Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards Recognize Daring Leaders Amidst Urgency of Changing Climate
Against the backdrop of rising temperatures and the changing environment, Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation announced the 2021 recipients of the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards. The awards honor daring leaders who are taking bold action toward a more sustainable future and prioritizing support for the less fortunate who will suffer the impact of climate change disproportionately.
KENSINGTON, N.H., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Against the backdrop of rising temperatures and the changing environment, Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation announced the 2021 recipients of the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards. The awards honor daring leaders who are taking bold action toward a more sustainable future and prioritizing support for the less fortunate who will suffer the impact of climate change disproportionately.
"We are in the most urgent fight of our lives and are very fortunate to have courageous individuals to lead and inspire us to act more bravely to help save the earth we share," said Harriet and Alan E. Lewis, Co-Founders of Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation. "We have always believed that strong leaders make stronger communities. As we emerge from one of the greatest crises of our lifetimes, the need for bold leadership is more important than ever, especially in times of turbulence."
Harriet and Alan E. Lewis launched the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards in 2018 to honor brave and brilliant leaders whose courage, wisdom or potential inspire us to act more boldly for environmental justice. A new series of awards for Gender Equity Leadership was launched in 2021, the first award being the Alnoba Moment of Truth Award. In 2007, in partnership with the Boston Business Journal, the Lewises established the CEO Social Leadership Award to recognize a CEO in greater Boston who exemplifies corporate citizenship.
Each award includes a $10,000 donation in the recipient's name to the nonprofit of their choice.
The awards will be presented at the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards Dinner on October 13, 2021 in partnership with ReVision Energy, UNH Sustainability Institute, Citizens Count, Conservation Law Foundation and other leading environmental nonprofits.
Recipients of the 2021 Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards include:
- Alnoba Moment of Truth Award for Gender Equity
Christa Big Canoe, Legal Advocacy Director, Aboriginal Legal Services
Courageous leader working with the families of missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) helping them navigate the legal system to find justice for their loved ones.
- Alnoba Moral Courage in Leadership Award
Patricia Gualinga, President, Fundacion Tiam
Kichwa de Sarayaku leader who faces threats to protect the Ecuadorian Amazon from oil extraction and the destruction of the rainforest.
- Alnoba International Indigenous Leadership Award
Janene Yazzie, Founder, Sixth World Solutions
Dine' (Navajo) activist fighting the impact of environmental racism and indigenous rights violations in New Mexico.
- Alnoba CEO Environmental Leadership Award
Rebecca Hamilton and Emily Schwerin-Whyte, CEOs, W.S. Badger & Co.
Bold Co-CEOs bringing over 100 organic and natural products made in environmentally friendly manufacturing facilities to over 20 countries.
For more information about Alnoba or the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards, visit http://www.alnoba.org.
About Alnoba Lewis Foundation
The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation has pledged or donated more than $200 million since 1981. The Foundation transforms people's lives and builds strong communities by empowering young people, developing courageous leaders and creating strong alliances with key strategic partners to help save the earth we share. The organization's work is focused on the Lewis family's hometowns of Boston, MA and Kensington, NH and within the global villages where their company, Grand Circle Corporation, travels.
Media Contact
Ann Shannon, Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, 617-346-6649, [email protected]
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