Sustainability Star Awards
About the Awards
Established in 2017, the Sustainability Star Award is part of our efforts to celebrate leaders in our community. It is given to groups or businesses working in areas such as safeguarding water quality, improving access to sustainable transportation options, protecting nature, sharing knowledge of sustainable living, enhancing food security, and developing green businesses and communities.
The awards themselves are made locally near Ottawa from sustainably sourced wood and eco-friendly materials and are produced by independent artisans. Recipients are selected from a list of nominees by a committee of our Board members, using set criteria.
2023 Awards
The Sustainability Star Awards were held on Friday November 24th, 2023 at Bayview Yards. The awards were presented to the following five winners:
Scopa Biodiversity
Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library
Kemptville Campus
Green/Vert Toastmasters
Beandigen Cafe
A big thank you to the sponsors - Nature Canada, ENVMPS, Capacity Building Institute, Ecology Ottawa, Re4m Design & Fabrication and the catering provided by Bridgehead, Al Mouna, and Almadine!
Congratulations to our Past Winners!
2022 Awards:
Sustainable North Grenville
Re4mOttawa
Sustainable Capacity Foundation
Greening Sacred Spaces
Sustainable Youth Canada
2020 Awards: The 2020 awards were not able to be presented to the winners the same way as in the past due to COVID-19, but we were still able to ensure the recipients received their awards!
The Box of Life
Quintessence Collaborative/Alani Gallbriath
EnviroCentre
Smart Net Alliance
Strong Roots Community Garden
2018 Awards: The 2018 Sustainability Star Awards were presented as part of a large workshop on Nov 15th of that year. There was an intentional energy management theme to the selections, and three winners were represented in the 20 Energy Management Case studies produced by SEO.
City of Ottawa Building Engineering & Energy Management (BEEM) Unit
Pearly-Rideau Veterans Centre
Ottawa Catholic School Board
Maison Tucker House Renewal Centre
2021 Awards: The 2021 awards were presented at our 10-year anniversary celebration / AGM. We are so thankful to have had a recipient from each organization present at the event.
Just Food Farm
Peace and Environment Resource Centre
Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-Op
Loving Spoonful
Capacity Building Institute
2019 Awards: The 2019 Awards were presented at a networking event in January 2020. This was the first year green businesses, not just NGOs, were represented among the recipients.
Algonquin 2 Adirondacks Collaborative
Nu Grocery
Bluegrass Farm
Transition Cornwall+
Ottawa Community Foundation.
2017 Awards: The 2017 Awards were presented at the January 2018 session of the National Capital Environmental Nonprofit Network. The recipients were invited to speak at this roundtable networking session and didn’t know they were going to receive an award before hand. Awards were presented with small gifts selected by the Board for each organization..
Wintergreen Studios
Ottawa Riverkeeper
Ecology Ottawa
