NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards

NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards

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 Washington, DC—The NAB Show is launching a new awards program: the NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards. The awards will recognize individuals, companies and products for outstanding innovations in media technology that promote conservation and reusability of natural resources as well as foster economic and social development.

NAB will present the NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards during a special ceremony on the main stage at the NAB Show on April 15, 2023, in Las Vegas.

The NAB Show, held April 15–19, 2023, is celebrating its centennial year as the preeminent conference and exhibit driving the evolution of broadcast, media and entertainment. In addition, it is a marketplace for next-generation technology inspiring superior audio and video experiences. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms, the NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life.

“Sustainability efforts not only benefit the planet and society but also make good business sense,” said Chris Brown, executive vice president of Global Connections and Events at the National Association of Broadcasters.

“In addition to providing global recognition for sustainability leaders within our industry, the NAB Show is committed to working with our vendors and partners on progressive approaches that inspire the NAB Show community to take collective action in this area.”

NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards

The new awards program will include the following categories of excellence:

  • The Sustainability Champion Award. It honors individuals driving sustainability efforts and programs.
  • The Sustainability Leadership Award. This award honors organizations that launched or completed sustainability initiatives in the past 12 months.
  • The Sustainability Product or Service Award. Lastly, this award honors products or services released in the past 12 months that significantly improve sustainability or provide sustainable market alternatives.

Moreover, the NAB Show will accept nominations from businesses of all sizes, locations and maturity, including nonprofit organizations. An independent panel of sustainability experts will judge award winners in each category, one each for small, medium, large and nonprofit. Excellence in Sustainability Awards-2019-NAB-Show-Logo

Amazon Web Services (AWS) supports the NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards, AWS is a cloud provider and a leader in the media technology sector. AWS is also known for its efforts to support Amazon becoming net zero carbon by 2040.

“We are honored to support this award and the important work our industry is doing to become more sustainable,” said Marc Aldrich, general manager of Media & Entertainment at AWS.

“The media and entertainment community is continuously finding new ways to reduce our carbon footprint, from cutting back on the number of production vans for broadcasts, to flights needed, to energy output from facilities. AWS is proud to do our part in supporting these efforts through our customers and partners by running our business in an environmentally friendly way.”

Barbara Lange, CEO of Kibo121, will manage the NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards program. The awards open for nomination submissions in January 2023 at nabshow.com/sustainability.

Lange is the former executive director of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Furthermore, she now leads Kibo121, a consultancy firm that guides media technology organizations on their path to sustainability.

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