Sustainability Excellence Award
For details on eligible entries for the Sustainability Excellence Award, entry guidelines, and competition deadlines, please review the information below. When ready, fill out the form at the bottom of the page to submit your entry.
Deadlines
Entry Fee
- Intent to compete and payment must be received no later than January 9, 2026
- Electronic portfolio must be completed by January 23, 2026.
- FTA Members: $250
- Non-Members: $350
Eligibility
Any company active in the flexographic printing industry is invited to enter. Nominations are judged in three categories:
- Innovations in Sustainability: This category would include new (disruptive) innovative products or processes that reduce environmental impacts and provide business value or customer value toward sustainability goals.
- Sustainability Programs: This category would include the development and implementation of either internal or external programs that decrease environmental impacts of a business or customer to support sustainability goals.
- Sustainability Products/Processes: This category would include current product or process incremental improvements that reduce environmental impacts and provide business value or customer value toward sustainability goals.
Entries submitted for consideration must be completed or in substantial progress by the end of 2025 and may include, but are not limited to:
- Changes in production processes or raw materials that reduce waste volume and/or toxicity
- Processes that recover reusable materials or energy that would otherwise be considered waste
- Improved operation and/or maintenance of equipment and methods that reduce or prevent waste generation
- Measures to reduce energy consumption or maximize energy efficiency
- Measures to minimize transport impacts
- Technology and product developments created with sustainability benefits in mind
- Outreach and educational programs promoting pollution prevention and health/safety within a facility or community
Entry Guidelines
Any company active in the flexographic printing industry is invited to enter. Nominations are judged in three categories:
- Innovations in Sustainability: This category would include new (disruptive) innovative products or processes that reduce environmental impacts and provide business value or customer value toward sustainability goals.
- Sustainability Programs: This category would include the development and implementation of either internal or external programs that decrease environmental impacts of a business or customer to support sustainability goals.
- Sustainability Products/Processes: This category would include current product or process incremental improvements that reduce environmental impacts and provide business value or customer value toward sustainability goals.
Entries submitted for consideration must be completed or in substantial progress by the end of 2025 and may include, but are not limited to:
- Changes in production processes or raw materials that reduce waste volume and/or toxicity
- Processes that recover reusable materials or energy that would otherwise be considered waste
- Improved operation and/or maintenance of equipment and methods that reduce or prevent waste generation
- Measures to reduce energy consumption or maximize energy efficiency
- Measures to minimize transport impacts
- Technology and product developments created with sustainability benefits in mind
- Outreach and educational programs promoting pollution prevention and health/safety within a facility or community
Questions?
Have questions about the entry form or the competition? Reach out to FTA Manager of Education Delivery Kelsey Schmidt through our contact form.