On Tour Resources 2024: National Partners
We are extremely proud to be supported by the following National Sponsors: American Rivers, Earthjustice, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, Nia Impact Capital and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. These like-minded companies have joined Wild & Scenic in a shared campaign to support the use of film and art as a means to inspire activism and increase the groundswell of the environmental movement. Together, they support Tour Hosts across the country and beyond – our National Partners make the tour possible! Without their support, we would not be able to share these inspiring films with our hosts in 165+ communities worldwide. In return, we ask you for your reciprocated support of their companies and current environmental campaigns.
- On-stage Recognition: Please recognize each of our National Partners by name on-stage (For example: “Thank you to our National partners… for supporting the use of film to inspire activism”).
- Your National Partner Kit: Each event will be shipped a National Partner Kit with goodies generously provided to you from our partners. Use these items in a raffle drawing, as door prizes, or put them all together for a silent auction basket – whatever makes the most sense for your event! Share these prizes with your audience and thank our awesome National Partners.
American Rivers
American Rivers is championing a national effort to protect and restore all rivers, from remote mountain streams to urban waterways. Healthy rivers provide people and nature with clean, abundant water and natural habitat. For 50 years, American Rivers staff, supporters, and partners have shared a common belief: Life Depends on Rivers. To learn more, visit AmericanRivers.org.
American Rivers Company Event Kit:
- stickers
- postcards
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
About SNBC: Inspired by the Sierra Nevada mountains, our beers are designed to be as bold, wild, and unwavering as those storied granite peaks. Founded in 1980, Sierra Nevada is a pioneer of the craft beer industry and also a leader in sustainability. While our dedication to quality and innovation has pushed the boundaries of craft beer, our commitment to environmental stewardship is also evident from grain to glass.
With craft beer’s largest solar array and investments in microturbine technology, we’ve been a long-time advocate for renewable energy and generate about 90% of our electricity onsite at our Chico, CA brewery. Our Mills River, NC brewery was proud to be the first production brewery to earn Platinum LEED certification and both of our breweries are also certified Platinum TRUE zero waste with 99.5% of our solid waste diverted from the landfill.
Our closed loop philosophy emphasizes waste reduction and reuse throughout our operations including CO2 recovery, rainwater collection, biodiesel production, and onsite composting.
If you’re planning to serve beer at your Wild & Scenic event, please consider Sierra Nevada as your first choice! Sierra Nevada was founded with the principles of environmental stewardship, zero waste, and efficiency at heart. We’ve partnered with Wild & Scenic for more than 10 years to help ensure that environmental awareness and advocacy reaches as many communities across the nation as possible. To learn more about our commitment to sustainability, visit www.SierraNevada.com.
Note: when your emcee thanks SNBC, please refer to ‘Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’ and not just ‘Sierra Nevada’.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Event Kit:
- keychains
- carabiners
- chico tote bag
- coozies
- sunglasses
Earthjustice
About Earthjustice: The world’s premier nonprofit environmental law organization, tackling the most important environmental challenges of our time. We use the power of the law to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. Since our founding nearly 50 years ago, our expert litigators have represented more than 1,000 public-interest clients, large and small— and always without charge. Earthjustice is committed to securing lasting protections that help restore the earth to ecological balance and ensure a healthy environment for all people. Earthjustice – because the earth needs a good lawyer.
Earthjustice Talking Points:
- As expert legal strategists, we take on the big environmental fights – high-stakes cases where we can have an enduring impact – and stick with them until we win.
- Our work doesn’t stop at the courtroom door. In close partnership with our clients, we craft regulatory, legislative, and communications strategies to solidify the lasting impact of our legal victories.
- We have the big-picture vision and capabilities of a national organization, while our thirteen regional offices provide local emphasis and expertise. Our international team partners with organizations around the world to focus on human rights, climate change, indigenous people, and international trade.
- Our U.S. docket focuses on three key areas:
- Preserving the Wild: Earthjustice enforces laws to ensure that species and wild ecosystems can freely exist and adapt to a changing world.
- Our Focus Areas: The Arctic, The Ocean Ecosystem, Wild Lands, Wildlife
- Fighting for Healthy Communities: Earthjustice works at the regional and national level to ensure widespread protections from pollution and exposure to toxic chemicals. Our fight for healthy communities involves strengthening standards and protections and holding polluters accountable when they violate those standards.
- Our Focus Areas: Clean Air, Clean Water, Pesticides & Toxic Chemicals
- Advancing Clean Energy for a Healthy Climate: Climate change threatens the world as we know it— and the chief culprit is fossil fuel burning. To avert ecological disaster, Earthjustice is pushing for a shift from dirty to clean energy to stabilize our climate and build a thriving sustainable world.
- Our Focus Areas: Clean Energy, Climate Change, Coal, Oil & Gas Drilling (including fracking)
- Preserving the Wild: Earthjustice enforces laws to ensure that species and wild ecosystems can freely exist and adapt to a changing world.
Earthjustice Event Kit:
- cork coasters
- gavel pencils
- earthjustice quarterly magazines
HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
About HHMI:
Celebrating 10 years of crafting exceptional films about science and scientists, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is looking forward to the next 10 years of sharing the stories that spark curiosity, wonder and hope for the fate of our living, breathing planet. As storytellers within a world class scientific organization, the studio is uniquely positioned to shine a light on some of the most significant scientific challenges and breakthroughs of our time.
Recent films include Coral Comeback, Gardener to Guardian, Seabird Sanctuary, Turtle Trackers, Vertical Meadows and many more! If you are looking to program an educational short on scientific breakthroughs, consider a film from HHMI’s WildHope series – located here. Any of the films in this library can be added to a Custom Film Program.
Talking Points:
- Celebrating 10 years of crafting exceptional films about science and scientists, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is looking forward to the next 10 years of sharing the stories that spark curiosity, wonder and hope for the fate of our living breathing planet.
- HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is a mission-driven production company that crafts exceptional films about nature, science and scientists.
HHMI Event Kit:
- 3 wild hope baseball caps
- canvas tote bag
- sunglasses (2 boxes)
- bundle of stickers
- to go cup/ tin cup
- regional seed packets
Nia Impact Capital
About Nia Impact Capital: At Nia, we invest in the world we want to see. Our portfolios are focused on companies building a regenerative, just, and inclusive economy.
Companies that make our buy list meet the following investment criteria:
– Follow ESG guidelines
– Meet our high-impact, solutions-focused social and environmental standards.
– Show strong fundamentals and growth potential not fully priced by the markets.
– Offer unique products or services with high potential for long-term growth.
– Demonstrate a continuous commitment to people, the planet, and corporate social responsibility through their operations.
Nia Talking Points:
– Nia is leveraging investments for the good.
– Nia is using finance as a tool for social change
– Nia believes we can all contribute to building a better world for ourselves and future generations, and at Nia, we choose to do so through investing.
Nia Event Kit:
- basil seed packets
- postcard