Environmental Sustainability Award
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The Douglas C. Griffin Environmental Sustainability Award is an annual award presented by the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center. The award recognizes Kentucky entities that have demonstrated a commitment to the principles of sustainability and environmental stewardship and is presented each year in conjunction with National Pollution Prevention Week each September.
Jackson Purchase - 2025 Awardee
Established in 2021, Jackson Purchase Distillery is a contract distiller focused on distilling the best Kentucky bourbon whiskey. With a major expansion in 2024, it has grown into a high volume distillery and recently added two new automated rickhouses. The Distillery manages and maintains its equipment well, with an eye toward environmental sustainability, has added a facility to produce stillage cakes, and is working to develop a stillage filtering pond to recycle water from the stillage. They have been an active participant in the James B. Beam Institute’s annual Industry Conference, sharing their knowledge and successes with others. The Company has demonstrated a commitment to environmental sustainability and a history of success. In 2025, they engaged with KPPC to develop a sustainable value stream map of their production process to better understand how energy and water is used throughout the production process, in an attempt to identify additional areas for environmental sustainability.
Recent Awardees
Robert Bosch LLC manufactures power steering columns and power steering systems for the automotive industry on their four-building campus in Florence, KY. The Company has demonstrated a commitment to environmental sustainability and a history of success having implemented LED technology, motion sensors to control lighting fixtures, and replacing numerous HVAC systems with energy efficient units. The Company then engaged with KPPC to have an energy assessment performed which resulted in additional recommendations to reduce energy use. They then engaged with the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering to explore project work with faculty and students, as well as recruit students for hire.
Hayshi Telempu North America manufactures carpeting and sound mitigation products at their facility on a beautiful site in Frankfort, KY. The company has demonstrated a commitment to environmental sustainability and a history of success having implemented LED technology, lighting controls, as well as air compressor controls and system maintenance to reduce energy use. They have also utilized waste to energy services to reduce landfill material disposal. Additionally, HTNA-KY willingly shares their successes with others, and this past summer hosted a group of secondary science teachers who were participating in the Reinvigorating Energy Teaching (RET) program at the University of Louisville. Touring the HTNA facility was a great opportunity for these teachers to see energy management in practice.
Bardstown Bourbon is a relatively new distillery in Bardstown, KY with a beautiful new facility housing their distillery processes, a restaurant, tasting lounge, and gift shop. The site includes aging barns, and a newly constructed bottling facility. The company has a history of success in environmental sustainability, having implemented several initiatives to conserve natural gas consumption. Recently KPPC assisted BBC with sustainable value stream mapping to evaluate electric energy usage throughout their distillery process and to evaluate water usage. In addition, BBC has hosted engineering students from UofL’s Speed School of Engineering to evaluate thermal insulation opportunities to further conserve energy. BBC has hosted tours of their facility to demonstrate energy management in practice.
Past Awardees:
- JBS Louisville (2020)
- Angel's Envy (2019)
- Pine Mountain Settlement School (2019)
- SEKRI, Inc. (2018)
- Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing (2018)
- Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (2017)
- Cox Interior, Inc. (2016)
- Western Kentucky University (2015)
- A. Raymond Tinnerman Manufacturing, Inc. (2014)
- Indelac Controls (2013)