DC's Environmental Excellence Award Winners

May 17, 5:54 PMDC Green Lifestyle ExaminerBarbara Saylor

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Nineteen District businesses and not-for-profit organizations have earned a special designation for their environmental stewardship, innovative best practices, pollution prevention, and resource conservation in the first-ever ‘Mayor’s Environmental Excellence Awards.’ Winners range in size from a small neighborhood café in Bloomingdale to a city-wide food service operation with more than 500 employees.

 The 2009 Mayor’s Environmental Excellence Award winners are:

• Large Business: Akridge 
  
• Restaurant: Big Bear Cafe, LLC 
  
• Partner of the Year: Casey Trees 
  
• Small Business: Circle Yoga, LLC 
  
• Innovation in Green Products/Services: Clean Currents, LLC
  
• Hotel: The Fairmont Washington, D.C. 
  
• Small Business: Flow Yoga Center 
  
• Partner of the Year: Green Builders Council of DC
  
• Construction/Development Company: GreenShape, LLC 
  
• Large Business: Guest Services, Inc. 
  
• Innovation in Green Products or Services: Latino Economic Development Corporation 
  
• Partner of the Year: Live Green
  
• Partner of the Year: Miller & Long Company, Inc. 
  
• Small Business: Natural Body Spa & Shoppe - West End 
  
• Restaurant: Poste Moderne Brasserie 
  
• Restaurant: Restaurant Nora 
  
• Construction/Development Company: The Tower Companies 
  
• Hotel: Willard InterContinental Hotel 
  
• Innovation in Green Products or Services: Zipcar

“The Environmental Excellence Awards recognize the very best in sustainable commerce in the District of Columbia,” said Mayor Fenty. “Every day, the winners demonstrate that taking care of the environment makes good business sense.”

The awards are a component of the Mayor’s Green DC Agenda, and an effort to incentivize growth of local green enterprises, green existing businesses and District government, and train local citizens to fill green jobs of the future. 

A detailed case study of each winner is available here. Applications for the 2010 Awards will open 1 September, 2009.