Don’t ask about the carbon footprint the trip to and from Las Vegas will bring, nor the amount of energy it will take to stage the 2023 NAB Show.
The world’s premiere conference and expo for the audio and visual industries is bringing to light a new awards program designed to recognize individuals, companies and products “for outstanding innovations in media technology that promote conservation and reusability of natural resources and foster economic and social development.”
The NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards will be presented during a special ceremony on the Main Stage at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas, on April 15.
The new awards program will include the following categories of excellence:
- The Sustainability Champion Award – honoring individuals driving sustainability efforts and programs.
- The Sustainability Leadership Award – honoring organizations that have launched or completed sustainability initiatives in the past 12 months.
- The Sustainability Product or Service Award – honoring products or services launched in the past 12 months that significantly improve sustainability or provide sustainable market alternatives.
The NAB Show will accept nominations from businesses of all sizes, locations and maturity, including non-profit organizations. Judged by an independent panel of sustainability experts, award winners will be chosen in each category, one each for small, medium, large and non-profit.
The NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Awards are supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud provider active in the media technology sector.
AWS is also known for its efforts to support Amazon becoming net zero carbon by 2040.
Managed by Barbara Lange, CEO of Kibo121, the NAB Show Excellence in Sustainability Award program will be open for nomination submissions in January 2023 at nabshow.com/sustainability.
