NEWIEE DEI Founders’ Award

The NEWIEE DEI Founders’ Award honors the founders of our organization, a group of women who came together in 2008 to exchange ideas and experiences with others in energy and environmental professions. The DEI Founders’ Award recognizes the spirit of the NEWIEE founders — uplifting underrepresented voices and creating a space for like-minded individuals to come together. NEWIEE will continue to challenge the industry to evolve, facilitate a richly diverse and representative workforce, and promote environmental and climate justice.

Building on NEWIEE’s commitment to uplift underrepresented voices in the energy and environmental industry, NEWIEE will be awarding the Inaugural DEI Founders’ Award in 2023, recognizing one organization and one individual who have gone above and beyond in terms of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the energy and environmental industry.

We are accepting nominations until October 4, 2023

Nominate an Organization

Nominate an Individual

Organization Eligibility

The organizational DEI Founders’ Award is open to organizations of all sizes.
The organization must have a presence, including their DEI efforts, in the New England region.
The nominee must have a DEI related business resource group (BRG) or employee resource group (ERG) or similar; and a minimum of 30% female or diverse (such a LGBTQ+, BIPOC, disabled) individuals serving on the company Board and/or as executive leadership.
Organizations that members of the NEWIEE DEI Committee are associated with are eligible for the award; however, they may not be nominated by the individual that sits on the DEI Committee.

Individual Eligibility

Current NEWIEE board members are not eligible for the DEI Founders Award.
The individual must have a presence (work or live) in the New England region.

Timeline

October 4: Applications Due
Mid-October: Notify Awardees
November: Present Awards at Annual Members Meeting/Fall Fête

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