iContact Wins 2011 NCTA 21 Award for Environmental Stewardship

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- iContact, a leading social media and email marketing company, announced today it has been selected as a winner for the 2011 NCTA 21 Awards in the category of Leading Environmental Steward Technology Company. The award is the latest to validate the company's deep values and commitment to creating customer, employee and community value.  

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In terms of recent environmental stewardship activities, iContact has adopted new environmental policies, performed a full environmental audit of operations, offset 51 percent of its 2010 CO2 emissions with plans to offset 100 percent for 2011, and organized a dumpster dive to assess its waste stream and recycling performance. iContact has also engaged in community activities connected to the environment, including adopting a highway and volunteering with non-profit organizations such as Triangle Land Conservancy and the Conservators' Center.

iContact also follows a 4-1s Corporate Social Responsibility Program as a way to formalize and standardize its community giving.  Through this program, the company contributes one percent of employee time, product, payroll equivalent and equity to local and national charities. As part of this, it will donate more than 3,000 hours of community service, 800 free email and social media marketing accounts and $200,000 to non-profits in 2011.

"As a certified B Corporation, social and environmental responsibility is critical to how iContact acts, operates and serves its customers," said Matt Kopac, corporate responsibility manager at iContact. "2011 has been a big year in advancing this mission, and we're honored to be recognized atop the hundreds of area companies making strong impacts of their own."

The NCTA 21 Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in North Carolina. This annual showcase honors companies and individuals in 21 categories who represent the best and brightest in technology and business. Winners were honored at the annual gala on Thursday, November 10 in Durham, North Carolina.

"This year's 21 Awards truly showcase the best technology and innovation that our state has to offer," said Brooks Raiford, president and chief executive officer of NCTA. "We couldn't be more pleased to congratulate iContact as a company that is leading North Carolina's technology industry through superior social and environmental performance."

For more information, please visit iContact's corporate responsibility page, and follow the iContact blog at blog.icontact.com.

About NCTA

The North Carolina Technology Association's mission is "Making North Carolina #1 in Technology and Technology #1 in North Carolina."  The organization does this through three main focus areas: executive engagement, public affairs, and enabling member transition to a technology-enabled workforce.  For more information, visit the NCTA website at www.nctechnology.org.

About iContact

Based in Morrisville, NC, iContact provides email and social media marketing software and services. More than one million users have signed up for an iContact account. The company maintains B Corporation status, a certification awarded to companies meeting comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards. As part of its ongoing social mission, iContact applies the 4-1s Corporate Social Responsibility Model, donating 1 percent from each of its payroll, equity, product, and employee time to non-profit organizations. Visit us online at iContact.com, on Twitter @iContact, at our LinkedIn Group, and at our Facebook page.

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