Publicly or privately held organizations and governmental agencies are encouraged to apply. The Campbell Award recognized organizations of all sizes from all sectors and industries.
The Campbell Award honors businesses, enterprises, or entities that employs a management system in which EHS is well integrated and recognized as a key business value. Applicants must demonstrate the presence of an EHS management system leading to success in EHS performance and enhanced business productivity. Award winners show consistent improvement or sustained leading performance in EHS, and sustained sound financial management.
Subunits or Divisions
- Stand-alone subunits or divisions of larger organizations may apply.
- Subunits must have business operations that are self-contained, report financial performance at least annually, and have independently auditable EHS and business performance measurements.
- The subunits must be answerable to a board of directors or other singular top level entity which could range from an independent board to a proprietorship.
- Stand-alone subunits of larger organizations are highly encouraged to confirm applicability by contacting the Campbell Award directly.
Category Breakdown
- Category I: Organizations with more than 1,000 workers and subunits of such organizations
- Category II: Organizations with 1,000 or fewer workers and subunits of such organizations
Submitting organizations fall into two categories based on the number of workers. Organizations compete for the Award within their size category. Subunits are classified dependent on the number of workers in their parent organization, regardless of the size of the subunit.
If there are questions about the applicability of your organization, please contact us.
Submission Fee
- Category I: U.S. $2,000
- Category II: U.S. $1,000
A non-refundable submission fee is required for all applicants. The submission fee covers the costs of reviewing submissions and administering the Award on a global scale. The submission fee shall be submitted in U.S. dollars. Payment shall be by corporate check payable to “National Safety Council – Campbell Award,” or credit card. An invoice will be sent to the applicant after all eligibility requirements are confirmed. If payment is not received before January 1, 2026 the application will be removed from the review process.
Additional fees apply to organizations that are selected as finalists. Learn more about those costs and the entire review process before submitting.