Environmental Management - Feedback & Recognition - Altria

As the parent of companies that depend on our planet’s natural resources, Altria Group has set a goal to reduce the environmental impact of our businesses and to promote the sustainability of the natural resources on which they depend.


Feedback & Recognition

FEEDBACK

The Carbon Disclosure Project and the Newsweek Green Rankings provide two key measures for benchmarking environmental performance and understanding societal alignment. We are pleased to note improved performance against both measures from 2010-2011.


RECOGNITION

  • In 2012, Altria was named the #4 Socially Responsible company in the world by Fortune magazine.
  • The Altria Center for Research & Technology facility was named No. 49 among Fortune 500 companies on the EPA Green Power Partners list for offsetting 50 percent of the center’s energy needs through renewable energy credits.
  • Altria Group was awarded Keep America Beautiful’s 2011 Vision Award for its “civic, environmental and social stewardship throughout the U.S.”

 

CERTIFICATION

  • PM USA’s Park 500 Facility has an ISO 14001 registered environmental management system and achieved the highest-level certification for environmental management from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
  • The Altria Center for Research & Technology achieved 2011 certification with Three Green Globes from the Green Building Initiative.
  • Chateau Ste. Michelle's Woodinville, Wash. winery is EnviroStars certified – a King County, Wash. program that certifies businesses for their efforts in preventing pollution and reducing hazardous waste.
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