Important update — Sustainable Century Awards
Our awards cycle is shifting to every other year. We plan to announce the next award cycle in January 2026 to recognize accomplishments encompassing 2024 to 2025.
We’re making this change to preserve the unique value and prestige of these awards for recipients, assess our award categories for new recognition opportunities, and acknowledge that environmental sustainability projects take time to mature.
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The Port of Seattle recognizes customers, tenants, nonprofits, and business partners of all sizes with the Sustainable Century Awards. Award winners serve as role models and demonstrate exceptional sustainability and equity leadership in their operations or involvement with Port maritime facilities and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). These businesses and organizations are key partners in helping the Port achieve our sustainability goals set forth in the Century Agenda.
Award Categories
Aviation and Maritime Awards (nomination-based)
- Environmental Performance: The nominee’s activity results in a direct measurable benefit to the environment.
- Environmental Education and Outreach: The nominee’s activity increased awareness of environmental stewardship and/or raised awareness of environmental issues and practices and is expected to accrue future direct benefits to the environment, economy, and community.
- Environmental Innovation: The nominee’s activity highlights a creative approach to identifying and/or solving an environmental issue and results in a measurable direct or projected benefit to the environment.
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: The nominee’s activity results in a direct, measurable benefit to historically marginalized communities (e.g., communities of color and immigrant and refugee communities).
Aviation only (not nominated but based on SEA Airport operational data)
- Two recognitions for SEA airlines that achieve the highest or greatest increased use of:
- Airline ground power and pre-conditioned air at gates (future years will include APU run-time reductions)
- Fuel-efficient aircraft
Past Award Recipients
The most recent award-winners were announced on May 14, 2024, at the Port’s Commission Meeting and celebrated at an awards luncheon. View our showcase of award recipients.
Questions?
If you have questions about the program, please contact:
- Maritime contact: Jane Dewell, (206) 475-8079
- SEA Airport contact: Jeremy Webb, (206) 849-1081
