LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sustainable Business Council (SBC) honored The Honest Company with the "Pioneer in Sustainability" award at the Fourth Annual SBC Industry Achievement Awards sponsored by FreeConferenceCall.com. The Honest Company's founders, Jessica Alba, Brian Lee, Christopher Gavigan, and Sean Kane, accepted the Pioneer in Sustainability Award for their commitment to sustainability. Also honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards was Participant Media, represented by Christopher Gebhardt, and Nancy Mancilla of ISOS Group.

The event took place on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at Lexus Santa Monica, 1501 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, Calif.

SBC Awards title sponsor FreeConferenceCall.com CEO David Erickson welcomed the event's honorees, including The Honest Company, which has been vocal about its mission to empower people to live a healthy and happy life through its commitment to creating products that are effective, safe, delightful, accessible, and responsible.

"FreeConferenceCall.com is proud to work with the Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles to recognize The Honest Company for its commitment to sustainability and for inspiring other business professionals across Southern California to reduce the ecological impact within their own organizations," said FreeConferenceCall.com CEO David Erickson, whose conferencing and collaboration company helps reduce corporate travel and adds a global telepresence, which drastically reduces CO2 emissions.

The SBC, a non-profit organization which provides a professional networking and education forum for Southern California businesses and individuals working with sustainable products, services, and processes, hosts the annual awards event to recognize industry environmental leaders and businesses from the region.

"We are delighted to have FreeConferenceCall.com as the title sponsor for our annual SBC awards event," said Steve Glenn, Chair and co-founder of the Sustainable Business Council. "FreeConferenceCall.com is a great role model for businesses to emulate as they adopt strategies to reduce their environmental impact."

The event also featured a Restaurant Showcase with tastings from top vegan, vegetarian, and sustainable chefs and restaurants. The following companies and individuals were honored at the Fourth Annual SBC Industry Achievement Awards: 

SBC's Pioneer in Sustainability Recipients

The Honest Company Founders 

Jessica Alba
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
The Honest Company

Brian Lee 
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
The Honest Company

Christopher Gavigan
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
The Honest Company

Sean Kane 
Co-Founder & President
The Honest Company

SBC's Lifetime Achievement Award for a Business

Participant Media

Christopher Gebhardt
EVP, Participant Media & General Manager, Tag
Accepting Award at Event

SBC's Lifetime Achievement in Sustainability Award for an Individual
Nancy Mancilla, CEO & Co-Founder, ISOS Group LLC

The awards reception and ceremony honored Southern California companies working to support the mission of SBC: to improve businesses' operating efficiencies, profit margins, and staff productivity, while lowering the ecological impact of their products and services. The awards also honored individuals and projects that have made outstanding impacts in the sustainability industry.

For more information on the event, visit SBC's website: http://tinyurl.com/SBCawards2015.

Event Sponsors included:

The following are sponsors of the Fourth Annual SBC Industry Achievement Awards: 

Title Sponsor: FreeConferenceCall.com 
Presenting Sponsor: Earth Friendly Products, LAcarGuy, Lexus Santa Monica

Sponsors: Marcum LLP, Beyond Meat, BrandStorm, Inc., Arpin Group, Southern California Edison, Sustainable Law Group, LivingHomes, Summa Marketing Communications, Growing Roots, AoSA, Generate Possibility, Gardein, Green Business BASE CAMP, Green Business Networking, Agents 99 MKtg, SustainableWorks, GuSTO Career Coach App, One Drop Interactive, Oneness Media, Lori's Original Lemonade, Jon Weinberg Photography, LA Green Drinks, Community Assets Consulting, Marquis Beverages, 360 Vodka, GreenGalaxy Enterprises, and Conscious Capitalism LA Chapter.

About The Honest Company

The Honest Company, a leading healthy lifestyle brand, is committed to creating products that are effective, safe, delightful, accessible, and responsible. In pursuit of its mission to empower people to live a healthy and happy life, The Honest Company's portfolio of 100+ products address the ever-growing category needs of baby, personal care, home care, vitamins & supplements, and gear. As a mission-driven company and trusted resource, Honest provides education, support, and inspiration to its community of members. It was launched in 2012 and now has a presence across the U.S. and Canada at HONEST.com and in over 3,500 retail locations. Through its social goodness platform, Honest invests in building healthy, safe families. The Honest Company is privately held and headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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