O le Alliance for Community Trees and Siemens Sustainable Community Awards e tuʻuina atu foaʻi laau e oʻo atu i le $20,000 i 'aʻai e faʻaalia ai o lo latou nuʻu ua fausia sootaga ma tagata nofoia ma le vaega tumaoti i le lotoifale e seti ma ausia sini faʻatasi tau tamaoaiga, siosiomaga ma agafesootai. O lau paaga e leai ni tupe mama ma se malo fa'apitonu'u e ausia lenei tulaga maualuga? Afai o lea, filifili i latou mo lenei polokalame ma fesoasoani e aumai nisi laau i lau taulaga.
O le Siemens Sustainable Community Awards o loʻo tuʻuina atu faʻatasi ma le US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC). O filifiliga mo fa'ailoga 2012 o le a taliaina i ni vaega se tolu: nu'u laiti (itiiti ifo i le 50,000 tagata nonofo), 'a'ai vaeluagalemu (50,000-500,000 tagata nonofo) ma nu'u tetele (sili atu i le 500,000 tagata nonofo).
O filifiliga uma e tatau ia Ianuari 13, 2012. O aai manumalo taitasi o le a faalauiloaina i le taimi o le taliaina o faailoga ia Aperila 2012.