THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Campaign

Awareness Campaign Corporate Social Responsibility Campaign Fundraising Campaign Global Campaign Integrated Campaign Local Campaign Multi-Platform Campaign Multicultural Campaign On a Shoestring Campaign Pro Bono Campaign Social Movement Campaign

Content & Design

Audio & Music Brand Voice Branded Content Branded Series Documentary Short Email & Newsletter Feature Film Images Interactive Experiences Long Form Video Micro-site or Blog Podcast Research Reports Short Form Video Vertical Video NEW! Video Series

Cause

Animal Rights & Welfare Arts & Culture Civic Engagement NEW! Conservation & Preservation Disability Awareness Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Emergency Relief Environment & Sustainability Gender Equality Human Rights Immigration & Refugees Learning & Development LGBTQ+ Mental Health Multi-Cause Initiative Other Causes Poverty Relief Public Health Public Safety Racial Equality Responsible Consumption & Production Responsible Technology Social Justice Youth & Family

Industry

Automotive Business to Business Consumer Brands Education Entertainment Fashion & Beauty Financial Services Food & Beverage Government & Politics Healthcare & Pharma Hospitality & Travel Lifestyle & Wellness News & Media Non-Profit Retail & E-Commerce Sports Technology

Partnerships

Brand Partnership Corporate-Community Influencer, Creator & Celebrity Non-profit Partnership Other Partnerships

Platforms & Technology

Gaming Generative AI Instagram LinkedIn Other Platforms TikTok YouTube

Special Project

Special Project

Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content

From the 10th Annual Shorty Impact Awards Environment & Sustainability

This category honors a campaign, original content or initiative that promotes the responsibility to conserve natural resources and protect global ecosystems to support the overall health and well-being of current and future generations.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Winner

Environment & Sustainability
winner
The Great Unwaste
Food waste is silently impacting Australia on a monumental scale. Across the supply chain, every ye…

Finalists

Environment & Sustainability
finalist
CAP PLASTIC NOW
As the world gathered in Busan, South Korea, to debate the Global Plastics Treaty at INC-5, our bri…
Environment & Sustainability
finalist
Clean Earth Challenge (CEC)
Worldwide, people feel the weight of environmental decline. For many, eco-anxiety—the fear that ind…
Environment & Sustainability
finalist
Nature calls—and Charmin answers: Celebrating planting 1 million trees with the Arbor Day Foundation
In 2025, Charmin hit a major milestone: the planting of the brand’s 1 millionth tree in forests aff…
Environment & Sustainability
finalist
Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth
Educators routinely ask the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for content on t…
Environment & Sustainability
finalist
The Last Generation on Ice
ZEISS, a global leader in optics and precision technology, has a longstanding reputation for scient…
Environment & Sustainability
finalist
audience honor
Time For CH4nge
Launched in April 2025, Time for CH₄nge is a European campaign tackling one of the most urgent yet …

Nominees

Environment & Sustainability
The Re:Generation Destination
What if travel could leave a destination better than it was found? That was the foundational idea b…