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 # 2024 WHC Awards Announced at WHC Conservation Conference

 


 

 Jun 6, 2024 5:00 AM ET

  ![Three large glass awards arranged on a table](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/45374595575_3c763199c3_o.jpg) 

NEW ORLEANS, June 6, 2024 /3BL/ - Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) announced the winners of its 2024 WHC Awards during the WHC Conservation Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 4-5. The WHC Awards honor excellence in corporate conservation, with awardees representing various national and international companies across industries.

The year’s top awards, recognizing leadership in corporate conservation, were won by Freeport-McMoRan, WM and El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Preserve.

“WHC applauds our members, including WM and Freeport-McMoRan, for their outstanding accomplishments over the last year,” said Margaret O’Gorman, President, WHC. “The companies and programs honored by this year’s WHC Awards are leading by example, illustrating how the private sector can take action to make every act of conservation matter. It is a privilege to recognize the efforts of these leaders in corporate sustainability.”

The Employee Engagement Award, given to Freeport-McMoRan, celebrates the exemplary contributions of one company’s employees towards their habitat and conservation education efforts.

The 2024 Gold Program of the Year Award, which honors the overall depth of one corporate conservation program, was awarded to WM for its El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Preserve in Corona, California.

WM received this year’s Corporate Conservation Leadership Award, which recognizes one company’s overall achievement in conservation and commends their corporate commitment to biodiversity, conservation education and alignment with global conservation objectives.

In addition to these corporate and program-level awards, individual projects are recognized for excellence in each of the WHC Project Guidance themes. This award category offers projects of all sizes the ability to compete for recognition.

Freeport-McMoRan was the year’s most honored company, receiving the WHC Employee Engagement Award in addition to four project awards (Bats, Mammals, Marine Intertidal and Species of Concern) recognizing their species and habitat conservation efforts in Peru and Indonesia.

The following is a complete list of 2024 WHC Award Winners:

**WHC Corporate Conservation Leadership Award**   
WM

**WHC Employee Engagement Award**   
Freeport-McMoRan

**WHC Gold Program of the Year Award**   
WM, Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Preserve | *Corona, California*

**Avian Project Award**   
Covia, Emmett Facility | *Emmett, Idaho*

**Awareness and Community Engagement Project Award**   
Cemex, Tamuín "Caliza y Arcilla" (México) | *San Luis Potosi, Mexico*

**Bats Project Award**   
Freeport-McMoRan, Unidad de Producción Cerro Verde | *Arequipa, Peru*

**Caves Project Award**   
Constellation, Criterion Wind | *Oakland, Maryland*

**Desert Project Award**   
Cemex, Atotonilco: Cerro Jardín + Xoyatla + Coayuca (Mexico) | *Hidalgo, Mexico*

**Forests Project Award**   
Anglo American Quellaveco, Quellaveco | *Moquegua, Peru*

**Formal Learning Project Award**   
Cemex, Center Hill Mine | *Center Hill, Florida*

**Grasslands Project Award**   
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Prairie Wetland Conservation Area | *Wichita, Kansas*

**Green Infrastructure Project Award**   
BlueTriton Brands, Inc., Twin Creek Nature Area | *Evart, Michigan*

**Invasive Species Project Award**   
Ontario Power Generation, Western Waste Management Facility & Bruce Complex | *Ontario, Canada*

**Invasive Species Coordinated Approaches Project**   
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Belle | *Belle, West Virginia*

**Land Conservation Agreements Project Award**   
Constellation, Criterion Wind | *Oakland, Maryland*

**Landscaped Project Award**   
Exelon, Pepco – WaterShed for Sustainability | *Rockville, Maryland*

**Mammals Project Award**   
Freeport-McMoRan, PTFI | *Papua, Indonesia*

**Marine Intertidal Project Award**   
Freeport-McMoRan, PTFI | *Papua, Indonesia*

**Other Species Project Award**   
Boeing, Santa Susana Field Laboratory | *Canoga Park, California*

**Pollinators Project Award**   
Covia, Tunnel City | *Tomah, Wisconsin*

**Remediation Project Award**   
Boeing, Santa Susana Field Laboratory | *Canoga Park, California*

**Reptiles and Amphibians Project Award**   
CRH, Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry | *Ontario, Canada*

**Rocky Areas Project Award**   
WM, Waste Management El Sobrante Landfill and Wildlife Preserve | *Corona, California*

**Species of Concern Project Award**   
Freeport-McMoRan, Unidad de Producción Cerro Verde | *Arequipa, Peru*

**Training Project Award**   
Cemex, Ready Mix USA Regional Office | *Birmingham, Alabama*

**Wetlands and Water Bodies Project Award**   
Bacardi, Bombay Sapphire Distillery | *Hampshire, United Kingdom*

Award finalists and winners were chosen from WHC Certification applications submitted between January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023, that were granted certification. Information on award criteria can be [found here](https://www.wildlifehc.org/certification/awards-recognition/).

**About WHC**

WHC (Wildlife Habitat Council) has been working at the nexus of business and biodiversity for 35 years and is the only international NGO focused exclusively on enabling private sector action for nature. WHC builds strategies and frameworks for companies to integrate nature with climate, equity and engagement to support sustainable ecosystems and healthy communities. WHC’s corporate members represent some of the leading national and multinational corporations. WHC-certified programs can be found in 19 countries and 48 U.S. states. Learn more at [www.wildlifehc.org](http://www.wildlifehc.org).



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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