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Awards and RecognitionEli Lilly & Company

Awards and Recognition

Eli Lilly and Company's commitment to environmental and health and safety excellence has led to recognition around the world. We're proud of the following awards:
  • The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) recognized Lilly del Caribe, Inc., in 1995, 1996, and 1997 for full compliance with the PRASA pretreatment permit.

  • The U.S. Chemical Manufacturers Association awarded Lilly the 1997 Performance Improvement Award, which recognized the company for cutting serious injuries by 45 percent since 1994.

  • In 1997, our Erl Wood, England, facility received the Gold Award for Occupational Safety from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. This award is in recognition of Erl Wood's consistently outstanding performance over the years 1993-1996 in addition to the site's sound safety policies.

  • In both 1996 and 1997, the Lilly manufacturing facility in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, received an Excellence Award from the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Management Authority in recognition for its plant site recycling programs and involvement with schools on recycling education.

  • Lilly was presented the National Safety Council's Award of Merit in recognition of continuing improvement in workplace health and safety. Lilly earned the award by significantly reducing the company's 1997 incidence rates as compared to 1994-1996 incidence rates and that of the pharmaceutical industry as a whole.

  • Lilly's facility in Basingstoke, England, was recognized for its pollution prevention efforts in 1997. The Department of Environment recognized as an environmental best practice the conversion of the Aspirin coating process from acetone-based to an aqueous-based process.

  • The waste water treatment facility at Tippecanoe Laboratories received an award in 1997 from the Indiana state water pollution control association for its excellent safety programs and injury prevention efforts.

  • Lilly received three awards from the Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS) for the company's contractor safety program and performance record in 1997. These awards were the Excellence in Safety Award, the top honor of the MICCS, the Safety Leader Award in the Owner Category, and the Outstanding Project Award.

  • In 1997, Tippecanoe Laboratories received certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council for its wildlife improvement program. Tippecanoe Labs was only the second manufacturing facility in Indiana to receive this certification.

  • Tippecanoe Laboratories received the 1998 Indiana Governor's Award for Excellence in Pollution Prevention. The award was given in recognition of the Cleaning Technology Center's success in identifying numerous water-based cleaners that replace chemical cleaners containing organic solvents.

  • Lilly's Fegersheim, France, facility received an award from the French health and safety regulatory agency in 1997 recognizing the site's efforts in dramatically reducing work-related accidents from 1995 to 1997.

  • The national Health and Safety Authority recognized the Kinsale, Ireland, facility for its involvement in the 1997 European Health and Safety Week. The recognition was for training Lilly provided to one of its engineering equipment supplier companies.

  • Lilly Canada has received the Industrial Accident Prevention Association award for the past four years for having no lost-time accidents or illnesses at the facility.