Environmental Leadership Program. The Division’s 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. Membership in the program is open to all types of organizations and businesses from large corporate entities to small businesses, government agencies, nonprofits and academic institutions. To participate in the leadership program, an organization must meet ELP eligibility related compliance requirements and fit within a specific “tier” of the program. In exchange, leadership members are provided recognition and regulatory and non-regulatory benefits and incentives from the State (incentives are specific for each tier level).
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Samples: Environmental Performance Partnership Agreement, Environmental Performance Partnership Agreement
Environmental Leadership Program. The Division’s 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. Membership in the program is open to all types of organizations and businesses from large corporate entities to small businesses, government agencies, nonprofits nonprofits, and academic institutions. To participate in the leadership program, an organization must meet ELP eligibility related compliance requirements and fit within a specific “tier” tier of the program. In exchange, leadership members are provided recognition and regulatory and non-non- regulatory benefits and incentives from the State (incentives are specific for each tier level). Through the ELP, technical assistance will be provided on EMS development as well as source reduction and other P2 initiatives. An EMS requires a company to determine their most significant impacts to the environment. Goals are then set to reduce those impacts, which in turn generally result in economic benefits and improved environmental performance.
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Environmental Leadership Program. The Division’s 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. Membership in the program is open to all types of organizations and businesses from large corporate entities to small businesses, government agencies, nonprofits and academic institutions. To participate in the leadership program, an organization must meet ELP eligibility related compliance requirements and fit within a specific “tier” tier of the program. In exchange, leadership members are provided recognition and regulatory and non-regulatory benefits and incentives from the State (incentives are specific for each tier level).
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