Purpose, Eligibility, and Benefits
The South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program (SCEEP) is a voluntary program for companies committed to continuous environmental improvement in order to protect and preserve South Carolina's environment.
Purpose:
To encourage companies to become environmental leaders by making a voluntary commitment to promote and practice pollution prevention, energy and other resource conservation, and to strive for continuous environmental improvement.
Eligibility:
Any South Carolina organization, company or facility committed to reducing its waste streams through pollution prevention activities, and/or through reducing energy or other resource consumption with the goal of improving South Carolina's environment is eligible to participate.
A "facility" is defined to mean any site, manufacturing or natural resource management operation, or any business or municipal activity that is regulated under any provision of the state's environmental laws.
Benefits:
Participation in the Environmental Excellence Program provides the following benefits:
- Public recognition among customers, business associates, the community, and the state's regulatory agencies that your company or facility is committed to environmental leadership
- Participation in and membership on the Environmental Excellence Council which provides networking opportunities with other members, and forums to discuss regulatory issues and to exchange ideas
- Access to S.C. DHEC senior leadership
- Opportunities for regulatory flexibility on identified issues
- Eligibility for awards such as the SC Energy Office special energy conservation awards
- Opportunities for other environmental activities including corporate mentoring, technology transfer assistance, and information exchanges
- Use of the SCEEP logo