Awards

In 2017, Wendy was awarded a TED Residency! Watch her TED Talk here.

Delighted and Dedicated

Honored by local and international entities, on her own or with Green Map System and other projects, Wendy appreciates this special recognition!

Honors for Wendy Brawer:

2017: TED Resident TED

2017: The (En)Rich List, Honorable Mention, Post Growth Institute

2017: NYC Service Certificate

2016: Lower East Side Community Hero, Lower East Side History Month

2015: Climate S'Hero Human Impact Institute

2010: Clean Tech Exec - NYU Poly ACRE

2009: Utne Visionary - UTNE Reader, USA, UTNE

2005: Woman of Earth / Terre de Femmes - Yves Rocher Foundation, Paris

2003: Honorary Citizen, Nagakute Japan (host city for EXPO 2005)

2003: Sea Change Fellowship - Gaea Foundation, US

2002: Eco-Innovator - Shift Magazine, Canada

2001: Top Forty Socially Conscious Designers - I.D. Magazine

1998: ECO Kudos Award for Connections - Communications Arts

1997: Designer in Residence - Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Honors for Green Map System:

2015: Certificate of Appreciation, International Visitors Program, US Dept. of State

2013: Creative Climate Action Award, NYC

2012: Google 24 Hours of Good

2011: NetSquared Invitational Winner

2011: Victor J. Papanek Social Design Award

2011: Treehugger Best of Green - Smartphone App

2010: Living Labs Global Winner

2010: Treehugger Best of Green - Best Eco Travel Resource

2009: Index Awards, finalist - Social Design, Denmark

2009: We Media, finalist - We Media and Ashoka Changemakers USA

2008: Maps in Apps, third place - Tele Atlas USA

2007: Environmental Quality Award - US EPA, Region 2

2005: NGO Global Village Exhibit Award - Aichi EXPO 2005, Japan

2002: Spirit of the Land Award - 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics USA

2001: Technology Benefiting Humanities Awards laureate - The Tech Museum USA

2001: Certificate of Merit - Municipal Art Society USA

2000: Project Around the World - EXPO 2000, Germany

1999: National Award for Sustainability - President's Council on Sustainable Development

1998: Global Best Practices 100 List - United Nations Habitat, Kenya