I enjoy recognizing those who make a difference in our communities and the world. This explains my involvement in the Gotham Green Awards® – established by Gotham City Networking, Inc.® and Gotham Green® – which recognize people, businesses and organizations that work on environmentally sustainable initiatives and projects.

Indeed, as co-chair of Gotham Green®, I get to participate in this celebration of people and organizations, who work in ways big and small to make our world a little greener. This includes for-profit and not-for-profit entities and individuals involved in either sector.

Past honorees include people, businesses and organizations who (that) work on environmentally sustainable initiatives and projects. Past honorees include JetBlue's Rooftop Farm, EDF's Clean Energy Program, Vision Long Island, Sustainable South Bronx, my co-chair Joshua Zinder who designed the union hall for MTA bus union (that I happen to advise).

Past Gotham Green Awards® winner and Gotham Green® co-chair Josh Zinder of Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design (JZA+D) attended the 2018 Awards presentation.

The Gotham Green Awards® recognizes three categories:

1) Green Business or Green Initiative – For businesses whose core message and products are green in concept and/or sustainable.

2) Green product, program or building – For businesses that have produced, planned or created a singular item that is green and sustainable.

3) Green/Sustainable non-profit organization – For non-profit organizations that focus on or have created a program or product that they believe contributes to the global sustainability effort

This special Gotham group also provides a platform for businesses and professionals who seek to connect and promote sustainable business opportunities, practices and relationships.

Gotham Green® recently made the 2019 applications available.

Why not consider applying or recommending a worthy client, colleague or friend or firm or non-profit they know or work for apply for Gotham Green Awards®? Please also share this opportunity with others. I shared it via twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Please do the same.

Apply here or copy and paste this URL:‪‪ bit.ly/2XP64ys or just visit the Gotham home page (which should be easy to find since you are reading this commentary).

My co-chairs Josh Zinder and Fred Klein and Gotham Green® group coordinator Sherry Rivera look forward to announcing awards during Earth Week 2019. Gotham Green®, joined appropriately by the Gotham Construction Group, holds the awards presentation at a special luncheon on Wednesday, May 1. Be there.

I close with one of my fave songs on this topic, which found its way by reference in several statements and testimonies prepared by this correspondent.