SAN DIEGO–Sixty-one employers countywide are getting recognized with Diamond Awards due to their outstanding efforts to encourage workers to use environmentally sustainable transportation choices.
The Diamond Awards administered by the SANDAG iCommute program, which provides a variety of commuter assistance and employer services to help reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions. The number of Diamond Awards recipients has nearly doubled in one year, up from 33 employers last fiscal year.
Award recipients promote alternatives to driving alone including carpool, vanpool, bike, walk, transit, telework, and compressed workweek schedules. Some organizations also provide incentives, subsidies, or pre-tax deductions to support their employees’ participation in eligible programs.
The Diamond Awards program recognizes employers as they meet milestones in the development of their commuter benefits programs. The program is based on a points system tied to employer engagement, Rideshare Challenge participation, and shifts in employee transportation choices. Sixteen employers graduated in Fiscal Year 2016 to the highest recognition level – Platinum.
Four tiers of Diamond Awards were presented:
Platinum:
BD Biosciences Pharmingen
City of Chula Vista
Del Mar Fairgrounds
Dudek
ESET
Fehr & Peers
ICF International
Kleinfelder
LeeMarc Industries
Mixte Communications
Phone Ware, Inc.
Port of San Diego
Sharp Healthcare
Thermo Fisher Scientific
UC San Diego
Watkins Manufacturing
Gold:
AECOM
CH2M HILL
County of San Diego
LEGOLAND California
Sempra Energy
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)
Silver:
Hydranautics
Illumina, Inc.
Intuit
Naval Base Coronado
Naval Base San Diego
Qualcomm Inc.
Sequenom
Sony Electronics
SPAWAR
U.S. Coast Guard
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Bronze:
BASF
Callaway Golf
Casino Pauma
City of Del Mar
City of Escondido
City of San Diego – Environmental Services Department
City of San Marcos
Component Control
Covance
Cox Communications
D&K Engineering, Inc.
DJO Global, Inc.
DNV GL
Hawthorne Cat
Johnson Matthey
Mission Federal Credit Union
Navy Gateway Inn & Suites
Renovate America
Sotera Wireless
Southwestern College
State of California Building – Metropolitan Dr.
Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc.
Taylor Guitars
TD Ameritrade
Texas Instruments
University of San Diego
USE Credit Union
UTC Aerospace Systems
Employers throughout San Diego County are invited to take advantage of complimentary iCommute commuter program services to be eligible for Diamond Awards.
