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Here are the SustainPHL 2019 Nominees

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Announcing the SustainPHL 2019 Nominees

Drum roll, please: it’s time to announce the nominees for SustainPHL!

How we chose: Nominations were open to the public in May with an online submission form. Our committee reviewed each criterion and awarded points based on submission forms. Then, The final top 3 nominees were tabulated by highest ranking average score, with a couple of ties!

Without further ado, here are the 2019 SustainPHL nominees:

SustainPHL 2019 Nominees

Activist of the Year

  • Arnett Woodall
  • Amanda Lapham
  • Eurhi Jones

Sustainable Communities

  • Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild
  • PHS Tree Tenders
  • One Art Community Center

Impact Business Leader

  • Mt. Airy Nexus
  • Infrastructure Solution Services
  • Remark Glass

Business Innovation

  • Simply Good Jars
  • Dropps
  • Wearwell

Social Impact

  • Tiffany Yau, FulPhil
  • Blew Kind, Franny Lou’s Porch
  • Anna Welsh, Little Bags, Big Impact

Climate Hero

  • Sophie Sarkar (OOS)
  • Climate and Healthy Homes
  • Joanne Douglas
  • Amy Kate Failing

Neighborhood Champ

  • Kyle Shenandoah
  • Heidi Grunwald
  • Vivian Vanstory

#FuturePHL

  • Ash Richards, City of Philadelphia 
  • Megha Kulshreshtha, Food Connect  
  • The Rodale Institute

Sustainability Mentor

  • Alisa Shargorodsky
  • Ken Hamilton
  • Daniel Lawson
  • The Urban Creators

Get your SustainPHL Tickets

See the winners announced LIVE during our ceremony on August 8th, 2019. Buy now and save on our early bird rates through June 27th.

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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