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These nominees use their narratives, whether through written, visual, or multimedia content, to inspire positive change and encourage actions that contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future. Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards highlights and celebrates these community changemakers. Join us to honor them and announce the...

This nominee is making a difference on a micro-level (neighborhood engagement, block captain, etc) and his/her/their efforts could be unrecognized. Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards highlights and celebrates these community changemakers. Join us to honor them and announce the recipient at the SustainPHL Awards on October...

These businesses are making an impact in our community, by employing community members as well as positively affecting our environment. Impact businesses are proof that for-profit enterprises can be stewards of social and environmental change, creating that triple-bottom line. Philadelphia’s SustainPHL...

This nominee prioritizes environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic prosperity but also influences and inspires broader groups of people to adopt these principles. Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards highlights and celebrates these community changemakers. Join us to honor them and announce the recipient at the SustainPHL Awards...

Here’s more about the changemakers Philadelphia’s SustainPHL Awards highlights and celebrates these community changemakers. Join us to honor them and announce the recipient at the SustainPHL Awards on October 19th at the Academy of Natural Sciences.  Gary Downing Happy Happy Cleaning, led by...

Neighbors revived the site at South Philadelphia High School in 2016. Today, there’s more food than they have hands to harvest. Patti Tahan beckoned neighbors into the community garden she stewards on a muggy August morning in South Philadelphia. Bordered...

…Drumroll for the latest list of sustainability changemakers SustainPHL is returning for the 6th annual awards ceremony and celebration on October 19, 2023. Here is the full list of the nominees, from individuals using art to fight climate change, organize...

The story behind ‘Citywide’ setting a new standard for Hollywood At first glance, “Citywide,” a romantic comedy set in Philadelphia, might seem like just another low-budget film. But this unheralded work is poised to revolutionize Hollywood. “Citywide” stands as the...

The New Kensington Community Development Corp. is working to revive the farm, which was a community resource for 25 years before it succumbed amid labor unrest, infrastructure concerns, and financial disarray. In the year since Greensgrow suddenly closed last July,...