Prizes and awards

Head officeIn October, 2010, Gaz Métro’s Head Office, located at 1717 du Havre in Montréal, has received LEED CI, Silver certification awarded by the Canada Green Building Council. This internationally recognized certification underscores Gaz Métro's commitment to the environment and sustainable development. The improvements carried out at Gaz Métro's Head Office have resulted, among other things, in a 20% reduction in water consumption, an annual decrease of $100,000 in heating costs, and an annual reduction of 1,000 tonnes of CO2 (equivalent to the annual emissions of almost 300 cars).

Rouyn-Noranda business officeTwo years after the official opening of its Rouyn-Noranda business office, Gaz Métro received LEED Canada NC 2009 certification (for new constructions) today from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). Gaz Métro's business office is now the first building in Rouyn-Noranda to be certified LEED NC 2009, attesting that it meets some of the world's most stringent environmental standards. The Rouyn- Noranda office's recognition as a green building comes as the result of Gaz Métro's efforts in recent years to reduce its environmental footprint while continuing to improve its energy efficiency. It was made possible by efficient, innovative equipment and the use of natural gas, the primary power source in Gaz Métro's facilities. Both factors are key considerations in obtaining LEED certification.

Launched in 2007, the Québec Prize of Excellence in Corporate Citizenship awarded by KORN/FERRY - L’ACTUALITÉ – NATIONAL, in collaboration with the HEC Montréal Chair in Ethical Management, aims to recognize Québec companies that stand out for their fair and respectful commercial practices. The jury does not try to evaluate all the practices of companies; rather, it rewards innovative and bold ethical accomplishments. Corporate citizenship is characterized by sound management and respect for employees, shareholders, customers, suppliers, the environment, and the community.

2007 Digital Marketing Awards (Silver)Category "Other Services" for "Live the Blue" a Web site designed to promote a services organization.

Media Award from Infopresse (for media strategies)Dailies and Weeklies Category for advertisements in La Presse on Page A3, in Le Devoir with the cover flap and for the blue section insert in La Presse.
Grand Prix Média for the year for the Dailies strategy.

Prix Grafika (for graphic design)Corporate Brochure category for its “Life in Blue” residential brochure.
TV/Movie category for its television commercials.

2004 Creative Advertising Contest of Publicité Club de MontréalCoq de bronze (Consumer Acquisition Direct Marketing category) for direct marketing creations in the residential market.
Furthermore, four of the campaign's creators, Aline Béland, stylist; Philippe Sylvain, 3D animation; Normand Robert and Manon Boyer, photographers, were honoured.

2004 Cassies (Canadian Advertising Success Stories)Silver Cassies in the “Off to a Good Start” category. This award was presented to Gaz Métro based on results obtained following the first year of the campaign.
Certificate of Excellence in the “Best Brainwave” category. This rewards creative strategies during advertising campaigns.

2004 Media Innovation Awards (Canadian competition for media strategies)Silver Media Innovation Award for the Newspaper category. This was given to Gaz Métro for its strategic advertisements in La Presse on Page A3, in Le Devoir with the cover flap and for the blue section insert in La Presse.
No gold award was given for this category. With the silver award, Gaz Métro was therefore in the top position for this category.

Strategy MagazineMarketer of the year in the Services category. This Canadian magazine honours the best marketing strategies in Canada. This award was given to Gaz Métro for its new image campaign.

2004 Grafika Prize (Graphic Design)Digital Animation-Advertising category for TV commercials
Special Project category for bus shelters evoking a house in blue
Newspaper Ads category for the “24 hours in our blue house” insert

Marketer of the year (gala organized by the Marketing magazine)One of the ten Canadian enterprises selected “Marketers That Mattered 2004” (enterprises that distinguished themselves in marketing in 2004)

Launched in 1999, Défi Excellence aims to make Gaz Métro a highly successful company through the implementation of best management practices. Since its launch, three QUALImeter audits conducted at Gaz Métro have helped measure progress and bring about significant improvements. In eight years, the company has taken a veritable leap forward in quality improvement. Its efforts have now been crowned, with the presentation of the Grand Prix - Catégorie Grande entreprise de services, établissement ou filiale de grande entreprise.

Environmental management systemSound environmental management is essential to a sustainable development approach. Gaz Métro’s Environmental Management System (EMS) embodies this principle. The EMS covers Gaz Métro’s natural gas distribution activities in Québec. It has been registered in accordance with ISO 14001 by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec – Enregistrement de systèmes (BNQ-ES) since October 2000 and that certification has been renewed on each occasion since. Gaz Métro was the first natural gas distribution company in Canada to have its EMS registered under.

ÉcoGESteThe environment is of tremendous importance to Gaz Métro. For this reason, we are honoured to have been nominated among the 2002 finalists and laureates of the Special jury prize in the Quebec EcoGESte program.