Blue Ridge Fiberboard Incorporated was recognized Wednesday as the winner of the Virginia NASCAR Green/E3 Challenge during a special event at Martinsville Speedway.
Blue Ridge Fiberboard is a Danville-based manufacturer of fiberboard products serving the needs of architects, engineers and contractors. The challenge winner was selected for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to world-class business practices that align with sustainability and making the company more profitable.
The Virginia NASCAR Green/E3 Challenge is a partnership between the federal initiative, E3: Economy, Energy, Environment; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and NASCAR Green.
It recognizes manufacturing participants in the Virginia E3 program (VA E3) who demonstrate data-driven impacts based on improving their triple bottom line. VA E3 manufacturers participate in assessments that ultimately help them transform as a business through the implementation of recommendations that reduce environmental impacts, improve efficiency and generate measurable cost savings.
“We are proud to be a part of the Virginia NASCAR Green/E3 Challenge. We knew when it began here earlier this year that it was an important project that was going to have a huge impact,” said Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell. “It is exciting to see so many companies from our region work so hard toward green initiatives.”
“The EPA Region 3 initiative has served 40 companies in southern and southwest Virginia to date. This program continues to provide a unique opportunity for federal agencies, state leadership and local communities to directly support Virginia manufacturers who strengthen the sustainability of their operations,” said Bill Donohue, GENEDGE Interim Executive Director.
E3 is a nationwide program that combines the resources of six federal agencies with the intent of fostering sustainable manufacturing with action-oriented initiatives. Involved agencies are the U.S. Commerce Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Labor.
Wednesday’s event included recognition for 2nd place winner Kennametal Inc. of Chilhowie, and 3rd place Woodgrain Millworks of Marion.
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