- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Corporate Conservation Awards Announced at the Tandem Global Conference 2026, Presented by ExxonMobil https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314871?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314871?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314871?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Corporate Conservation Awards Announced at the Tandem Global Conference 2026, Presented by ExxonMobil&body=ESG News from Tandem Global https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1314871?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Environment](/categories/environment) # Corporate Conservation Awards Announced at the Tandem Global Conference 2026, Presented by ExxonMobil Jun 3, 2026 10:00 PM ET ![Corporate Conservation Awards Announced at the Tandem Global Conference 2026, Presented by ExxonMobil](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/1_18-adj.png) AUSTIN, Texas, June 3, 2026 /3BL/ - Tandem Global, a leading NGO working at the intersection of business and nature, announces the winners of its 2026 Tandem Global Awards during their annual conference held in Austin, Texas, on June 2-3. The Tandem Global Awards honor excellence in corporate conservation, with awardees representing national and international companies across a variety of industries. The year’s top honors were awarded to Freeport-McMoRan, Cemex, and Matador Ranch and Cattle Company. “Each year, we see corporate conservation move from ambition to execution in increasingly sophisticated ways,” said Margaret O’Gorman, Chief Executive Officer, Tandem Global. “This year’s awardees demonstrate that meaningful environmental progress is not only compatible with business performance but is being embedded into core strategy across sectors and geographies. We are proud to recognize organizations that are turning commitment into measurable, lasting impact.” **Corporate Conservation Leadership Award** Freeport-McMoRan received this year’s Corporate Conservation Leadership Award, recognizing the company’s overall achievement in conservation and commends their corporate commitment to biodiversity, conservation education and alignment with global conservation objectives. **Employee Engagement Award** The Employee Engagement Award, given to Cemex, celebrates the exemplary contributions of one company’s employees towards their habitat and conservation education efforts. **Gold Program of the Year** The Gold Program of the Year Award, which honors the overall depth of one corporate conservation program certified by WHC Certification®, was awarded to Matador Ranch and Cattle Company for its work at the Beaverhead Ranch in Dillon, Montana. **Project Awards** In addition to these corporate and program-level awards, individual projects are recognized for excellence in each of the WHC Certification®, powered by Tandem Global, project themes. These award categories offer projects of all sizes the ability to compete for recognition. Overall, this year’s most honored company was Ontario Power Generation, who received the following Tandem Global Project Awards: Invasive Species Project Award, Pollinators Project Award, Reptiles and Amphibians Project Award, and Wetlands and Water Bodies Project Award. The following is a complete list of 2026 Tandem Global Award Winners: **Avian Project Award** *Ashland, Former Landfill - GA, Brunswick, Georgia* **Awareness and Community Engagement Project Award** *General Motors, DMAX Ltd, Moraine, Ohio* **Bats Project Award** *Vulcan Materials Company, Durbin Quarry, Irwindale, California* **Desert Project Award** *Cemex, Atotonilco: Cerro Jardín + Xoyatla + Coayuca, Hidalgo, México* **Forests Project Award** *Grupo México, Área de Conservación Sierra La Elenita, Sonora, México* **Formal Learning Project Award** *Grifols Therapeutics, Clayton Facility, Clayton, North Carolina* **Grasslands Project Award** *Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota* **Green Infrastructure Project Award** *Freeport-McMoRan., Copper Queen Branch, Bisbee, Arizona* **Invasive Species Project Award** *Ontario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada* **Invasive Species Coordinated Approaches Project Award** *BASF, Belvidere,, New Jersey* **Land Conservation Agreements Project Award** *Matador Ranch and Cattle Company, Beaverhead Ranch, Dillon, Montana* **Landscaped Project Award** *CalPortland, El Segundo Ready Mix Plant, El Segundo, California* **Mammals Project Award** *BP, Opportunity Ponds, Anaconda, Montana* **Other Habitat Project Award** *Vulcan Materials Company, Colton Conservation Bank, Colton, California* **Other Species Project Award** *Lundin Gold, Magnolia yantzazana, Fruta del Norte, Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador* **Pollinators Project Award** *Ontario Power Generation, R.H. Saunders Generating Station, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada* **Remediation Project Award** *WM, Twin Creeks Landfill, Watford, Ontario, Canada* **Reptiles and Amphibians Project Award** *Ontario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada* **Species of Concern Project Award** *Freeport-McMoRan, NM Operations, Tyrone, New Mexico* **Training Project Award** *General Motors, Mogi das Cruzes, Warren, São Paulo, Brazil* **Wetlands and Water Bodies Project Award** *Ontario Power Generation, Wesleyville Site, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada* **Tandem Global Corporate Conservation Leadership Award** *Freeport-McMoRan* **Tandem Global Employee Engagement Award** *Cemex* **Tandem Global Gold Program of the Year Award** *Matador Ranch and Cattle Company* Award finalists and winners were chosen from WHC Certification applications submitted between January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025. Information on the award criteria can be [found here](https://tandemglobal.org/certification/awards-recognition/#toggle-id-1-closed). **About Tandem Global** Tandem Global (formerly Wildlife Habitat Council and World Environment Center), provides the know-how and the network to move business and the environment forward, together. Across sectors and at all levels of its 100+ member organizations, Tandem Global works to facilitate long-term and lasting impact on all aspects of our natural world. Tandem Global connects leading thinking with practical solutions that positively impact climate, nature, and water. From field operations to boardrooms and beyond, corporate leaders turn to Tandem Global for impact strategies and resilient solutions that can support a better future. Tandem Global is headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA, with locations across the U.S., in Latin America and Munich, Germany. For more information visit [tandemglobal.org](https://tandemglobal.org/). 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