2002 Founder of a New Northwest Award 

Press Release, Portland, Ore.

Sustainable Northwest has named Bob Anderson, CEO of AJ's Auto Repair Shop in Salem, as one of this year's recipients of the Founders of a New Northwest award. 

As CEO of AJ's Auto Repair, Mr. Anderson has made significant efforts to protect his employees and the environment by eliminating toxic chemicals in the workplace, implementing pollution prevention practices, and safely managing hazardous wastes. In so doing, AJ's Auto Repair Shop has developed a uniquely environmental approach to car repair. "The staff at AJ's embraces the philosophy that environmental sustainability is really everyone's responsibility, and that it is incumbent upon business as well as government to help lead the way," Anderson says.

Sustainable Northwest, based in Portland, Oregon, promotes environmentally compatible economic development in the Pacific Northwest. Sustainable Northwest created the Founders of a New Northwest program in 1997 to recognize individuals, businesses and communities working to reconcile individual well-being, community vitality, economic progress and environmental health.