2025 Awards and Winners
Sustainable Spa/Wellness Facility – The Michael Stusser Award
Spa Property or Wellness Facility that fully incorporates sustainability in its business strategy and management processes, spa facility, resource management practices, procurement, programming and treatments, staff and community engagement practices.
Finalists: Acquaforte Thalasso and Spa (Forte Village Resort), Bamford Wellness Spa at 1 Hotel Nashville, The Spa at Spruce Peak
Winner: The Spa at Spruce Peak
Sustainable Innovator – The Tara Grodjesk Award
Product Company, Equipment Supplier, Distributor or Individual who fully incorporates sustainability in their purpose and management processes, operational practices, raw materials sourcing, packaging and employee and community impact, with special attention to innovation.
Finalists: ABATURE, Force of Nature / HCI Cleaning Products, True Botanicals
Winner: Force of Nature / HCI Cleaning Products
Sustainable Newcomer – The Tracie Wertz Award
Spa Property, Product Company, Equipment Supplier, Distributor or Individual who recently embarked on a sustainability journey, has an exceptional attitude towards environmental conservation and social upliftment and achieved significant sustainability goals in a relative short period and/or with a restricted budget, or made a significant contribution in a specific sustainability field.
Finalists: True Botanicals, N8iV Beauty, AKAR Skin
Winner: True Botanicals
Sustainable Trailblazer – The Lisa Henry Jacobs Award
This award recognizes a trailblazer whose work reflects the spirit, compassion, and integrity of Lisa Henry Jacobs—a cherished member of our community who championed sustainability through connection, heart, and purpose.
Finalists: Acrely Farms, Hillary Peterson | True Botanicals, Jenefer Palmer | OSEA
Winner: Acrely Farms