Green Leaf Award

An independent panel of SHE professionals will review all applications and rank candidates according to a set of evaluation criteria. The applicant’s production site will be evaluated based on a specific project, innovation, activity, or contribution that improved the overall performance in the area of safety, health and environment. Preference will be given to those sites that have demonstrated significant innovation and/or improvement in SHE by minimizing harm, implementing leading indicators, enhancing production efficiency, and improving/enhancing environmental sustainability and occupational health – and that have a strong record of excellence in SHE performance. Additional points will be awarded to participating companies :

• certified at the IFA Product Steward or IFA Product Steward Excellence levels under the Protect & Sustain certification program;
• regularly participating in IFA’s Safety Performance, Environmental Performance and Energy Efficiency & CO2 Emissions (for ammonia producers only) benchmarks.

The winners will be notified by IFA individually, by mid-late March 2026.

IFA members wishing to submit an application should download the application form here and return it, in electronic format, by e-mail to adorison@fertilizer.org by 15 February 2026.

• Company profile:
  In a maximum of 500 words, the applicant should provide a brief description of the company, its products and its activities.
• Description of the contribution and/or innovation:
  In a maximum of 1000 words, the applicant should provide a detailed description of the project/innovation/activities/ efforts made to improve and maintain SHE excellence.
• Supporting evidence/performance records:
  In a maximum of 500 words, the applicant should provide evidence substantiating the achievement, which should include total recordable injuries (TRI) for employees and contractors, leading and lagging indicators, the yearly sickness rate, and emissions rate of the relevant products per reporting period.
• Proof of certification under the IFA Protect & Sustain program, or valid ISO, OSHAS and Responsible Care certifications.