GRAND RAPIDS ? Michigan?s sustainable companies focused on improving the lives of their employees will be honored Sept. 16 by the Michigan Business and Professional Association at the third annual Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies awards program.
The winning companies will be honored at a symposium and awards celebration at Davenport University in Grand Rapids.
The program honors companies from all industries that are focused on being more sustainable, improving the lives of their employees and are committed to the local and global environments.
Winning companies were evaluated and scored by an independent research firm in the following categories: Education, Communication, Strategic Planning & Operational Implementation, Innovation & Problem Solving, Building & Grounds, Community Leadership, Workforce and Financial Performance. Each company?s entry is evaluated based on a point system; those receiving the highest points in relation to the company?s sustainable initiatives category are selected as the winners.
This educational symposium and awards gala will begin at 7:30 a.m. and will feature networking, exhibits, strolling breakfast and a keynote education session with speaker John Viera from Ford Motor Company. Participants will also hear case studies that will review their path to successful sustainability within their companies.
Steve Kelly of Wood Radio will host the awards ceremony that starts at 10:55 a.m. Elite winners will also be announced during the event.
The 101 Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies is being sponsored by Corp! Magazine, Davenport University, Grand Rapids Business Journal, Wood Radio and DTE Energy.
The Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies celebrates organizations that inspire and produce green technology to impact the industry and environment. This is the premier awards symposium that celebrates those companies that are making their businesses more sustainable, the lives of their employees better and improving the community locally and globally as a whole. The Best and Brightest program provides yearlong education, benchmarking, assessment tools and interaction throughout Michigan.
Michigan?s Best and Brightest Sustainable Companies 2014 Winners:
3S International, LLC
Acoustics By Design, Inc.
A-Line Staffing Solutions
Allied PhotoChemical, Inc.
BarFly Ventures
Beaumont Health System
Bodman PLC
Bronson Hospital
Cascade Engineering
CityFlats Hotel
Clark Retirement Community
C-Net Systems Inc.
Compuware Corporation
Consumers Credit Union
CSI Support & Development
Direct Trade Coffee Club
Dynamic Edge, Inc.
Educational Data Systems, Inc.
Ghafari Associates, LLC
Greenfundraiserstore.com
GreeningDetroit.com
Halpin Solutions
Herman Miller
Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown
Humantech Inc
Integrated Architecture
JW Marriott Grand Rapids
Legal Copy Services, Inc
Lowry Solutions
Metro Health
Midwest SMART Expo
NeXt I.T.
Nichols Paper and Supply Company
Nucraft Furniture
Organicycle
Parjana Distribution
Peckham, Inc.
Priority Health
Ranir LLC
RNS Packaging Corp
Rockford Construction
Schupan Recycling
Seco Tools, LLC
Siemens Industry
Spectrum Health Hospital Group
Steelcase
Studio 5 Inc.
Sunblossom Solar Gifts, LLC
SynBella
Triangle Associates, Inc.
Walbridge
Webasto Roof
