Tennessee Chamber Announces Pandemic Response Award Winners

This week the Chamber hosted its annual Environment & Energy Conference virtually and enjoyed presentations and contributions by 19 speakers, including EPA Region 4 Deputy Administrator John Blevins, TDEC Commissioner David Salyers, TDEC Division Directors, American Chemistry Council, Trinity Consultants and more. The conference culminated in the presentation of the 2020 Special Edition Pandemic Response Awards which recognized the impressive achievements of Tennessee companies in the categories of Innovative Retooling and Repurposing, Excellence in Operational Health and Safety, and Outstanding Community Stewardship. In addition, the Tennessee Tri-Star Champion Award was presented to Eastman for exemplary achievement in all three categories.

Award Winners

Grace Medical – Innovative Retooling and Repurposing

Cummins - Innovative Retooling and Repurposing

Chattanooga Labeling Systems - Excellence in Operational Health and Safety

Kellogg - Excellence in Operational Health and Safety

Tennessee American Water - Outstanding Community Stewardship

BASF Corporation – Outstanding Community Stewardship

Eastman – Tri-Star Champion

Special recognition was also given to:

Bath Fitter Manufacturing - Excellence in Operational Health and Safety

Duracell Corporation - Excellence in Operational Health and Safety

Cummins Filtration - Excellence in Operational Health and Safety

Blount Partnership - Outstanding Community Stewardship

Greater Memphis Chamber - Outstanding Community Stewardship

DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. - Outstanding Community Stewardship, Excellence in Operational Health and Safety

Jack Daniel’s Distillery - Outstanding Community Stewardship

More details about the awards and award winners can be found here.