Joan Bavaria Award

Ceres and Trillium Asset Management launched the Joan Bavaria Award in 2008 as a tribute to Ceres' founder, Joan Bavaria.

The award honors unique investor and NGO leaders who are working to transform the capital markets into a system that balances economic prosperity with social and environmental concerns. The award is presented each year at the opening reception of the Ceres Conference.

2012 Bavaria Award Winner

Tessa Tennant, President and co-founder of The Ice Organisation, has been awarded the fourth-annual Joan Bavaria Award for Building Sustainability into the Capital Markets. The announcement was made at Tuesday’s opening reception of the Ceres annual conference, which runs April 25-26 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA.

Watch Tessa's acceptance speech in the video embedded below.

Nominations for next year's Joan Bavaria Award will open up soon, so check back often!

2011 Joan Bavaria Award Winners

Socially responsible investing advocates Peter Kinder, co-founder and former president of KLD Research & Analytics, and William Foote, founder and CEO of Root Capital, received the 2011 Joan Bavaria Award. Read more...

Willy Foote, founder and CEO of Root Capital, accepts the Joan Bavaria Award presented at the Ceres Conference 2011.

The Meaning Behind the Joan bavaria award

This year, Ceres and Trillium Asset Management revised its award process and will now honor only one individual with the Joan Bavaria Award. The award strives to recognize an investor or NGO leader who is innovative and/or impactful in creating solutions to build a sustainable economy that takes social and environmental concerns into account.

For More Information

Please read our new rules and requirements for eligibility.