Canada Medal
The Canada Medal is awarded to a business leader for outstanding service in a Canadian industry, who has had a clearly positive impact on their business that is based on chemistry for its processes and/or services.
Sustainability Award
The Sustainability Award is presented to an individual or team in recognition of science innovation in industry which has led to significant, measurable improvements in environmental sustainability in product/process development or of business/operational processes. The award is open to an individual or team working in a company of any size or country.Established 2023
Award Information
Eligibility Criteria
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Background
- Any individual or team working in a company of any size or country
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate significant improvement to the overall environmental sustainability of the company
- An industry that has a primary focus in products/processes requiring chemistry or chemistry-related science
- Innovations must be related to science across SCI key theme areas of Global Health, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Evidence of demonstrable, measurable outcomes as a result of the innovation will be requested as part of the application process
- Applications which can demonstrate a material impact for society will be favoured
Timetable
| Nominations open | 8 January 2024 |
| Nominations close | 23 February 2024 |
| Shortlist announced | April 2024 |
| Awards Dinner | 15 May 2024 |
2023 Recipients
- WINNER: Dow recyclable materials for tyres with lower carbon footprint in tyre production and superior riding experience.
- 2nd place: Croda - Membrane plants saving 700 tonnes of carbon
- 3rd place: Johnson Matthey and Virent - New, natural feedstocks for fuel and bioplastics
Read the report from the SCI Sustainability & Innovation Awards 2023
