Toronto-based printer/converter Metro Label Group has won the Converter Award for Sustainability/Environmental Responsibility at the Label Industry Global Awards, presented September 9 after the opening day of Label Expo Americas held in Chicago.

Metro Label beat out three other companies for the award, including Montreal's Pazazz Printing.

"Starting with a building and facilities, Metro Label Group have incorporated ISO 14000 standards to create not only a first-class manufacturing operation, but also to develop global leadership in establishing an environmental and sustainable future for pressure-sensitive labels," stated the judging committee in a press release.

Other awards presented at the event included: the Continuous Innovation Award going to ExxonMobil Chemical's Films Business; the New Innovation Award to Punch Graphix/Xeikon (their new product is the Xeikon 3300); and the R. Stanton Avery Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Neil McDonough, president of FLEXcon Company Inc.