Grant for Change. photo: nau.com
As mentioned here, Nau "is a small group of people committed to positive change." Their products are 100% sustainable, they use the labor watch dog group Verite to monitor all of their overseas factories, purchase carbon offsets for all their shipping actions, and every single item they produce is fully recyclable. As if further proof was needed Nau has just announced the winners of their first annual Grant for Change program.
President and CEO of Nau, Gordon Seabury, says this about the program: “Positive change is at the core of Nau’s business philosophy, and it affects every decision, from packaging materials to marketing partnerships. Our goal for the Grant for Change was to find others who were trying to give back.” This is Nau in a nutshell. They not only strive to be a force for change, they are also working to perpetuate this sort of positivity in other fields and communities as well.
Out of 294 nominees, Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele, a Seattle-based documentary team that specializes in multimedia stories about people, nature and climate changed emerged as the top pick and will receive a $10,000 grant to further their cause.
From the press release:
Working together for over a decade, Benjamin and Sara have told stories through photography, field audio recordings and words. Their largest project to date, Facing Climate Change, documents communities around the world as they confront and adapt to the complex issues surrounding global warming. From semi-nomadic reindeer herdsmen in the Arctic to wildfire fighters of the American West, the two have documented the lives of people on a regional level, understanding that in order to mobilize a global effort we must first generate local will. With Nau’s $10,000 grant, the team plans to continue to creatively approach multimedia activism and hopes to make even more of a difference in the fight against global warming.“Benjamin and I are so honored to be the inaugural recipients of Nau’s Grant for Change,” said Sara Joy Steele. “This campaign will provide us with the financial support and added public awareness needed to grow our work. Hopefully, we will continue to inspire others to act.”
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