Twenty-five Wisconsin companies have been nominated for 2012 Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce “Business Friend of the Environment Awards.”
Nine awards, based on company size, will be presented to businesses for their commitment and improvements in the areas of pollution prevention, innovative technology, and environmental stewardship. Winners will be honored during the 23rd Annual Environmental Policy and Awards Conference on May 10, at the Country Springs Conference Center in Pewaukee.
“These employers have gone well beyond regulatory compliance and are providing outstanding examples of how environmentally conscious Wisconsin companies can be,” said Scott Manley, WMC director of environment and energy policy.
Nominees include:
• 3M, Prairie du Chien
• Brillion Iron Works, Brillion
• Century Foods International, Sparta
• EOG Resources, Inc., Chippewa Falls
• Green Bay Packaging Inc., Green Bay
• J.F. Brennan Company, Inc., La Crosse
• Jennie-O Turkey Store – Barron WI Plant, Barron
• Kimberly-Clark Experimental Mill, Neenah
• Linetec, Wausau
• Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac
• Milk Source, LLC, Kaukauna
• Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center, Madison
• Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Tomahawk
• Phillips Plastics Corporation, Eau Claire
• R.A. Smith National, Inc., Brookfield
• Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth
• SC Johnson, Racine
• SCA, Neenah
• St. Elizabeth Hospital (Affinity Health System), Appleton
• ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Waupaca
• Veolia Environmental Services, Milwaukee
• Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities, Madison
• Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Madison Wisconsin Public Service, Green Bay
• WS Packaging Group, Inc., Green Bay
Winners will be selected by an independent judging panel with representatives from industry, the Department of Natural Resources, and the University of Wisconsin.
For more information or to register for the conference, click here.
