The 2004 Award Winners:
The GLOBE Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual GLOBE Awards for Environmental Excellence.
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THE CORPORATE COMPETITIVENESS AWARD | top
Whether through expansion, acquisition, or a change in strategic focus, corporations are seeking ways to meet global environmental challenges while maintaining and enhancing shareholder value. This award is presented to a corporation with a proven record of environmental stewardship that has materially contributed to economic competitiveness through a commitment to environmental excellence.
Winner: Toyota In Canada
Toyota has been doing business in Canada for almost 40 years. The company employs more than 5,000 people directly, while more than 8,000 people work at independent dealerships.
The company's operations are national in scope, and encompass a wide range of activities through all stages of Toyota's products' life cycles. Products include Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks, and Toyota Industrial Equipment lift trucks. Toyota has embraced a vision for Canada combining a commitment to produce vehicles that minimize their impact on the environment with a desire to make positive contributions to Canadian society.
Finalists:
- Alcan Inc.
- DuPont Canada
- Suncor Energy Inc.
- Toyota In Canada
THE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE | top
Supported by the Government of Canada
Environmental leadership often transcends the individual company to embrace an entire sector or industry. This award is presented to an association representing and industry sector that has shown leadership by going beyond regulatory compliance to develop a collective commitment to improved environmental performance through research, development and education in partnership with governments, non-governmental organizations, communities and other stakeholders.
Winner: Canadian Urban Transit Association
The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) has a mission and goals that are built around the notion of environmental sustainability inherent to public transportation. The Association has pursued this quest with the promotion of innovation through the display and showcasing of industry improvements; emphasis on environmental performance; development of partnerships with government and other stakeholders and development and pursuit of international industry partnerships; and the promotion of government policy that supports sustainable urban transportation. These efforts culminated in 2003 with CUTA becoming a signatory to a global Charter on Sustainable Development.
Finalists:
- Canadian Steel Producers Association
- Canadian Urban Transit Association
- The Canadian Plastics Industry Association
THE CORPORATE AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND/OR APPLICATION | top
Supported by the Government of Canada
Increasingly today, new and innovative technologies are being developed and applied to solve pressing environmental problems. This award is presented to a company that has demonstrated outstanding technical ingenuity in the development and/or application of an innovative technology or process with a significant environmental application.
Winner: Xantrex Technology Inc.
Xantrex Technology Inc. develops, manufactures and markets advanced power electronic and control products for the distributed, mobile and programmable power markets. The company's products convert raw electrical power from any central, distributed, or backup power source into high-quality power for use in businesses or homes. For the renewable energy sector, Xantrex designs and manufactures advanced power electronics that convert power from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, and advanced energy and storage technologies such as fuel cells, into electrical power. Privately owned with 500 employees and revenues of $105 million US in 2002, Xantrex is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Finalists:
- EcoTrans Technologies
- GPS Gas Protection System Inc.
- Xantrex Technology Inc.
THE INDUSTRY AWARD FOR EXPORT PERFORMANCE | top
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The global demand for environmental technologies and services continues to expand and Canadian companies have demonstrated that they can succeed in this very competitive sector. This award is presented to an environmental technology or service company that has demonstrated the drive, talent and innovative spirit to have successfully carved out a place in the global environmental marketplace.
Winner: Carmanah Technologies Inc.
Carmanah Technologies Inc., headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia has rapidly become a world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of solar powered LED (light emitting diode) lighting solutions.
An alternative energy manufacturer, Carmanah specializes in patented, maintenance-free, solar-powered LED lighting solutions for the marine, transit, roadway, railway, and aviation markets around the globe. Carmanah's solar-powered self-contained products operate at nearly any location on Earth under all environmental conditions. They do not require connection to infrastructure and, due to their unique design; do not require scheduled maintenance or servicing for up to 5 years. Since 1998, more than 85,000 units have been installed in 100 countries providing cost-effective, alternative energy solutions for a variety of commercial lighting requirements.
Finalists:
- Carmanah Technologies Inc.
- Fueling Technologies Inc.
- Lotek Wireless Inc.
- Trojan Technologies Inc.
THE CAPITAL MARKETS AWARD FOR SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT & BANKING | top
The Capital Markets Award for Sustainable Investment & Banking is a new addition to the GLOBE Awards for Environmental Excellence. The Capital Markets Award represents an explicit recognition that financial markets are increasingly integrating environment factors into investment and banking decisions, and are placing more capital into sustainable technologies and ventures. Canadian fund managers, bank, brokers, venture capital companies and investment advisors are developing new financial instruments, analytical tools and targeted funds that merit consideration for the Capital Markets Award for Sustainable Investment & Banking.
Winner: Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an international investment research firm specializing in analysing "non-traditional" drivers of risk and shareholder value, including companies' performance on environmental, social, and strategic governance issues. Several independent commentators have recognized Innovest recently as the leading firm in the world in this area.
Founded in 1998 the firm currently has over US $1.1 billion under structured sub-advisory mandates with asset management partners including State Street Global Advisors.
Innovest also provides custom portfolio analysis and research to more than thirty major institutional investors including Hermes, Schroders, Cazenove, and Rockefeller & Co., as well as to leading pension funds in the United States, the U.K., continental Europe, and Scandinavia. Innovest currently has clients in over twenty countries.
Finalists:
- Cleantech Venture Network
- Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
- The Ethical Funds Company
THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT | top
Many local governments and private sector companies are realizing the economic development opportunities that brownfields present and have made great strides in returning these idle properties to productive use. This award is presented to a local government or private sector company or consortium, which has demonstrated outstanding leadership in transforming a brownfield site into a thriving, revitalized community or business area.
Winner: Canada Lands Company's Moncton Shops Project
Canada Lands Company is a self-financing, commercial Crown corporation that optimizes financial and community value for the Government of Canada through the management, development or timely sale of strategic federal properties no longer required for program purposes.
Canada Lands Company's Moncton Shops Project, one of Canada's largest brownfield properties, epitomizes these principles through value creation, stimulation of employment, private sector investment, new housing, refurbished institutional units and City of Moncton owned recreational sports complex.
From sea to sea, remediation of environmental challenged Canadian federal properties over the past decade has become a hallmark of Canada Lands Company that has provided unique green urban spaces while creating lasting legacies for Canadian residents.
Finalists:
- Canada Lands Company's Moncton Shops Project
- Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Office's Port Hope Waterworks Remediation Project
- Nexen Inc. And Nexen Chemical's Squamish Chemical Plant Site
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