AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2026 / 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 AwardFreeport-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 AwardThe 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 YearThe 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 AwardsIn 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 AwardAshland, Former Landfill - GA, Brunswick, GeorgiaAwareness and Community Engagement Project AwardGeneral Motors, DMAX Ltd, Moraine, OhioBats Project AwardVulcan Materials Company, Durbin Quarry, Irwindale, CaliforniaDesert Project AwardCemex, Atotonilco: Cerro Jardín + Xoyatla + Coayuca, Hidalgo, MéxicoForests Project AwardGrupo México, Área de Conservación Sierra La Elenita, Sonora, MéxicoFormal Learning Project AwardGrifols Therapeutics, Clayton Facility, Clayton, North CarolinaGrasslands Project AwardFlint Hills Resources, Pine Bend, Inver Grove Heights, MinnesotaGreen Infrastructure Project AwardFreeport-McMoRan., Copper Queen Branch, Bisbee, ArizonaInvasive Species Project AwardOntario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, CanadaInvasive Species Coordinated Approaches Project AwardBASF, Belvidere,, New JerseyLand Conservation Agreements Project AwardMatador Ranch and Cattle Company, Beaverhead Ranch, Dillon, MontanaLandscaped Project AwardCalPortland, El Segundo Ready Mix Plant, El Segundo, CaliforniaMammals Project AwardBP, Opportunity Ponds, Anaconda, MontanaOther Habitat Project AwardVulcan Materials Company, Colton Conservation Bank, Colton, CaliforniaOther Species Project AwardLundin Gold, Magnolia yantzazana, Fruta del Norte, Zamora Chinchipe, EcuadorPollinators Project AwardOntario Power Generation, R.H. Saunders Generating Station, Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaRemediation Project AwardWM, Twin Creeks Landfill, Watford, Ontario, CanadaReptiles and Amphibians Project AwardOntario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, CanadaSpecies of Concern Project AwardFreeport-McMoRan, NM Operations, Tyrone, New MexicoTraining Project AwardGeneral Motors, Mogi das Cruzes, Warren, São Paulo, BrazilWetlands and Water Bodies Project AwardOntario Power Generation, Wesleyville Site, Port Hope, Ontario, CanadaTandem Global Corporate Conservation Leadership AwardFreeport-McMoRanTandem Global Employee Engagement AwardCemexTandem Global Gold Program of the Year AwardMatador Ranch and Cattle CompanyAward finalists and winners were chosen from WHC Certification applications submitted between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Information on the award criteria can be found here.About Tandem GlobalTandem 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. View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
Corporate Conservation Awards Announced at the Tandem Global Conference 2026, Presented by ExxonMobil
AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2026 / 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 AwardFreeport-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 AwardThe 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 YearThe 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 AwardsIn 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 AwardAshland, Former Landfill - GA, Brunswick, GeorgiaAwareness and Community Engagement Project AwardGeneral Motors, DMAX Ltd, Moraine, OhioBats Project AwardVulcan Materials Company, Durbin Quarry, Irwindale, CaliforniaDesert Project AwardCemex, Atotonilco: Cerro Jardín + Xoyatla + Coayuca, Hidalgo, MéxicoForests Project AwardGrupo México, Área de Conservación Sierra La Elenita, Sonora, MéxicoFormal Learning Project AwardGrifols Therapeutics, Clayton Facility, Clayton, North CarolinaGrasslands Project AwardFlint Hills Resources, Pine Bend, Inver Grove Heights, MinnesotaGreen Infrastructure Project AwardFreeport-McMoRan., Copper Queen Branch, Bisbee, ArizonaInvasive Species Project AwardOntario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, CanadaInvasive Species Coordinated Approaches Project AwardBASF, Belvidere,, New JerseyLand Conservation Agreements Project AwardMatador Ranch and Cattle Company, Beaverhead Ranch, Dillon, MontanaLandscaped Project AwardCalPortland, El Segundo Ready Mix Plant, El Segundo, CaliforniaMammals Project AwardBP, Opportunity Ponds, Anaconda, MontanaOther Habitat Project AwardVulcan Materials Company, Colton Conservation Bank, Colton, CaliforniaOther Species Project AwardLundin Gold, Magnolia yantzazana, Fruta del Norte, Zamora Chinchipe, EcuadorPollinators Project AwardOntario Power Generation, R.H. Saunders Generating Station, Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaRemediation Project AwardWM, Twin Creeks Landfill, Watford, Ontario, CanadaReptiles and Amphibians Project AwardOntario Power Generation, OPG Nuclear Operations Darlington and Pickering, Bowmanville, Ontario, CanadaSpecies of Concern Project AwardFreeport-McMoRan, NM Operations, Tyrone, New MexicoTraining Project AwardGeneral Motors, Mogi das Cruzes, Warren, São Paulo, BrazilWetlands and Water Bodies Project AwardOntario Power Generation, Wesleyville Site, Port Hope, Ontario, CanadaTandem Global Corporate Conservation Leadership AwardFreeport-McMoRanTandem Global Employee Engagement AwardCemexTandem Global Gold Program of the Year AwardMatador Ranch and Cattle CompanyAward finalists and winners were chosen from WHC Certification applications submitted between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025. Information on the award criteria can be found here.About Tandem GlobalTandem 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. View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire
