Tip of the Hat: Sprig Toys and Envirofit

All of us here at One Tribe Creative would like to send some congrats over to two of our clients who have received awards honoring their sustainable and socially-responsible practices.

First up, Fort Collins based start-up Sprig Toys, an eco-friendly toy company that utilizes recycled wood and reclaimed plastic to build their products, was presented with the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2009 Platinum Award and The National Parenting Center's 2009 Seal of Approval.

The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only independent consumer review of children's media.

"Sprig vehicles deliver," announced Stephanie Oppenheim, of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, calling the toys "a new, truly green collection of vehicles that are just right for the preschool set."

On top of that, Sprig Toys will be featured in WIRED Magazine's store in New York City starting Nov. 21. If you find yourself in the big apple, get your little one a big Sprig rig.

Another client of ours, Envirofit, had their co-founder and vice president of operations, Tim Bauer, collect one of ten Rolex Awards for Enterprise for the company's work in developing countries.  

Bauer and Envirofit were selected out of 1,500 applicants in over 120 countries to receive the award which comes with a cool $100,000 check.  

Envirofit produces clean-burning indoor cooking ovens as well as two-stroke retrofit engines.

"On behalf of the entire team at Envirofit, I am honored to receive this award from Rolex," Bauer said in a statement. "Over 2.4 million people die each year from air pollution-attributed illnesses. Our plan is to use the Rolex Award to develop additional markets, thus increasing Envirofit's positive impact on lives and the environment to the greatest extent."

Congratulations!