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Committed to Being GREEN DidyouknowthattheScreenActorsGuildAwards ®istheonlyspecialeventtohavereceived theEnvironmentalMediaAssociation'sGreenSealforfiveconsecutiveyears?Herearesome moreearth-friendlyfactsabouttheSAGAwards ®thatmaysurpriseyou. • ...that3,517native-speciestreeshave beenplantedina"SAGAwardsForest"in Patagonia,Chile,offsetting1,759tonsof CO2overthepasttwoyears? ® • • • • ...thatzero-emission,hydrogenfuelcellpoweredmobilelightsfundedbytheU.S. DepartmentofEnergyareusedatthe SAGAwards? ...thatcellsarealsousedtogenerate powerforredcarpetsecuritymonitoring devices,computersandotherelectronics? …thattheSAGAwardsbecamethe firstindustryhonorsceremonytoputits credentialingprocessentirelyonline? ...thatstagecomponentsandredcarpets arereusedtoreducethetheAwards' environmentalfootprint? Y …hybridvehiclesareavailablefor participatingtalentinlieuoflimousine transportation? ® ET T • ...thattheScreenActorsGuildAwards adoptspracticessuchasneutralizing carbonemissionsandprovidingclean/ greenpowerforvariousSAGAwards lightingandelectricalneeds? …thatawhoppingthreetonsofpaper*is savedannuallythankstoonlinepractices, includingvirtualvoting,onlinedigital presskitsanddigitaldistributionformany ForYourConsiderationscreeners? JON • • L I EB S O N ATH A N /G Did You Know... • …thattheAwardsandGalamenusfeature local,organicandsustainableingredients? • …allofthefoodandflowersusedforthe AwardsandGalaarecomposted? • …thattheSAGAwards'green commitmentshaveallowedthemtoachieve anearlyzero-wasteevent? SAG Awards Executive Producer Kathy Connell and SAG Awards Committee member Scott Bakula accept an Environmental Media Awards Green Production Award on behalf of the SAG Awards Oct. 19. *Estimated by the Environmental Media Association SAGAFTRA.org | Fall 2013 | SAG-AFTRA 35