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Crunch Time for Universities and Colleges with Top Environmental Programs!

The short-form submission period for the March Madness tourney that will name the top undergraduate program for environmental studies closes in less than 72 hours!

Will a favorite take the crown or will we see a Cinderella run to the title? Will your alma mater prevail or will a hated conference rival cut down the 100-percent recyclable nets? Those are the questions on everyone’s mind as we approach the deadline to submit and be considered for the title of, “Top Undergraduate Environmental Studies Program” in the country.

Over the past two weeks, we’ve received a lot of interest from some of the country’s most prestigious higher-education institutions in participating in the tournament to be named the top undergraduate environmental studies program in the country. The March Madness-style tournament, sponsored by Enviance and Environmental Leader, will culminate in a national champion on April 2. Will your school be overshadowed by a conference rival or take home the crown?

We’ve had interest from more than a dozen of the premier environmental studies programs and will close the contest to new submissions on Wednesday, February 29 at 9:00 p.m. PST. To participate, schools simply need to fill out this short submission form. If your school is selected by our panel of industry experts, it will make our “Sustainable 16” list.

After being selected for the “Sustainable 16”, students and faculty will have until March 9, 2012 to submit short video testimonials, and/or a short 300-word essay, explaining why their school’s program deserves to be crowned tops in the nation.

The 2012 National Champion, announced April 2, 2012, will be awarded:

• A $5,000 cash donation to the university’s environmental & sustainability department.
• An all-expense paid trip to San Diego, Calif. for the department chair, where he or she will attend the Enviance User Conference April 16-18, 2012 and participate in a panel titled, “What Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders Need to Know.”

In addition, the top two students who submitted the most compelling video or essay during the competition will win netbooks. There are also multiple opportunities for schools to be featured in publications throughout the tournament.

Judges for this year’s tournament include Velislava Ivanova , global sustainability director at CH2M HILL, Nick Johnson, managing consultant at Trinity Consultants, Don Cuffel, manager of environmental engineering at Valero/California, and our very own CEO, Larry Goldenhersh.

For more information on the tournament and how to get involved please visit our website.

Environmental March Madness Tournament: Does Your School’s Program Have What It Takes?

If you think your alma mater has a great environmental studies program, we want to hear from you!

Enviance has teamed with Environmental Leader to host a March Madness tournament to identify the best undergraduate program for environmental studies and sustainability across the country.

In order to participate, department heads must share their program’s marketing materials and fill out a submission form for background/information on their school’s environmental programs by February 20, 2012. If selected by our panel of industry experts, your university could make our “Sustainable 16” list.

After being selected for the “Sustainable 16”, students and faculty will have until March 9, 2012 to submit short video testimonials, and/or a short 300-word essay, explaining why their school’s program deserves to be crowned the top in the nation.

The 2012 National Champion, announced April 2, 2012 will be awarded:

• A $5,000 cash donation to the university’s environmental & sustainability department.
• An all-expense paid trip to San Diego, CA for the department chair, where he or she will attend the Enviance User Conference April 16-18, 2012 and participate in a panel titled, “What Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders Need to Know.”

In addition, the top two students who submitted the most compelling video or essay during the competition will win netbooks. There are also multiple opportunities for schools to be featured in publications throughout the tournament.

Judges for this year’s tournament include Velislava Ivanova , global sustainability director at CH2M HILL, Nick Johnson, managing consultant at Trinity Consultants, Don Cuffel, manager of environmental engineering at Valero/California, and our very own CEO, Larry Goldenhersh.

For more information on the tournament and how to get involved please visit our website.

The 5th Annual State of Green Business Live Webcast

Enviance is proud to sponsor GreenBiz’s State of Green Business live webcast. This year’s webcast takes a closer look at the findings from the fifth annual edition of GreenBiz’s State of Green Business report which measures the environmental impacts of the emerging green economy.

Join GreenBiz’s Executive Editor, Joel Makower, and VP and Senior Analyst, Joe Davies, as they discuss how companies are improving their environmental performance in spite of the many challenges that have come as a result of the recession. Together Joel and Joe will assess the economy from an environmental perspective, and highlight key trends in corporate culture in regard to the environment.

Register today and watch the webinar!

 

The results are in! Find out what Enviance’s third annual EUEC survey revealed

It was great to see those of you who were able to make it out to the EUEC conference in Phoenix this week. As you may have noticed, we conducted an environmental survey addressing controversial topics ranging from readiness to report carbon emissions to reactions about cap and trade regulation.

This year, 237 attendees participated in our third annual EUEC survey. This morning, we released the results – here are just a couple highlights:

• This year’s survey showed that more than three-fifths of respondents now believe the imposition of a carbon tax will affect their business.
• Surprisingly, there was a substantial 17 percent increase from last year in the number of companies that have no system in place for tracking and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
• While water management was an issue that 48 percent of respondents said was a concern for their organization (similar to carbon emissions), approximately 40 percent responded that they don’t measure or report on water at all.

Check out all of the results from the 2012 EUEC survey here!