Millipore Corporation, a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, has been named “Corporate Citizen of the Year” by the New England Clean Energy Council. The company’s commitment to reducing its global carbon footprint was recognized as an outstanding achievement. Millipore president and CEO Martin Madaus, along with director of EHS & Sustainability David Newman, accepted the award at the Council’s Green Tie Gala held November 11 at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston.

 

The New England Clean Energy Council is comprised of many stakeholders, including clean energy companies, investors, financial institutions, local universities and colleges, and industry associations, and is focused on accelerating the region’s clean energy economy.

 

“Millipore is honored to receive this award from the New England Clean Energy Council,” said Madaus. “We firmly believe that as a multinational corporation, we have an opportunity and a responsibility to demonstrate environmental leadership through clean energy. Adopting environmentally friendly practices is not only the right thing to do – we see many business benefits from adopting energy efficiency initiatives and renewable energy technologies. It is my hope that more companies will start to transform by integrating sustainability principles into their operating practices, helping to mitigate the risks of global climate change we all face.”

 

In 2008, Millipore formally announced an ambitious multi-year environmental effort aimed at reducing the company’s global carbon footprint by 20 percent over five years. The company’s initiative encompasses a wide range of programs focused on dramatically reducing the company’s consumption of non-renewable resources, eliminating waste and adopting other changes that support long-term environmental sustainability.

 

A big part of its strategy to meet its carbon reduction goal is through the implementation of a comprehensive energy management program that includes a combination of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Most recently, the company completed a major solar panel installation at two of its Massachusetts facilities. Millipore is also an active participant in the Massachusetts Governor’s Clean Energy Challenge.

 

“At Millipore, we take climate change and our responsibilities as a good corporate citizen very seriously. We set a goal a year and a half ago to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent over five years, and we plan to meet that while still growing our business,” said Newman. “Already, through a combination of programs that save energy, drive down usage and even improve the reliability of our manufacturing processes, we have cut our energy use by 12 percent worldwide, and our greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent.”

 

For more information about Millipore’s Sustainability Initiative, visit the sustainability section of the company’s Web site: http://www.millipore.com/sustainability/eco3/home.