Conserve Georgia Awards Honor Businesses and Organizations for Creating a Culture of Conservation
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
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ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue today announced winners of the 2009 Conserve Georgia’s Natural Leaders Awards and the 2009 Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Awards to recognize initiatives that have produced outstanding conservation achievements. Governor Perdue started Conserve Georgia with the goal of encouraging a statewide culture of conservation that helps preserve and sustain the state for generations to come.
The Conserve Georgia Awards recognize those helping to create a culture of conservation through energy, land, wildlife and water conservation; the improvement of air quality; the prevention of litter; and the promotion of recycling. The Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Awards recognize Partners, including businesses, organizations and municipalities for excellence in leading the way to a sustainable
“We are blessed to live in a state with bountiful natural resources. It’s our responsibility to be good stewards of those resources so that
The 2009 Conserve Georgia Award winners are as follows.
Air Quality Award -- Clean Air Campaign,
Energy Conservation Award --
Water Conservation Award -- Noramco, Inc.,
Water Conservation Award -- Southface Energy Institute,
Land Conservation Award -- The Nature Conservancy in
Wildlife Conservation Award -- Georgia Power Wildlife Management Program,
Recycling Award -- Pull-A-Part, LLC,
Litter Award --
The 2009 Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Award winners are as follows:
Advocate of the Year -- SouthEast Green,
Outreach and Employee Involvement Award – Elanco, Augusta
Rising Environmental Steward Award -- The City of
Continual Improvement Award -- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics,
Innovation Award – InterfaceFLOR, LaGrange
Sustainability Award -- Pull-A-Part, Conley & Norcross locations
Partner of the Year – Noramco,
The www.ConserveGeorgia.org Web site serves as an information portal with links to dozens of conservation programs that are implemented by state agencies and additional resources. For more information on the Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia, visit www.GASustainability.org.
A Culture of Conservation
The Conserve Georgia program was developed to foster a culture of conservation throughout the state of
Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia
Free and open to any business, the Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia was established by the Sustainability Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to foster environmental leadership and recognize superior environmental performance. The Partnership offers a variety of incentives, including cost savings through increased efficiencies, potential regulatory flexibility, free technical assistance and training, and access to networking and mentoring among peers, state and local officials. For more information, visit www.GASustainability.org.
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