The annual Ecostar Awards recognize businesses across Vancouver Island that epitomize sustainability in action. This year, 15 awards were presented to winners from various industries, including North America’s only Passive House-certified door and window manufacturer, a woman-led cleantech company aiming to unplug from plugs, a food hub that supports farmers and food producers in Greater Victoria, and a society that has removed over 160,000 kilograms of marine debris from 1,200 kilometres of Vancouver Island’s coastline since 2017.
Their significant environmental and social achievements were celebrated at a gala event held November 14 at the Inn at Laurel Point and hosted by Synergy Foundation with support from Gold Sponsors Vancity Credit Union and Destination Greater Victoria. Each winner received awards made from recycled chopsticks and 3D-printed recycled plastic, and the satisfaction of having made the world a better place. For more information, visit ecostarawards.com.
