Harris Wins Illinois Governor's Sustainability Award

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Jan 12, 2012 11:59 AM, By Ned Soseman

Harris' Broadcast Communications operation in Quincy, IL, has received the state's 2011 Governor's Sustainability Award. Harris was a of 25 companies and organizations opposite the state to take the award.

The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center presented a Continuous Improvement Award to the Quincy facility, imprinting the location's sixth Governor's Sustainability Award. The awards award achievements in safeguarding the environment, nutritious the future and enhancing the economy.

In add-on to its 6 Illinois Governor's Sustainability Awards, the Quincy trickery has been respected for its sustainability achievements at the national level. The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable respected Harris with its prestigious Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award in 2008. Harris has moreover been declared a of "Newsweek" magazine's "500 Greenest U.S. Companies" for 3 years running, achieving location 109 on the 2011 list.

Harris in Quincy implemented 9 environmental effect shrinking projects final year, that moreover saved the firm $137,000. The designation of an electric engine generator of electric power to lower air emissions, element use and expenses related with motor fuel fuels was amid its notable immature achievements. The plan separated roughly 43,800 gallons of annual motor fuel fuel purchases, on-site air emissions and an above-ground storage container with related brief risks.

Other immature projects at Quincy have resulted in the shrinking of 2,673,000 gallons of water; 14,000 kilowatt hours of electricity; and 3585 therms (or 358,500 cubic feet) of innate gas - together saving the trickery more than $25,000 of annual working costs.

The Quincy facility, home to the Harris' air wave and television receiver production center, has moreover completed ISO 14001:2004 certification. This award signifies that an group has the administration systems in place to proactively pick out and manage the environmental effect of its activities, ceaselessly upgrade environmental performance, and exercise a cmethodical draw close that identifies objectives and demonstrates achievements.