In front of 500 guests, Global Green’s CEO, Dr. Les McCabe, welcomed environmental luminaries, sup- porters and celebrities including Stevie Wonder, Ed O’Neill, Jussie Smollett and California State Treasurer John Chiang. “We were so honored and humbled to celebrate the significant accomplishments of all our honorees at the 19th Annual Millennium Awards,” said Dr. McCabe. Thanks to the hundreds of supporters who attended the event, Global Green will be able to continue its significant work to create climate resilient communities in Los Angeles, New Orleans and in cities across the country in order to live with healthier and greener homes, schools and buildings. This would also have not been possible without our supporters who included, Turf Terminators, Energy Upgrade California, VEEV and Mobile Cause among others.
Recipients included Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the International Environmental Leadership Award, giving a televised acceptance speech and presented to the human rights legend by Empire star Jussie Smollett; performing artist Prince Ea with the Enter- tainment Industry Environmental Leadership Award for his breakout music video Sorry, which has been viewed over 64 million times on YouTube and is helping engage a new generation in the fight against climate change; Daniel Weiss and Yaniv Tepper, co-founders of Angeleno Group with the Corporate Environmental Leadership Award for their impact investing in the renewable energy sector; founders of JMB Realty Judd Malkin and Neil Bluhm, with the Green Building Leadership Award for their com- mitment to building energy efficient buildings and accepted by Sarah Shaw; Dr. Vandana Shiva with the Individual Environmental Leadership Award, for her tireless work in promoting sustainability across the globe; Energy Upgrade California with the California Environmental Leadership Award for the initiative’s pioneering efforts in reducing energy consumption; and lastly Ibrahim AlHusseini General Partner of Full Cycle Energy Fund with the Environmental Community Leadership Award, for his fund’s work in nurturing en- trepreneurs and technologies in the renewable energy sector.
Attendees included award-winning actor and award presenter Ed O’Neill of Modern Family; fellow ac- tors and award presenters Matt Walsh, Sharon Lawrence and Peter Mensah; actress Laura Linda Bradley; Cathy O’Neill, event co-chair; Diane Meyer Simon, Global Green founder and event co-chair; Cal- ifornia State Treasurer John Chiang; Matt Petersen, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Los Angeles;
and environmental luminaries David Oxtoby, Mi- chael Lerner, Warren Olney, Mary Tucker, Stuart Kaufman, Michaela Walsh, Bernard Lietaer among others, with a guest musical performance by American Idol and The Voice contestant Adam Lasher.
