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From Home Furnishing Business
LV Market Kicks Off Global Goodness Awards
November 14,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Las Vegas Market is now accepting entries for the eighth annual Global Goodness Awards, which recognizes companies who have incorporated sustainable and socially responsible practices into the manufacturing of their products.
Entries will be accepted through Dec. 1, 2018.
One company in each of the Market’s major categories – furniture, home décor and gift – and an additional People’s Choice Award will be selected as winners and announced at Las Vegas Winter Market, Jan. 27-31, 2019.
“Since Global Goodness Awards debuted at 2013 Summer Market, Las Vegas Market has recognized more than 30 exhibitors whose environmentally-friendly manufacturing choices are making the world a better place to live and work,” said Esther Ossei-Anto, senior marketing manager for International Market Centers. “As the leading home furnishings and gift market in the western U.S., Las Vegas Market is proud to play its part in supporting these companies’ efforts.”
All permanent and temporary exhibitors can participate in the Global Goodness initiative by sharing their story through a short essay and photographs. Submissions should address the socially responsible products offered, countries visited and people or organizations supported and include high-resolution photos to illustrate the essay. Past award recipients are not eligible to apply.
Exhibitors can enter here www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4578732/f2aa22bffdcd.
A panel of three industry sustainability and social responsibility experts – Colvin English of ByHand Consulting, Maud Obe of Aid to Artisans and Susan Inglis of Sustainable Furnishings Council – will review each entry and select one winner from the furniture, home décor and gift categories. A fourth People’s Choice Award nominee will be determined through popular vote on the Las Vegas Market Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lvmarket.
The Global Goodness Awards program complements an ongoing partnership Las Vegas Market has with the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) to create One Good World, a guide to sustainable furniture and home décor products to help connect legitimate suppliers and retailers in this new era of sustainability and accountability. The effort includes a sustainable products locator program showcasing relevant at-Market resources and expanded educational offerings addressing issues and opportunities connected with sustainability.