Cardinal Environmental wins business friend award
Cardinal Environmental of Sheboygan has won the environmental innovation Business Friend of the Environment Award.
Cardinal Environmental is one of nine Wisconsin companies who received the award on May 14 for outstanding achievements in environmental protection. The winners were honored at the 19th Annual Environmental Policy and Awards Conference at the Country Springs Conference Center in Waukesha.
Cardinal Environmental won in the Environmental Innovation category for its role in spearheading a statewide drive for testing for lead paint in toys.
“Cardinal Environmental is a company dedicated to environmental stewardship, protecting the earth and keeping Wisconsin clean for generations to come,” said Scott Manley, director of the Wisconsin Environmental Working Group, the affiliate of WMC, which sponsors the annual awards.
The nine winners were chosen from a field of 45 companies nominated by their peers or the companies themselves. An independent panel of judges, including an environmental regulator, and representatives from industry, environmental groups, and the University of Wisconsin System selected the winners.
Located in Sheboygan for more than 20 years, Cardinal Environmental specializes in environmental consulting services.
By assembling a staff with many years of consulting experience, Cardinal Environmental has developed capabilities in environmental site assessments, asbestos inspection and management planning, occupational safety and health, toxic and hazardous waste management, wastewater sampling and analysis, and air emissions management.
Last September, Cardinal Environmental recognized an opportunity to provide education about childhood lead poisoning, and began holding toy-testing events around the state.
During Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in October, Cardinal Environmental joined the Sheboygan Health Department to host a joint toy testing and blood testing event for lead at the health department.
The event was advertised on the radio and in the newspaper that families could have their toys tested for lead, and have their child’s blood tested for lead at the same time. Cardinal Environmental oversaw the toy testing by providing the use of a XRF lead detection machine.
Cardinal Environmental continued the event by working with Aurora Health Systems to offer toy testing events in schools with the hope of reaching families with young children.
Cardinal Environmental also partnered with other business and local public health officials to offer toy testing in December to determine if holiday toys were safe. These events occurred in Stevens Point, Wausau, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids and Appleton.
Business Friend of the Environment Award winners are categorized according to number of employees and judged in the areas of pollution prevention, environmental innovation and environmental stewardship
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