Earth is doomed, but here are your 2017 SustainPHL nominees
June 5, 2017
Category: Event, Featured, Purpose, Short
It’s been a rough week for sustainability advocates and, well, the future of our planet at large, thanks to the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord.
Here’s a bright spot amidst the impending doom: Green Philly just announced its nominees for the second annual SustainPHL, an awards event honoring the local sustainability community.
Activist of the Year
- Fossil Free Penn
- Anna Shipp
- Russell Zerbo
Business Innovation
- OxiCool
- SALT Design Studio (Chester Arthur School project)
- AnneeLondon
Climate Hero
- The Philadelphia Energy Authority
- Jessica Franzini
- Joan Blaustein
#FuturePHL
Impact Business Leader
Neighborhood Champion
- Dennis Barnebey
- Naida Elena Burgos
- Seth Budick
Social Impact Award
- Tuesdays with Toomey
- Abby Anderson
- Michael Resnic
Sustainable Communities
Sustainability Mentor
- Ellen Schultz
- Corrin Omowunmi
- Lucas Hamilton
- Rob Fleming
SustainPHL returns Thursday, Aug. 3.
Get tixCheck out last year’s winners here, and the rockin’ acceptance speech of last year’s Local Advocate winner Saleem Chapman here.
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