The Sustainability Excellence Awards (SEA)
Applications are now open! Please submit your application by Friday March 13, 2020.
The Sustainability Excellence Awards is a signature program of the Environment and Climate Network that educates, facilitates, and encourages green practices in museums. Started in 2014, the award recognizes sustainability efforts in facilities, programming, and exhibits in both large and small institutions. The Environment and Climate Network views the award as an opportunity to share sustainability stories and encourage museums to develop and educate visitors about green practices. SEA winners are honored at the AAM Annual Meeting and MuseumExpo. Winners also receive a gift donated on their behalf to the “Adopt an Acre of the Northern Rockies” program from the Nature Conservancy.
Criteria and Selection Process
Questions?
Email: Environment and Climate Network
2019 Recipients
Programming
Winner
Charles H. Wright Museum and Michigan Science Center, Detroit, MI
Honorable Mention
Roseville Utility Exploration Center, Roseville, CA
Facilities/Site Operation
Winner, Existing Facility
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Cody, WY
Winner, New Construction
Museum of the American Revolution Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention
Sarah Sutton, LEED-AP Principal of Sustainable Museums
This year, 150 tons of C02 total were cancelled to offset greenhouse gas emissions from travel through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Climate Neutral Now in honor of all award winners.
2018 Recipients
Programming
Winner
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Honorable Mention
San Diego Zoo Global
Facilities/Site Operation
Winner
Missouri Historical Society
Honorable Mention
Science Museum of Minnesota