the Maryland Green Registry. To join this free program, Maryland organizations should visit the\u00a0Maryland Green Registry website<\/a>\u00a0and complete a best practices profile. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award Winners represent a variety of facility types and sizes, but all have several key factors in common that contribute to their success: an organization-wide commitment to environmental performance, a green team that meets on a regular basis, annual environmental goals and measurement of results. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n The 2017 Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award winners will be presented at the annual awards and membership event on June 14, 2017, 5:30 p.m. \u2013 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span>, in Annapolis. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n ADDITIONAL LINKS:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award Application<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Maryland Green Registry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Past Leadership Award Winners <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Look for the Leak Prize Drawing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n MDE MISSION:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Our mission is to protect and restore the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n # # #<\/span><\/p>\n Media Contacts: Adrienne Diaczok adrienne.diaczok@maryland.gov Jay Apperson jay.apperson@maryland.gov 410-537-3003 MARYLAND GREEN REGISTRY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS \u00a0Applications due April 26 BALTIMORE, MD (April 3, 2017) –\u00a0The Maryland Green Registry\u00a0is now accepting applications for\u00a0the eighth annual Maryland Green Registry\u00a0Leadership Awards.\u00a0Interested organizations should submit an application highlighting their sustainable environmental practices and the measurable Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maryland-green-registry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2270"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2271,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270\/revisions\/2271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u00a0Applications due April 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n