March 5, 2012—Winners of the inaugural Climate Leadership Awards, created to recognize corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in addressing climate change and reducing carbon pollution, were recently announced.
Working in partnership, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR) named the winners during a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Their successes range from setting and exceeding aggressive emissions reduction goals to reducing the emissions associated with shipping goods.
“The Climate Leadership Award winners are breaking new ground in cutting carbon pollution that harms our climate and threatens our health,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “We applaud our winners for their inspiring leadership, and hope they will serve as examples to catalyze the efforts of other organizations.”
Multiple winners were selected in various categories:
Organizational Leadership: Recognizes organizations for exemplary leadership both in their internal response to climate change and through engagement of their peers, competitors, partners, and value chain. The winners in this category were IBM and San Diego Gas & Electric.
Individual Leadership: Recognizes an individual for outstanding efforts in leading an organization’s response to climate change. The winner of this award went to Gene Rodrigues, director of Customer Energy Efficiency and Solar at Southern California Edison.
Supply Chain Leadership: Recognizes organizations for actively addressing emissions outside their operations. The winners in this category were Port of Los Angeles, SAP, and UPS.
Excellence in GHG Management (Goal Achievement): Recognizes organizations for aggressively managing and reducing their GHG emissions. The winners in this category were Campbell Soup Company, Casella Waste Systems, Conservation Services Group, Cummins Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor, Genzyme, Hasbro, Intel Corporation, International Paper, and SC Johnson.
Excellence in GHG Management (Goal Setting): Recognizes organizations for establishing aggressive GHG reduction goals: The winners in this category were Avaya, Bentley Prince Street, Campbell Soup Company, Ford Motor Company , Gap Inc., and Ingersoll Rand.
