Environmental Sustainability Awards

Environmental sustainability is about the future. Adopting practices like preventing pollution, reducing waste, conserving energy, reducing emissions to air and water, boosting recycling and protecting our natural resources are to be celebrated at a time when providing better, cleaner tomorrows is a priority.

Because the Village of Glenview wants to recognize individuals or organizations in Glenview that are taking the lead with environmental stewardship, innovative best practices and community outreach, the Village's Environment and Natural Resources Commission sponsors an environmental sustainability awards program. Nominees can be individuals that have been committed to improving environmental sustainability in Glenview or any organization, including businesses, schools, houses of worship and volunteer groups, that serve the Glenview community. Examples of eligible activities are:

Projects that reduce waste to landfill, conserve energy, use renewable energy, reduce raw material usage, reduce water usage, reduce emissions to air or water (either sewer, ground or surface waters) use native landscaping, increase usage of recycled products or materials, allow for re-use/re-purposing of materials, use ‘green materials’ with reduced environmental impacts compared to traditional materials, create sustainability related employee involvement activities, improve product/processes as result of sustainability, increase sustainability education/outreach, or obtaining environmental certifications.
Support for either the Glenview Plan for Nature or the Glenview Sustainability Plan
Demonstration of leadership, innovation or educating others in an area of environmental sustainability.

There is a separate youth category for activities led by those that are high school age or younger. To nominate itself or be nominated by another, an organization should have completed the activities and achieved results that support the nomination within the past 12 months. Nominators will need to provide a narrative piece describing the nominee’s experience, their rationale for acting, their successes, and the environmental results, outcomes, or change in practices generated by themselves or those they influenced. Providing supporting documentation is encouraged.

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Applications must be submitted by email to rflakne@glenview.il.us by Dec. 1, 2026. They'll be reviewed and selected by the Environment & Natural Resources Commission Awards Committee, with recognition by the Village Board of Trustees.

Meeting the sustainable energy challenges of the 21st Century starts at home, in the workplace and in our schools. Success stories, if replicated, can positively effect our future. So let's start by recognizing the good environmental stewards in our community.

2025 Environmental Sustainability Awards Winners

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The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)

As the leading professional association in innovative chest medicine, The American College of Chest Physicians installed solar panels atop its Glenview headquarters to reduce its carbon footprint and lower emissions that contribute to poor air quality. The solar panels will help power CHEST’s state-of-the-art medical simulation facility, which welcomes thousands of clinicians from around the world each year.

Glenbrook South Interact Club

Working in partnership with the Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise, the Glenbrook South High School Interact Club created visually appealing lawn signs to raise awareness and publicly highlight buckthorn, an invasive species in the region. The signs provided residents with easy access to information about buckthorn, including a QR code that linked to the Village’s Buckthorn Removal Incentive Program.

Greener Glenview

Greener Glenview’s food scraps drop-off pilot program was designed to divert food waste from the landfill and educate Glenview residents that food scraps are not garbage. Greener Glenview placed free food scrap collection bins at the Glenview Public Library and the Village’s Public Works Service Center for residents to drop off their scraps. As a result, more than 220 households registered for the program, 115 bins of food scraps were collected, and 15,575 pounds of food waste were diverted from landfills. Beginning in February 2026, the Village will take over funding and managing the program.

Hoffman School

A team of teachers at Hoffman School created a ‘Buzz Garden’ outside of the school that features plants, herbs and vegetables. The garden is maintained by student helpers alongside staff. Additionally, a rain barrel was purchased for the garden and materials were acquired for classrooms to participate in composting for the garden. The Buzz Garden space, rain barrel and composting program have been used as part of the classroom curriculum to teach the lessons of gardening, water conservation, composting and more.

The Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise

The Rotary Club of Glenview Sunrise launched ‘Operation Pollination,’ an inclusive, community-driven initiative that expands pollinator habitats and promotes pollinator-focused education. The group purchased a wide variety of native plants, materials and gardening tools to establish pollinator gardens at 13 homes throughout Glenview. The club also provided financial support to four area groups that are leading pollinator-related projects.