NEW ORLEANS, LA, JUNE 6, 2024 – Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) introduced the winners of its 2024 WHC Awards throughout the WHC Conservation Convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 4-5. The WHC Awards honor excellence in company conservation, with awardees representing numerous nationwide and worldwide firms throughout industries.
The yr’s prime awards, recognizing management in company conservation, have been gained by Freeport-McMoRan, WM and El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Protect.
“WHC applauds our members, together with WM and Freeport-McMoRan, for his or her excellent accomplishments during the last yr,” stated Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC. “The businesses and packages honored by this yr’s WHC Awards are main by instance, illustrating how the personal sector can take motion to make each act of conservation matter. It’s a privilege to acknowledge the efforts of those leaders in company sustainability.”
The Worker Engagement Award, given to Freeport-McMoRan, celebrates the exemplary contributions of 1 firm’s workers in the direction of their habitat and conservation training efforts.
The 2024 Gold Program of the Yr Award, which honors the general depth of 1 company conservation program, was awarded to WM for its El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Protect in Corona, California.
WM acquired this yr’s Company Conservation Management Award, which acknowledges one firm’s total achievement in conservation and commends their company dedication to biodiversity, conservation training and alignment with world conservation goals.
Along with these company and program-level awards, particular person tasks are acknowledged for excellence in every of the WHC Venture Steering themes. This award class presents tasks of all sizes the flexibility to compete for recognition.
Freeport-McMoRan was the yr’s most honored firm, receiving the WHC Worker Engagement Award along with 4 undertaking awards (Bats, Mammals, Marine Intertidal and Species of Concern) recognizing their species and habitat conservation efforts in Peru and Indonesia.
The next is an entire record of 2024 WHC Award Winners:
WHC Company Conservation Management Award
WM
WHC Worker Engagement Award
Freeport-McMoRan
WHC Gold Program of the Yr Award
WM, Waste Administration El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Protect | Corona, California
Avian Venture Award
Covia, Emmett Facility | Emmett, Idaho
Consciousness and Group Engagement Venture Award
Cemex, Tamuín “Caliza y Arcilla” (México) | San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Bats Venture Award
Freeport-McMoRan, Unidad de Producción Cerro Verde | Arequipa, Peru
Caves Venture Award
Constellation, Criterion Wind | Oakland, Maryland
Desert Venture Award
Cemex, Atotonilco: Cerro Jardín + Xoyatla + Coayuca (Mexico) | Hidalgo, Mexico
Forests Venture Award
Anglo American Quellaveco, Quellaveco | Moquegua, Peru
Formal Studying Venture Award
Cemex, Middle Hill Mine | Middle Hill, Florida
Grasslands Venture Award
Occidental Petroleum Company, Prairie Wetland Conservation Space | Wichita, Kansas
Inexperienced Infrastructure Venture Award
BlueTriton Manufacturers, Inc., Twin Creek Nature Space | Evart, Michigan
Invasive Species Venture Award
Ontario Energy Era, Western Waste Administration Facility & Bruce Complicated | Ontario, Canada
Invasive Species Coordinated Approaches Venture
Occidental Petroleum Company, Belle | Belle, West Virginia
Land Conservation Agreements Venture Award
Constellation, Criterion Wind | Oakland, Maryland
Landscaped Venture Award
Exelon, Pepco – WaterShed for Sustainability | Rockville, Maryland
Mammals Venture Award
Freeport-McMoRan, PTFI | Papua, Indonesia
Marine Intertidal Venture Award
Freeport-McMoRan, PTFI | Papua, Indonesia
Different Species Venture Award
Boeing, Santa Susana Subject Laboratory | Canoga Park, California
Pollinators Venture Award
Covia, Tunnel Metropolis | Tomah, Wisconsin
Remediation Venture Award
Boeing, Santa Susana Subject Laboratory | Canoga Park, California
Reptiles and Amphibians Venture Award
CRH, Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry | Ontario, Canada
Rocky Areas Venture Award
WM, Waste Administration El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Protect | Corona, California
Species of Concern Venture Award
Freeport-McMoRan, Unidad de Producción Cerro Verde | Arequipa, Peru
Coaching Venture Award
Cemex, Prepared Combine USA Regional Workplace | Birmingham, Alabama
Wetlands and Water Our bodies Venture Award
Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire Distillery | Hampshire, United Kingdom
Award finalists and winners have been chosen from WHC Certification functions submitted between January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023, that have been granted certification. Data on award standards may be discovered right here.
About WHC
WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) has been working on the nexus of enterprise and biodiversity for 35 years and is the one worldwide NGO centered solely on enabling personal sector motion for nature. WHC builds methods and frameworks for firms to combine nature with local weather, fairness and engagement to assist sustainable ecosystems and wholesome communities. WHC’s company members signify among the main nationwide and multinational firms. WHC-certified packages may be present in 19 nations and 48 U.S. states. Be taught extra at www.wildlifehc.org.
