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Awards Honor Corporate Conscience, Sustainability

Proving themselves environmental stewards in the eyes of at least 18 independent judges, a half-dozen American and international companies have been tapped to receive honors at The Center for Responsibility in Business’s 15th annual Corporate Conscience Awards. Read More

(Updated on July 24, 2024)

Proving themselves environmental stewards in the eyes of at least 18 independent judges, a half-dozen American and international companies have been tapped to receive honors at The Center for Responsibility in Business’s 15th annual Corporate Conscience Awards.

The CRB, formerly The Council on Economic Priorities, the leading research organization on corporate social responsibility for more than 30 years, has announced the winners who have demonstrated their commitment to community relations, humane workplace conditions, environmental protection and diversity.

Canon U.S.A. and Toyota will receive the Environmental Stewardship Award. The other winners include: Fannie Mae (Diversity Award), SBC Communications (Diversity Award), Wainwright Bank & Trust Company (Community Partnership Award), and Coop Italia (SAI Humane Workplace Award).

The winners will be honored at a ceremony at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 14. Tyler Mathisen, co-anchor of CNBC’s Market Watch, will be master of ceremonies.

According to Peter Radford, executive director of the Center for Responsibility in Business, the CRB is privileged to spotlight extraordinary companies.

“Every year we wonder whether we can match the groups just honored, and each year we find companies of the highest moral and ethical caliber,” Radford said.

The winners of the 2001 Environmental Stewardship Award:

  • Canon U.S.A.: Recognized worldwide as a premier producer of photographic and imaging equipment, the company operates the world’s largest toner cartridge return program, designs and builds some of the most energy-efficient office machines, supports endangered species and habitat conservation with leading non-profits and encourages its employees to practice workplace conservation.
  • Toyota: Toyota’s Prius is the world’s first mass-produced vehicle powered by both gas and electricity. Toyota introduced this hybrid to Japan in 1998; today there are more than 50,000 vehicles on the road in the U.S. and abroad, providing a safe, efficient and practical alternative to conventional cars. Pricing for the Prius is set at $20,000.

The Center for Responsibility in Business, (formerly known as the Council on Economic Priorities), an independent non-profit organization, has for 32 years been dedicated to promoting incentives for social and environmental performance. The Council on Economic Priorities is changing its name to one that it says better reflects both its roots and its mission.

The Corporate Conscience Awards were established in 1987 to illustrate the developing leadership role of companies in shaping social and environmental policies.

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