Recognition
In 2016, PG&E was honored to be recognized for our commitment to excellence in three major areas: corporate sustainability and environmental leadership, diversity and inclusion, and innovation and operations.
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(Skip to main navigation)Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Leadership
- Association of Energy Services Professionals—Energy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Non-Residential Marketing and Communications for PG&E’s Step Up and Power Down initiative
- CDP—Climate A List as a global leader on climate change
- Civic 50—One of America’s 50 most community-minded companies
- Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens—No. 1 among utilities and No. 22 overall
- Newsweek Green Rankings—No. 1 among electric and gas providers and No. 15 overall in the United States
- U.S. Green Building Council—LEED Gold for PG&E’s Kendall Road Campus in San Luis Obispo
Diversity and Inclusion
- Affinity Inc magazine—100 Top Corporations for LGBT Economic Empowerment
- Asia Society—Best Employer for Marketing and Support to Asian Pacific American Community
- Black Enterprise magazine—One of the 50 best companies for diversity
- California Black Chamber of Commerce—Corporate Community Leader Award
- California Breastfeeding Coalition—For exemplary support at PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant
- Disability Equality Index—A perfect score of 100 percent
- DiversityBusiness.com—One of the top 25 organizations for multicultural business opportunities
- DiversityInc—One of the top energy companies in the nation for diversity
- G.I. Jobs Magazine—Top 100 Military Friendly Employer®
- The Greenlining Institute—“A” on Supplier Diversity Report Card
- Human Rights Campaign—100 percent rating on the Corporate Equality Index
- Military Times—One of the best employers for veterans
- Minority Business News USA Magazine—One of America’s most admired companies for supplier diversity
- National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce—Corporation of the Year
- National Minority Supplier Development Council—Gazelle Award for success in accelerating the growth of minority-owned businesses
- United Negro College Fund/Northern California Leadership Council—Corporation of the Year
- U.S. Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve office—For long-standing support of employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve
- U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce—Million Dollar Club and one of the top 10 corporations in the country
- Western Region Minority Supplier Development Council—Utility of the Year
- Women’s Business Enterprise—Inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council—One of America’s top companies for women-owned businesses
Innovation and Operations
- American Chemistry Council—Certified PG&E’s gas safety operations to the RC14001 management system standard
- California Agricultural Heritage Club—Inductee, honored for 150 years of supporting California agriculture
- California Emergency Services Association—Gold Award for exceptional efforts in the field of emergency preparedness
- CIO magazine—CIO 100 Award
- Edison Electric Institute—Emergency Recovery Award
- Ergo Cup Competition—Ergonomics Program Improvement Award
- International Lineman’s Rodeo—Seven awards for PG&E linemen
- Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance—Certified PG&E’s Supplier Quality Assurance Department’s quality management system to the ISO 9001:2008 standard
Employee Champions
In 2016, PG&E recognized a number of employees with our highest honors for their commitment to safety, innovation, environmental leadership, diversity, and community involvement. PG&E awarded several recipients $5,000 each to present to the nonprofit of their choice, while finalists received $1,000 each.
Shermer L. Sibley Safety and Health Award
This award recognizes PG&E organizations for their outstanding contributions toward public and workplace safety and health, and was given to the:
- Customer Care Field Meter Operation team for cultivating a work environment that emphasizes the importance of personal safety at work and at home by speaking up, taking action to resolve issues and looking out for one another.
- Gas T&D Construction team for their commitment to a strong safety culture that encourages employees to raise issues, gets those issues resolved and communicates the results back to employees.
- Humboldt Bay Power Plant Decommissioning team for working for more than three years without a single work-related incident requiring medical treatment beyond first aid while decommissioning the nuclear power plant.
John A. Britton Award
This award, which recognizes individuals who, through extraordinary bravery, self-sacrifice and resourcefulness, saved the life of a colleague or community member, was awarded to:
- Jeff Nunes, who saved the life of a 20-year-old heart attack victim by performing CPR for 20 minutes until emergency responders arrived.
- Ken Hackenkamp, who helped three young children escape from a vehicle that had crashed into a tree and stayed with the injured woman until first responders arrived.
- Vince Hildebrand, who saved the life of a choking victim by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
- Mary Juvik, who saved her mother’s life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
- Rick Logan, who saved the lives of passengers in a burning, overturned pickup truck struck by another car by freeing a passenger who was trapped by her seatbelt and helping four young children move safely away from the vehicle. The driver, PG&E employee Shane Mulligan, was also honored for his bravery.
- Alina Zohrabian, who saved the life of a choking victim by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
- Liz Zulueta-Talisayan, who saved the life of a motorcyclist who collided with a car by performing first aid until first responders arrived.
Margaret Mooney Award for Innovation
This award recognizes individuals and teams whose creative solutions help PG&E achieve its goals, and was awarded to the:
- Portable Liquefied Natural Gas and Compressed Natural Gas team for successfully completing the largest sustainable portable natural gas project ever attempted in the industry.
- Volt Var Optimization team, which uses innovative software to optimize the voltage delivered to PG&E’s customers, which in turn makes customers’ devices more energy efficient.
- Vegetation Management Lift team for leveraging cutting-edge technologies like LiDAR that improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of vegetation inspections.
Richard A. Clarke Environmental Leadership Award
This award honors PG&E individuals and teams who demonstrate environmental stewardship, and was awarded to:
- Oakdale Manufactured Gas Plant Remediation team for identifying best practices for safety and stakeholder engagement that are being used to guide other PG&E remediation projects.
- Osprey Habitat Relocation team for working with landowners, the Bureau of Reclamation and other agencies to devise solutions for osprey nests located on top of PG&E electric poles.
- Retail Products Platform team for bringing highly efficient products to PG&E’s residential customers with a large-scale retail program.
- Stockton Regional Office Project team for raising the bar for green buildings in PG&E’s office portfolio.
Presidents’ Diversity Champion Award
This award recognizes employees whose ideas and actions contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and was awarded to:
- Verdelle Burford and Jolean French, members of PG&E’s Black ERG, who have raised funds and awareness for African-American issues in Stockton and inspired coworkers to get involved with local nonprofits and volunteer for community events.
- Miyuki Iwahashi, who made recommendations on behalf of PG&E’s Women’s Network ERG which resulted in dramatic improvements for employees who are new parents, including a redesigned parental leave process and the creation of more than 60 dedicated spaces for nursing mothers.
- Gabe Trevino, who has served as president and in other leadership roles in PG&E’s PrideNetwork ERG for nearly 10 years, and has more than doubled the group’s membership.
Frederick W. Mielke, Jr. Award for Outstanding Community Service
This award distinguishes PG&E employees who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to the communities where they live and work, and was awarded to:
- Steven Newvine, who has served on the Merced Workforce Investment Board for 10 years and created the region’s first youth job training in energy efficiency.
- Michelle Patrick, who has volunteered with Global Glimpse, an Oakland nonprofit which provides immersive travel experiences to Bay Area high school students to foster global awareness and responsibility.
- Mariana Sierra, who for many years has volunteered with Future Leaders of America’s East Bay affiliate, a program that promotes the personal development of Latino youth.