Recognized for Doing the Work

• Verizon was named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens list for 2008 and 2009 by CRO magazine, which factors in a company’s activities on climate change and the environment.
• Verizon’s environmental policies and customer-facing initiatives earned Frost & Sullivan’s 2008 Green Excellence of the Year Award.
• In 2007, Verizon was named a member of the EPA WasteWise Hall of Fame for its record of achievement: Partner of the Year (1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006); Program Champion (1997, 1999, 2000, 2002), Honorable Mention (2003).
• EPA Energy Stars were awarded to Verizon Telecom’s fuel cell-powered switching center in Garden City, N.Y., and Verizon Wireless stores in Toledo and Omaha -- the first in the wireless industry.
• Verizon’s wildlife habitat restoration project at the company’s Basking Ridge, N.J., corporate campus was awarded the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award.
• Verizon facilities in New Jersey, Washington and Massachusetts have been named Best Workplaces for Commuters by the EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation.
• COMPUTERWORLD Magazine named Verizon Wireless one of 2007’s Top 12 Green IT Companies.