About 40 Michigan companies, ranging from giant office furniture companies to neighborhood brew-pubs, will be honored next month for their efforts in achieving sustainability and leadership in green initiatives.
The April 18 awards presentation at Davenport University will honor the firms through an initiative by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) called “The 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies.”
This educational symposium will begin at 7:30 a.m. and will feature networking and panel discussions on “Sustainability Strategies as Drivers of Innovation,” “High-Profit Supply Chains,” “The Many Business Opportunities of Waste ” and “Engaging Stakeholders.”
The keynote speaker will be Fred Keller, founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering. Steve Kelly of WOOD Radio will host the 11:15 a.m. luncheon and awards ceremony.
Winning companies were evaluated based on a point system; those receiving the highest points in relation to the company’s sustainable initiatives category were selected as the winners.
Winning entries include:
- 1-800-Law-Firm, Southfield
- Acoustics By Design, Inc,. Grand Rapids
- Advanced Battery Concepts, Clare
- Allied PhotoChemical, Inc., Kimball
- Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak
- Brewery Vivant, Grand Rapids
- Cascade Engineering ,Grand Rapids
- Clean Energy Coalition, Ann Arbor
- Clothing Matters, Grand Rapids
- CMU Research Corp., Mt. Pleasant
- Go Green Salon, St. Clair Shores
- Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Acme
- Greenfundraiserstore.com, Oxford
- GreeningDetroit.com, Detroit
- Harbor Industries, Grand Haven
- Haworth, Holland
- Herman Miller, Zeeland
- Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown, Grand Rapids
- Hyatt Place Grand Rapids South, Wyoming
- Information Systems Resources, Dearborn
- Integrated Architecture, Grand Rapids
- IPAX Cleanogel Inc., Detroit
- iscg, inc, Royal Oak
- JW Marriott Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids
- Key Green Solutions, ,Grand Rapids
- Lowry Computer Products, Brighton
- Luurtsema Sales, Inc., Jenison
- Meadowlark Builders, Ann Arbor
- Metro Health, Wyoming
- Pepsi Bottling Group, Detroit
- Schupan Recycling, Kalamazoo
- Selestial Soap, Traverse City
- Steelcase, Grand Rapids
- Sunblossom Solar Gifts, LLC Manchester
- Sustainable Computing at Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor
- Sustainable Energy Financing, LLC, Holland
- Thomas J. Newhouse-Design, Grand Rapids
- TruAir Solution, Troy
- Turner Construction Company, Detroit
- Webasto Roof Systems Inc., Livonia
- West Michigan Shared Hospital Laundry, Grand Rapids
The “101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies” award is co-presented by Corp! magazine, Davenport University, and dmStrategists. The event is being sponsored by DTE Energy, Grand Rapids Business Journal, Cascade Engineering, Comcast Business Class, ITC Holdings, WOOD Radio and WJR 760 AM.
Source: mlive.com