The Natural State Environmental Program (NStEP) is a voluntary environmental stewardship program that recognizes and rewards organizations that are committed to environmental leadership—those that go beyond environmental compliance and move toward the goal of sustainability. NStEP members represent Arkansas’s top environmental performers. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Apply today!

NStEP is open to all Arkansas organizations with a minimum of twenty full-time employees, including manufacturers, businesses, institutions of higher education, municipalities, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. The program has four membership levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.