The World Environment Center (WEC) is pleased to invite nominations for the 25^th WEC Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development for 2009.

The WEC Gold Medal Award is one of the most prestigious ways of recognizing a global company's ongoing commitment to the practice of sustainable development. Only global manufacturing, processing or service corporations that can document well implemented, outstanding and sustained success are eligible to compete for the award. A potential applicant company must demonstrate global vision and a commitment to sustainable development through innovative application of policies, and international economic, environmental, and social responsibilities. An independent Jury of international leaders makes the Gold Medal recipient selection.

 2009 Gold Medal Award Nominations

Nominations of eligible corporations must reach the WEC Gold Medal Secretariat, no later than Friday, June 2, 2008. Self-nominations are welcome. Nominations may be submitted by completing and returning the brief Nomination Form on page 4 in the attached brochure or online at http://www.wec.org/programs-initiatives/gold-medal/2009-wec-gold-medal.

After the Jury reviews this initial application, eligible candidates will be notified and invited to make full submissions by August 22, 2008. The attached 2009 WEC Gold Medal Award nomination brochure provides all the details about the schedule of the nomination and selection process.

Click here to see a video from last year’s Gold Medal Presentation & Celebration.

Past Recipients

2007 - Alcan Photo of Award Presentation
2006 – ABN AMRO Photo of Award Presentation
2005 – Starbucks Coffee Company Photo of Award Presentation
2004 - Johnson Controls Inc.
2003 - Ricoh
2002 - CEMEX
2001 - Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
2000 - International Paper
1999 - Eastman Kodak Company
1998 - Philips Electronics N.V
1997 - Compaq Computer Corporation
1996 - Alcoa
1995 - Ciba-Geigy Limited
1994 - S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1993 - Xerox Corporation
1992 - The Procter & Gamble Company
1991 - Rohm and Haas Company
1990 - IBM Corporation
1989 - The Dow Chemical Company
1988 - The BP Group
1987 - E.I. duPontde Nemours & Co.
1986 - Exxon Corporation
1985 - 3M

20th WEC Gold Medal Commemorative Album

Archive of Jury Citations and Press Releases