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Office of the Commissioner > Programs/Bureaus/Units > Environmental Leadership Initiative Program

Environmental Leadership Initiative Program

Go beyond the minimum! Be a leader!

Green Leaders - recognition for companies that comprehensively manage their environmental impacts and which go above and beyond the legal requirements.

Aspiring Leaders is DES's recognition program for companies that want to move forward, but do not yet do comprehensive environmental management. Especially good for small businesses! We especially want to talk to organizations in the construction and land development fields!

Much has been accomplished environmentally, but more remains to be done. DES is joining those who are searching for new ways to accomplish more.

Since the major US environmental laws and regulations were established roughly 35 years ago, compliance has been the main goal. DES recognizes that compliance represents only the acceptable minimum behavior, and is not necessarily sufficient to fulfill its mission to "help sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health in New Hampshire." more …

Hot Topics

• Aspiring Leaders
• Green Leaders
• Making Your Business Greener Workbook
• May 2010 Grant Report to EPA
• Stakeholder Steering Committee

Related Programs

• DES’s Environmental Management System Information
• DES’s Pollution Prevention Program
• DES Small Business Technical Assistance Program
• EPA’s Performance Track Program

Resources/Links (Complete List)

• EPA Design for the Environment
• Illinois Waste Management & Resource Center
• North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance
• Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange, a good source of Best Management Practices and other information

Contact Us

• Bob Minicucci
  NHDES Planning, Prevention & Assistance Unit
  29 Hazen Drive; PO Box 95
  Concord, NH 03302-0095
  (603) 271-2941
  environmentalleadership@des.nh.gov

 

 

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NH Department of Environmental Services | 29 Hazen Drive | PO Box 95 | Concord, NH 03302-0095
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