The San Diego Better Business Bureau (BBB) has announced that San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has been named the “ethics partner” sponsor for the 2012 BBB Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics, the BBB’s annual awards program. Now in its 15th year, the Torch Awards honors outstanding local for profit companies and non profit charitable organizations that demonstrate a commitment to ethical business practices, both in operations and in terms of being ethical, reliable and responsive to employees, vendors and customers, according to Sheryl Bilbrey, San Diego BBB president/CEO. This year’s 2012 Torch Awards will be presented at a luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at the Town and Country Resort Hotel in Mission Valley. For more information about the BBB Torch Awards, visit www.sandiego.bbb.org and click “News Center” and “Events.”