by Brianna Crandall — March 7, 2014—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced on February 25 the third annual Climate Leadership Award recipients in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), and The Climate Registry (TCR). The awards were presented in conjunction with the 2014 Climate Leadership Conference in San Diego, California.
The national awards program recognizes and incentivizes exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in addressing climate change by reducing carbon pollution. Nineteen awards were given to 15 organizations and two individuals in the public and private sectors. Recipients represent a wide array of industries, including finance, manufacturing, retail, technology, higher education and local government.
The 2014 Climate Leadership Award winners are:
- Organizational Leadership Award: City of Chula Vista; Sprint; University of California, Irvine
- Individual Leadership Award: Sam Brooks, Associate Director, DC Department of General Services; Robert Taylor, Energy Manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Supply Chain Leadership Award: Sprint
- Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award): The Boeing Company; Caesars Entertainment; Cisco Systems; Ecolab; The Hartford; IBM; Johnson Controls; Kohl’s Department Stores; Mack Trucks; Novelis
- Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Setting Certificate): Fruit of the Loom; Hasbro; Kohl’s Department Stores
“Our Climate Leadership Award winners have made great strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and are providing leadership nationwide in many sectors of our economy,” said Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. “Their innovative approaches and commitment to reducing carbon pollution demonstrate that efforts to address climate change are repaid by saving money and energy, while supporting more livable and resilient communities, and a healthier, better protected environment now and for future generations.”
“The Climate Registry applauds this year’s Climate Leadership Award winners for demonstrating a meaningful, results-oriented response to climate change,” said David Rosenheim, executive director of TCR. “Exhibiting transparency, consistent metrics, and innovative mitigation measures, our deserving award recipients are building a stronger platform for policy, innovation, and business solutions to reducing carbon pollution.”