The Financial Times and Citi Private Bank would like to congratulate the winners of the inaugural Environmental Awards, announced at last night's gala dinner at the Royal Opera House in London.
GLOBAL WINNER
& Regional Winner – EMEA – Large Enterprise
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. As the world’s biggest biotech company and an innovator of products and services for the early detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, the Group contributes on a broad range of fronts to improving people’s health and quality of life. Roche is the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics and drugs for cancer and transplantation, a market leader in virology and active in other major therapeutic areas such as autoimmune diseases, inflammation, metabolic disorders and diseases of the central nervous system. In 2006 sales by the Pharmaceuticals Division totalled 33.3 billion Swiss francs, and the Diagnostics Division posted sales of 8.7 billion Swiss francs. Roche has R&D agreements and strategic alliances with numerous partners, including majority ownership interests in Genentech and Chugai, and invests approximately 7 billion Swiss francs a year in R&D. Worldwide, the Group employs about 75,000 people. Additional information is available on the Internet at www.roche.com.
REGIONAL WINNERS
EMEA - Small/Medium Enterprise
Mackie’s of Scotland’s vision is “to be a Global brand from the greenest company in Britain created by people having fun”.
Mackie’s make luxury dairy ice cream on the family farm in Aberdeenshire. Their design chain begins with wind energy for power, weather to grow crops, a 550 cow herd to provide fresh milk & cream and a modern ice cream dairy. Mackie’s Traditional is one of the best selling luxury ice creams in the UK and the latest product is an award winning iced 100% fruit smoothie.
The company have invested over £2m to install an 850KwH wind turbine in 2005 and this year added two more with total capacity of 2.5MW. The turbines supply renewable energy direct to the ice cream dairy and byre on the farm. Mackie’s expect to use about 40% of the total power generated by their three wind turbines and sell the surplus to 100% renewable supplier, Good Energy. Environmental activity on the farm includes zero water waste, minimal till, distillery waste recycling and research is underway for a biogas unit.
Americas – Large Enterprise
Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $12 billion in annual revenues and $27 billion in assets. The company provides a wide range of energy-related products and services to its customers through the following subsidiaries: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., a regulated utility providing electric, gas, and steam service in New York City and Westchester County, New York; Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc., a regulated utility serving customers in a 1,350 square mile area in southeastern New York state and adjacent sections of northern New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania; Con Edison Solutions, a retail energy supply and services company; Con Edison Energy, a wholesale energy supply company; and Con Edison Development, a company that owns and operates generating plants and participates in other infrastructure projects. For additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit Consolidated Edison, Inc.’s Web site at www.conedison.com.
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BT is a leading provider of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Our principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services, and higher-value broadband and internet products and services.
As one of the world’s oldest communications companies, and an increasingly global operator, we see opportunities to maximise our positive contribution to society and in this way build the foundations for long-term business success. This attitude is at the core of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy. Our ultimate goal is to use enhanced communications and technology to help create a better, more sustainable world. Our CSR strategy is to build on the strong foundations we have established for responsible business and to help meet the challenge of three pressing global issues:
climate change
promoting a more inclusive society
enabling sustainable economic growth.
Crest Nicholson is a leading regeneration developer committed to creating sustainable communities. It has an established track record of delivering innovative, design led, residential developments and large scale, mixed use, urban regeneration projects. Its ongoing emphasis on environmentally responsible housing and commitment to deliver truly low carbon sustainable schemes is evident by its ever increasing development portfolio. Dedicated to excellence in design and construction, the Company's mission is to meet customers' expectations through the provision of environmentally sensitive and well-built developments, in high quality locations, whilst ensuring the highest standards of customer service.
General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world’s largest automaker, has been the annual global industry sales leader for 76 years. Founded in 1908, GM today employs about 280,000 people around the world. With global headquarters in Detroit, GM manufactures its cars and trucks in 33 countries. In 2006, nearly 9.1 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at http://www.gm.com/.
Imperial Tobacco is the world’s fourth largest international tobacco company. We manufacture, market, and sell a comprehensive range of cigarettes, tobaccos, rolling papers, filter tubes and cigars in over 130 countries worldwide.
We are committed to excellence in environmental management, and have put the building blocks in place to ensure that our environmental data are as robust as our financial data: ISO 14001 in all our large and medium sized factories; a web based reporting tool for environmental data; data independently verified every year; independent energy audits of all our sites; 2001 base year for target setting.
Last year, energy consumption was down by 11% and absolute CO2 emissions had fallen by 20%, a performance beyond the targets we set ourselves in 2001. Roughly half of these reductions can be attributed directly to environmental management initiatives, the other half to organizational changes and efficiency improvements.
National Grid (LSE: NG.; NYSE:NGG) is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We play a vital role in delivering gas and electricity to many millions of people across Great Britain and northeastern US in an efficient, reliable and safe manner. We are committed to safeguarding our global environment for future generations and providing all our customers with the highest standards of service through investment in our networks and through our talented, diverse workforce.
Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care. The company has the broadest diabetes product portfolio in the industry, including the most advanced products within the area of insulin delivery systems. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy. With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 25,350 employees in 79 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries.
Novo Nordisk ‘strives to conduct its activities in a financially, environmentally and socially responsible way’. This Triple Bottom Line approach enables Novo Nordisk to deliver long-term value to the business and contribute to the global society. The strategic commitment to sustainable development has brought the company onto centre stage as a leading player in today’s business environment, recognised for its stakeholder engagement and performance within sustainable development. See novonordisk.com/sustainability.
Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) is the world's leading document management technology and services enterprise. A $16 billion company, Xerox provides the document industry's broadest portfolio of offerings. Digital systems include color and black-and-white printing and publishing systems, digital presses and "book factories," multifunction devices, laser and solid ink network printers, copiers and fax machines. Xerox's services expertise is unmatched and includes helping businesses develop online document archives, analyzing how employees can most efficiently share documents and knowledge in the office, operating in-house print shops or mailrooms, and building Web-based processes for personalizing direct mail, invoices, brochures and more. Xerox also offers associated software, support and supplies such as toner, paper and ink.
The company's operations are guided by customer-focused and employee-centered core values – such as social and environmental responsibility, diversity and quality – augmented by a passion for innovation, speed and adaptability.
For information on submitting entries for the 2008 Awards please complete the online form and you will be contacted with more details when they become available.
In order to meet the climate
change challenge, companies
around the globe must improve
their carbon efficiency. Business
must become progressively less
dependent on carbon emissions.
The first step towards this is for
companies to measure carbon
emissions and these awards will
therefore also acknowledge
transparency. The winning
companies will also have
demonstrated that they have
reduced carbon emissions in their
operations when compared to
turnover and that they are more
carbon efficient than their peers. Simon Thomas, Chief Executive
Trucost
Reducing the carbon intensity
of our way of life is one of the
greatest challenges of our time.
Technically and economically
practical solutions are within our
reach. Politically and
philosophically we have fallen far
behind. This prize can make a
contribution by both illustrating
and rewarding what is possible
even in the absence of galvanized
global action, in the hope that
others may be inspired and
encouraged to act now. Rachel Kyte, Director of Environment
and Social Development,
IFC
Awards such as this are
critical to maintain the business
momentum to tackle climate
change. Businesses that act now
on tackling their own emissions
will create new opportunities
to support not just their bottom
line but in the development of
their brand and their overall
corporate reputation. These
awards will be significant given
their global reach and will play a
powerful role in sharing best
practice between business at
this important time.
Tom Delay, Chief Executive,
Carbon Trust
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