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3.16.2004 ET
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Toyota, Alcan, Suncor Energy Among GLOBE Awards Finalists
Canada's Environmental Leaders To Be Celebrated April 2nd
(CSRwire) Vancouver, B.C. - The GLOBE Foundation of Canada is pleased to
announce the finalists for the third annual GLOBE Awards for
Environmental Excellence. Among the finalists for the awards to be
presented at the GLOBE Gala Dinner, April 2, 2004 at the Fairmont Hotel
Vancouver, are some of Canada’s most influential and respected
corporations such as Alcan Inc., Toyota Canada, and Suncor Energy Inc.
The GLOBE Awards are presented by the GLOBE Foundation of Canada and The
Globe and Mail, and are a highlight of the upcoming GLOBE 2004 conference
on the business of the environment, March 31 to April 2 in Vancouver.
“This is the most competitive year yet for the GLOBE Awards, our
panel will have an extremely difficult time choosing from amongst them as
they have all shown exceptional economic and environmental
leadership.” says Dr. John Wiebe, President and CEO of the GLOBE
Foundation of Canada.
The GLOBE Awards are presented to businesses with a track record of
environmental innovation. The Awards for Environmental Excellence are
divided into six categories. (Finalists listed below)- The
Corporate Competitiveness Award
- Alcan Inc.
- Toyota Canada
- Dupont Canada
- Suncor Energy Inc
- The Industry Association Award for
Environmental Performance
- Canadian Urban Transit Association
- Canadian Steel Producers Association
- The Canadian Plastics Industry Association
- The Industry
Award for Export Performance
- Carmanah Technologies Inc.
- Fuelling Technologies Inc.
- Trogan Technologies Inc.
- Lotek Wireless Inc.
- The Corporate Award for Technology
Innovation
- Xantrex Technology Inc.
- EcoTrans Technologies
- GPSI Gas Protection Systems Inc.
- The Capital Markets Award
for Sustainable Investment & Banking
- Innovest Strategic Value
Advisors
- The Ethical Funds Company
- Cleantech Venture Network
- Award for Excellence in
Brownfield Redevelopment – NEW AWARD
- Canada Lands
Company. Moncton Shops Project
- CH2M Hill. Port Hope Waterworks Remediation Project
- Nexen Inc. and Nexen Chemicals. Squamish Chemical Plant
Site
The list of previous winners of GLOBE awards reads like
a who’s who of the Canadian environmental business community. Past
winners include Endbridge Gas Distribution, the Aluminum Association of
Canada, CH2M Hill Canada Ltd., Zenon Environmental Inc., and Dofasco
Inc.
The Awards panel included some of Canada’s most respected business
and environmental leaders. Robert A. Fung is chairman of the
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, Patricia
McCunn-Miller former Vice President, Environment and Regulatory
Affairs for EnCana Corporation, Ken Ogilvie, Executive Director of
Pollution Probe, one of Canada's most distinguished environmental groups.
Dr. Michael Raymont, Vice-President, Technology and Industry
Support, with the National Research Council of Canada.
For detailed criteria, please visit the GLOBE Foundation website at www.GLOBE2004.com.
Submissions will be eligible for consideration until February 6, 2004.
For more on the GLOBE Awards, www.theglobeawards.ca
GLOBE 2004 will be held from March 31 to April 2, 2004 at the Vancouver
Convention and Exhibition Centre. GLOBE is the world’s largest
environmental business summit, held biennially in Vancouver, Canada. GLOBE
2004 is the eighth in the GLOBE series, and represents the largest
gathering of corporate leaders, policy makers and scientists in the
“business of the environment.”
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