Submission for SPLC Awards Program &#124; SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Please submit your awards application – either case study or story of individual leadership – through this form to be considered for SPLC’s juried Leadership Awards. All submissions will also be reviewed for Outstanding Case Study recognition.

NOTE: If you are submitting on behalf of an organization you do not belong to, please NOTE THAT FACT in your submission, and ensure you provide a contact person at the organization whose work you are documenting. Please also ensure you have permission to submit on their behalf.
Step One: Upload Your Case Study or Individual Award Submission
Upload your case study file in the SPLC Word Template (please download the document as a Microsoft Word document in order to edit it) you received when you downloaded instructions. FOR INDIVIDUAL Awards, upload a WORD document sharing how the nominee's vision, leadership, and dedicated effort have been fundamental to the advancement of the sustainable purchasing movement. You may also upload up to TWO supporting documents.
Case Study File*

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Optional Supporting Materials #1

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Optional Supporting Materials #2

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Permission to share publicly?*

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Step Two: Provide Case Study or Individual Nomination Profile Information
Organization Name*
Enter an individual's name if nominating a person
Organization's Website
If submitting for an organization not your own (or individual not within your organization), provide the NAME of the organization as it should appear on an award
Is your organization a member of SPLC?

YesNoNot Sure
Which best describes your organization?

PurchaserSupplierOther
Special consideration will be given to purchaser submissions that have completed the 2024 SP Assessment via SPLC Navigator. If you are a purchaser, have you completed the 2024 SP Assessment?

YesNoNot yet, but we intend to. NOTE: Refer to the SPLC Navigator website for 2024 SP Assessment reporting deadlines (https://www.sustainablepurchasing.org/sp-assessment).
Submitter Contact Information

Please supply contact information for the person submitting this nomination.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Organization*
Title
Department
Email*
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Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Address

Street Address

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CityState

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Case Study Title*
This is how it will appear in SPLC's Case Study Library.
Case Study Abstract*
Copy/paste from your Case Study Word doc. This summary will appear in the Case Study Library. If nominating an individual, provide a 100 word summary of your nomination.

Award Categories

Please indicate the award categories (select all that apply) for which you believe your case study is an appropriate fit. All submissions that meet our case study criteria will be considered for Outstanding Case Study recognition.
Purchaser Awards

ProgramInitiativeEngaging SuppliersBusiness Case
Other Juried Awards

SupplierCircular EconomyPublic Interest AdvocateIndividual
Briefly explain why your case study is a good candidate for the specific award categories selected.*

Identify Relevant Principles for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing

Which of SPLC’s Principles for Leadership does this case study exemplify? Select all for which the case study provides a substantive example, and for which the case study explains specific strategies, how they were chosen, and how they work. Selecting Principles not exemplified by the case study may hurt the submission.
Principles for Leadership*

Understanding. Understanding the relevant environmental, social, and economic impacts of its purchasing.Commitment. Taking responsibility for the relevant impacts of its purchasing by committing to an action plan.Results. Delivering on its commitment to improve the relevant impacts of its purchasing.Innovation. Actively promoting internal and external innovation that advances a positive future.Transparency. Soliciting and disclosing information that supports a marketplace of innovation.

Approvals & Notifications
Additional Approvers
If the submitter is not an employee of the organization(s) featured in the case study, the submitter must provide complete contact information for an employee at the organization(s) featured in the case study. This employee will be contacted by SPLC to ensure the case study has been approved by the organization.
If your submission is selected to win a juried award or case study recognition, SPLC may make edits to your case study, and reformat it to better meet SPLC template guidelines. Please indicate if such edits will require additional sign-off from you or your organization prior to publication in the SPLC Case Study Library.

Additional sign off required
Communications Contacts
Please provide names and email addresses for anyone besides the submitter and additional approvers who should receive the press release, marketing graphics, and other communications materials, in the event the case study wins an award.
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Step One: Upload Your Case Study or Individual Award Submission