Saint-Gobain, the world leader in sustainable habitat, recognized for outstanding leadership in energy management. VALLEY FORGE, Pa., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint-Gobain, the world's largest manufacturer of building products and a leading producer of glass containers and innovative materials, has been awarded the ENERGY STAR® Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The award recognizes the Company's outstanding leadership in energy management and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Through its U.S. subsidiaries, the Company becomes the first and only manufacturer of glass containers or fiber glass insulation ever to receive the award. This is the third consecutive year that Saint-Gobain and its North American subsidiaries have been recognized by the EPA with an ENERGY STAR Award. Saint-Gobain was awarded the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award in 2009 and 2010, but this is the first time the Company has attained the prestigious level of Sustained Excellence. Saint-Gobain's accomplishments will be recognized at an EPA awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on April 12.
