[2004 ossa honorable mentions]

Communications & Communication Design

• Palm Springs Life Magazine for their article “love, style and charity”
• Ms. Magazine for switching to process chlorine free paper
• Ready Made Magazine for making reusing stuff ‘cool’
• AIGA for their San Francisco conference, CompostModern
• Organic Style Magazine for demonstrating the stylish side of organic living

Designed Environments

• The California SolFest for making solar living fun and feasible to everybody
• Natural Home Magazine for showcasing eco living at its best
• IKEA for choosing to not use toxic flame retardant in their furniture
• Mithun Architects for their ongoing leadership in green building
• Bill McDonough for his visionary leadership in sustainable development and design

Fashion & Beauty

• American Apparel for being sweatshop free and promoting local economies
• Aveda for their ongoing commitment to biological and cultural diversity
• Angella Lindvall for starting the Collage Foundation
• Giorgio Armani for continuing to use hemp throughout his collections
• Cutter & Buck for their use of organic cotton and signing SA8000.

Entertainment

• Gibson Guitar for using Smartwood in their instruments
• Uncle Kracker for his intergenerational video with Dobie Gray for the remake of “Drift Away”
• Black Eyed Peas for their song “Where is the love”
• The Style Network for their show “A Second Look”
• Dave Matthews Band and Pearl Jam for their climate neutral tour<

Food & Restaurant

• Whole Foods Markets for taking healthy food mainstream
• Clif & Luna bars for going organic
• Starbucks for their annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report
• Nigella Lawson for her green powered kitchen
• Chez Panisse (Alice Waters) for pioneering organic restaurants

Industrial Design & Consumer Products

• Moscardino’s Spork for making an everyday product stylish and sustainable
• Method cleaning products for making environmentally friendly housecleaning products stylish
• Toyota for introducing a very hip new Prius
• Honda for giving us the option of hybrid Civics
• Herman Miller for making furniture utterly stylish and sustainable

Sports

• EcoGolf for developing biodegradable tees and water soluble golf balls
• The International Olympic Committee for adding environment as the third platform of Olympicism
• Nike for increasing their use of organic cotton and phasing out PVC
• The NBA for supporting UNICEF’s “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” program
• Zumiez for supporting Boarding for Breast Cancer and offering sustainable products such as bamboo skateboards and vegan shoes in their stores

Travel and Transportation

• jetBlue for their continuing commitment to environmental responsiblity
• The Sheraton Rittenhouse Square for being the first ‘ecosmart’ hotel in the US
• Delta song for serving organic food
• Earthwatch for offering opportunities to study biological and cultural diversity
• UPS for having the largest fleet of compressed natural gas vehicles

[ssf premier awards]

SSF announced plans to begin awarding their special awards in 2005, selected by the SSF board of directors and advisors.

Vision and Innovation Award | This award recognizes an individual, organization or company that has demonstrated ongoing leadership and vision in a style/design industry.

Outstanding Public Expression | This award recognizes outstanding efforts by a celebrity, style professional or public figure that uses their high profile position to bring attention to pressing social and/or environmental issues.

Youth Vision Award | This award is given to an individual or group of individuals (including organizations and companies) under the age of 25 for exceptional and exemplary work incorporating ‘sustainable style’.

The Style and Substance Award in Honor of Audrey Hepburn | The Style and Substance Award is SSF's highest honor and recognizes outstanding efforts by a celebrity, style professional or public figure to improve the quality of life of children around the world. This award is selected by SSF and Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund boards and advisors.

[popicon awards]

PopIcon - Celebrity | This award recognizes a celebrity for a significant contribution to promoting awareness of a sustainable lifestyle and using their visibility and impact on pop culture to inspire others. Individuals are nominated by members of a youth organization, selected by popular vote.

PopIcon - Company | This award recognizes a company for a significant contribution to promoting awareness of a sustainable lifestyle and using their visibility and impact on pop culture to inspire others. Companies must be ranked by Innovest and are nominated by members of a youth organization, selected by popular vote.

The 2005 PopIcon Award - Celebrity nominees are: Leonardi DiCaprio Sting Bono Perry Farrell Peter Gabriel Cameron Diaz Dave Matthews Charlise Theron

The 2005 PopIcon Award - Company nominees are: Intel Corporation Philips Electronics Nokia Adidas-Salomon EMI Group Unilever Groupe Danone Cadbury Schweppes Each of these companies are publicly traded and have a AAA Innovest Environmental Rating and a AAA or AA Intangible Value Assessment (Sustainability Rating).

[treety awards]

TREEchic Award | This award is selected by New Leaf Paper for exemplary leadership in acknowledging the connection between women’s health and the environment.

IntegraTREE Award | This award is selected by New Leaf Paper for a company committed high-volume use of post-consumer content process chlorine free paper.

[award partners]

ssf*
SSF	ECO	PopSustainability	New Leaf Paper	Breast Cancer Fund

[event sponsors]

Aveda	New Leaf Paper	Gibson Gibson Foundation	Bonterra Vineyards	Whole Foods Market

       
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Additional Sponsors | Isadoras Antique & Vintage Clothing, Etherea Salon Spa, Elke Van de Velde Photography, Seattle Models Guild