MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – announced nine companies as recipients of the Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Award. For over three decades, WMC has presented this award to companies who have demonstrated environmental leadership through sustainability, stewardship and innovation.
“Wisconsin businesses lead the charge in protecting the environment, showing commitment to both their communities and the future of our state,” said WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield. “This year’s recipients of the Business Friend of the Environment Awards truly go above and beyond what they are required to protect the environment, and WMC is proud to highlight their important efforts.”
Awards are presented in three categories, according to company size. Businesses must demonstrate they have made significant improvements in the areas of sustainability, environmental stewardship or environmental innovation. The goal of this awards program is to demonstrate to state policymakers and the public that businesses are leading in sound environmental practices.
“Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Business Friend of the Environment Awards,” added Summerfield. “We’re grateful for this opportunity to show that Wisconsin employers are committed to environmental protection, not because of burdensome regulation, but because it’s good for the future.”
2023 Business Friend of the Environment Award Winners:
SUSTAINABILITY
Centrisys/CNP, Kenosha (Small Category)
Outlook Group, Neenah (Medium Category)
WM, Germantown (Large Category)
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Dedicated Computing, LLC, Waukesha (Small Category)
Masters Gallery Foods, Plymouth (Medium Category)
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC, Arcadia (Large Category)
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
Pellitteri Waste Systems, Madison (Small Category)
Colbert Packaging, Kenosha (Medium Category)
Exact Sciences, Madison (Large Category)
The 2023 Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges who represent the business community and environmentalists. Learn more about the Business Friend of the Environment Awards at https://www.wmc.org/bfoe/.
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