Green Spa Network Announces Winners of the 2015 Sustainability Awards

Green Spa Network, a not-for-profit association dedicated to promoting sustainability in and through the spa and wellness industry, has announced the winners of its 2015 Sustainability Awards.

The annual awards celebrate groundbreaking activities, comprehensive measures, unique contributions, and overall leadership in environmental management, green techniques, or sustainability.

This year’s winners are:

•    Healthy Spa Cuisine Award—Miraval Resort and Spa
•    Corporate Brand Committed to Sustainability—Two Bunch Palms
•    Green Supplier / Manufacturer of the Year—Living Earth Crafts
•    Innovative Green Product of Year—Pedicure Bowls by Victoria’s Essentials Australia
•    Green Skin Care Company of the Year—Szép Elet
•    Sustainable Spa of the Year—Spa Blue at Del Mar 
•    Green Spa Network Visionary Award—Robert Zimmer, Zimmer Associates
•    Tara Grodjesk Dedicated Contributor Award Recipients:
     o    Rona Berg—Organic Spa Magazine
     o    Tessa Kienow—Ready Care Industries
     o    Lisa Sykes—Universal Companies
     o    Shelley Lotz—Vios Spa Group

“It is our privilege and honor as a non-profit voice for sustainability to recognize the work of these dedicated companies whose examples have raised the green standard for the spa industry around the planet,” says Paul Schmidt, Executive Director of the Green Spa Network.

For more information, visit www.greenspanetwork.org.

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