Nominations Due for N.C. Sustainability Awards

Sustainable North Carolina -- a Raleigh-based organization founded to unite business and environmentalism -- will be accepting nominations for its fifth annual N.C. Sustainability Awards through Sept. 15. Past winners range from large corporations such as Weyerhaeuser and Wyeth Vaccines to nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity ReUse Center and Piedmont Biofuels Cooperative.

This year's winners will be honored at the N.C. Sustainability Awards and Conference on Oct. 30 at Raleigh's Marriott Crabtree Valley. The event's keynote speaker will be Sally Jewell, CEO of recreational-gear giant REI. For more details on the awards, click here.