BEST Awards Jury
I am honored to be on the judging panel for the BEST Awards for 2010, celebrating ‘Business for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow’. The program, which has been giving out awards since 1993, “…is a partnership of city and regional government programs and energy utilities, including the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, City of Portland Water Bureau, Metro, Pacific Power, Portland Development Commission and Portland General Electric.”
There is no shortage of green business leaders in Portland, and the BEST Awards aims to celebrate and shine the spotlight on these: “Portland area companies demonstrating excellence in business practices that promote social equity, economic growth and environmental benefits.”
This years roster of candidates is no exception, with a difficult task at hand to select winners in the range of categories:
- BEST Practices for Sustainability: Very Small, Small, Medium and Large companies
- Sustainable Products or Services
- Green Building
- Sustainable Food Systems
Our jury is meeting next week to make final determinations, and this years winners will be announced at the BEST Awards Breakfast, which takes place on April 20th this year. For ticket information click here.
- Date: Tuesday April 20, 2010
- Time: 7:30 – 9:30am (doors open at 7am)
- Location: Hilton Portland and Executive Towers, Grand Ballroom
- Keynote: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO of Green For All