The Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment awarded the Alliance center with the Environmental Leader gold Award on October 21, 2008. The Colorado Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) is a voluntary program designed to recognize and reward organizations and businesses that demonstrate superior environmental performance and, as a result, consistently operate at a level that goes beyond mere compliance with environmental regulations.
Current Program, Tier or Level, Criteria / Timeframe for Development
Bronze Achiever
- Recognizes facilities that have made significant achievements in improving the environment of Colorado
- No serious violations for 1 year, criminal for 2 years
- P2 efforts such as energy efficiency, waste minimization, water conservation
- Do not have a functional Environmental Management System in place,
- 1-year recognition
Silver Partner
- The Silver Partner Level is for facilities seeking to achieve Gold Level membership or higher, but do not have all aspects of a functional EMS and/or do not meet all of the eligibility requirements.
- No serious violations for 1 year, criminal for 2 years
- Commitment to develop an Environmental Management System with milestones that must be met each year
- Multi-year recognition (not to exceed 3 years)
Gold Leader
- Must have in place a fully operational, facility-specific Environmental Management System (EMS) with goals
- Must meet the beyond-compliance requirements for the Gold tier
- No serious violations for 3 years, criminal for 5 years
- 3-year recognition and may be renewed
For more information about this award, visit the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment’s Website
