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Sustainability Awards Entry Form

The submission deadline for the 2019 awards program is March 29, 2019.

To enter the Sustainability Awards, please complete the Official Electronic Entry Form below. After a successful submission, you will be redirected to a confirmation page and receive a copy of your entry by email.

Note: Entries in progress cannot be saved and returned to later. It is recommended that you draft your answers using the provided worksheets (pdf) before copying your information into this form.

Institutional Worksheet

Date/Timeline

Sustainability initiatives submitted must have occurred between February 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018.

Essay

In 2,000 words or less (combined), please answer the following questions as they relate to your submission.
1. Define your operation's practice as it relates to Triple Bottom Line performance.
2. What actions did you take?
3. Evaluate ease of implementation and identify major challenges.
4. What were the costs incurred and benefits received, both tangible and intangible?
5. What outcomes did you achieve?
6. What measurement tools did you use to assess the outcomes?
7. Identify lessons learned and assess the applicability of your initiative to other foodservice operations.
8. Describe how the implementation of the sustainable dining practice benefited your dining operation

Supporting Materials

A maximum of three collateral files may be submitted as support documentation with your entry. Files must meet the following criteria:

  • Uploaded documents must be in .pdf format.
  • The combined file size of uploaded .pdf documents may not exceed 13 megabytes.
  • File names must contain the name of the institution and entry category (e.g., Example_College_Procurement_Practices.pdf).
  • A maximum of 25 photographs may be submitted, either contained within uploaded .pdf documents or in an album on a photo sharing website (e.g., Flickr, Picasa). Online albums must be titled with the name of the institution and entry category.
  • Video must be no longer than four (4) minutes in length and hosted on a video sharing website (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo) or on the institution's own website. Video must be titled with the name of the institution and entry category.
  • Any uploaded documents which contain copyrighted material and/or trademarks of others must first have written permission from each copyright and/or trademark owner for the purpose reflected in the entry and for further publication by NACUFS.

Note: Submission time may vary depending on PDF file size. For questions or troubleshooting, please contact webmaster@nacufs.org.

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By submitting this electronic entry and checking the box below, I understand that the Voting Delegate for our school is in agreement with the following statement:
I understand that entries not meeting specific requirements will be disqualified. I agree that all information on this entry form is accurate. I have read and agree with the official rules and regulations. On behalf of my institution, I grant permission for the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) to publish and/or use in any way, the material submitted as this entry, including that located at the website above. I certify that my institution has obtained from the copyright and/or trademark owner(s) written permission to use, for the purposes reflected in my institutions contest entry and for further publication and use by NACUFS, any copyrighted materials and/or trademarks not owned by my institution, and I will provide a copy of such permission(s) upon the request of NACUFS.

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