Nov 16, 2012 8:34 AM

Testa Produce Inc officials, from left: Barbara Daly, HACCP/quality assurance manager; Peter Testa, president; and Angela Bader, marketing coordinator.

Testa Produce Inc is among 21 Illinois companies and organizations honored with Governor’s Sustainability Awards presented by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC).

ISTC is a unit of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Since 1987, it has presented Governor’s awards to organizations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through outstanding, innovative sustainability practices that save money and help the economy. Any Illinois public or private organization is eligible to apply for an award. Organizations winning for the first time received the Sustainability Award.

“These businesses and organizations have shown that it is possible to create and maintain conditions under which people and the environment can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations,” said Manohar Kulkarni, ISTC director.

Visit www.istc.illinois.edu for further information.