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Overview Awards and Recognition

  • Frost & Sullivan: Green Excellence Award for POS systems (2008)
    • For IBM's outstanding efforts in energy conservation and its commitment towards safeguarding natural resources while developing the SurePOS 700 series of Point of Sale (POS) systems.
  • Computerworld: IBM is the top Green IT company (Feb 2008)
    • "IBM, recognized as the leading Green IT company in our first Top Green-IT Computing issue, has taken a serious look at how they impact the environment and how they can address those challenges with good business sense, through their Project Big Green initiative and a company wide focus on energy efficient technology and services." Computerworld
  • IBM's Green Power Purchasing Recognized for Second Time in 2006
    • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded IBM a 2006 Green Power Purchasing Award for its use of renewable energy purchases in the U.S., including wind, solar and biomass-generated electricity
  • IBM Recognized in Top 20 Best Workplaces for Commuters from the FORTUNE 500 Companies for Third Consecutive Year (2006)
    • IBM ranked fifteenth on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Top 20 Best Workplaces for Commuters from the FORTUNE 500 Companies list this year and was also named in the first two Top 20 lists in 2004 and 2005
  • IBM Brazil Recognized for Solid Waste Management (2006)
    • IBM Brazil received a 2006 Brazil Environmental Award from the American Chamber of Commerce of Brazil in the solid waste management category. The award recognized IBM's high rate of recycling & reuse of materials during the replacement of IBM Brazil's Tutóia in Sao Paulo
  • IBM Ireland Recognized for Best Environment Initiative by a Multinational Corporation (2006)
    • IBM Ireland received an award for "Best Environment Initiative by a Multinational" at the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland's (CCI's) second annual President's Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

 
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IBM unveils green retail solutions (13 Jan 2008)

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