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Harleston Parker Medal
Genzyme was awarded the 2008 Harleston Parker Medal in recognition of its corporate headquarters, Genzyme Center, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The award, given by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA and the City of Boston, honors "the most beautiful" building or other structure built in the greater Boston area during the past decade.
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Environmental Protection Agency Gold Achievement Award
Genzyme received a Gold Achievement Award for Community
Involvement from WasteWise, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's flagship partnership program. Genzyme sent 14,300 pounds
of reusable materials to hospitals, homes and institutions in need through
the Institution Recycling Network. In addition, Genzyme reused more than
72,000 tons of soil from the construction site of a new manufacturing
facility for structural fill on a local golf course, asphalt batching and landfill cover. |
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Dow
Jones Sustainability World Indexes
Genzyme was recognized as a corporate sustainability
leader among healthcare sector companies. Corporate
Sustainability is a business approach that creates
long-term shareholder value by embracing opportunities
and managing risks related to economic, environmental
and social developments. |
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Global
100 Most Sustainable Corporations
In 2007, Genzyme was named one of the
"Global 100 Most Sustainable
Corporations in World" by Innovest
Strategic Value Advisors. The Global 100
is an annual list of companies that most
effectively manage environmental, social
and corporate governance risks and
opportunities. The firms on the list are
chosen from the more than 1,800 publicly
traded companies on the MSCI World
Index.
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2006
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA presented Genzyme's Cambridge
campus with a "Gold Achievement" award
for its extensive employee education
program. The training was required for
all employees and focused on raising
environmental awareness through the
intranet, presentations and quizzes. As
a result, the Cambridge campus recycled
more than 100 tons of material in 2005.
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2005
LEED Platinum Rating
Genzyme Center is one of the most
environmentally responsible office
buildings in the world, and has received
the highest ranking, Platinum, from the
U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) rating system.
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2005
CoreNet Global New England Chapter
Genzyme received "The 2005 Best New
Workplace Award," which recognizes a
corporate workplace for achieving high
performance results, applying innovative
applications of technology and
implementing best practices.
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2004
Environmental Design and Construction
Magazine
Genzyme Center was one of three nominees
for the 2004 Excellence in Design Award
in the "Commercial, Office, Industrial,
Multi-Use or Corporate" category, which
recognizes buildings that demonstrate a
commitment to green building and
sustainable design.
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2003
Environmental Business Council of New
England
Genzyme received the John A.S. McGlennon
Environmental Award for Corporate
Leadership for Genzyme Center. The award
was presented in recognition of
Genzyme’s outstanding corporate
environmental leadership and
contribution to the quality of the
environment in New England.
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