Michigan's Clean Corporate Citizen (C3) program is designed to honor and recognize businesses that have demonstrated strong environmental stewardship throughout their operations.  To be designated a C3, applicant facilities must have a comprehensive and facility-specific environmental management system that sets targets and objectives for continual environmental improvement, pollution prevention programs that focus on reduce-reuse-recycle, and consistent compliance with applicable environmental regulations.

Congratulations to these Clean Corporate Citizen facilities, their management and their staff.  The facilities received plaques made of 100 percent recycled green glass chosen to echo the C3 commitment to waste reduction and recycling.  The following facilities have successfully retained their designation for five or more years through the renewal process.

Receiving awards in 2004:

• Baker, Knapp & Tubbs, Inc., Grand Rapids
• Consumers Energy - J. R. Whiting Plant, Monroe
• Consumers Energy - Parnall Road Office Complex, Jackson
• DaimlerChrysler Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, Sterling Heights
• DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc., Battle Creek
• DuPont Mt. Clemens Plant, Mt. Clemens
• Ford Motor Company - Automatic Transmission New Product Center, Livonia
• Ford Motor Company - Romeo Engine Plant, Romeo
• Ford Motor Company - Van Dyke Plant, Sterling Heights
• Knoll, Inc. - Grand Rapids Manufacturing Facility, Grand Rapids
• Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation - Ontonagon Mill, Ontonagon
• TAC Manufacturing, Inc., Jackson
• T.E.S. Filer City Station, Filer City
• Visteon Corporation - Sheldon Road Plant, Plymouth (also known as Automotive Components Holdings, LLC)

Receiving awards in 2005:

• Demmer Corporation - Delta Plant, Lansing
• Detroit Edison - Fermi 2 Power Plant, Newport
• DeWitt Barrels, Marne
• General Motors Powertrain - Warren Transmission Plant, Warren
• Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company, Eleven Facilities Statewide
• March Coatings, Inc. - Plant 1, Brighton
• March Coatings, Inc. - Plant 2, Brighton
• Mark IV Automotive - Big Rapids Plant, Big Rapids
• Multi-Color Corporation, Inc. (formerly NorthStar Print Group), Norway
• Visteon Corporation - Chesterfield Plant, Chesterfield (also known as Automotive Components Holdings, LLC)

Receiving awards in 2006:

• Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor, Taylor
• Grayling Generating Station, Grayling
• Ford Motor Company - Engine Manufacturing Development Operations, Allen Park
• Unified Industries, Inc., Howell

These proactive companies are demonstrating that a healthy environment and a healthy economy work hand in hand.  They are creating a sustainable legacy for generations to come, all throughout Michigan.