5th Annual Shorty Social Good Awards Categories

Entries are now closed. Finalists will be announced in mid-October!

By Campaign
By Cause
By Industry
By Platform
Content and Strategy
Partnerships
Video Content

Best Consumer Brand

This award honors efforts of a consumer-facing brand to make the world a better place. Objectives may include drawing attention to sustainable business practices, raising awareness or funds for a cause, and promoting volunteer programs both internally and externally.

See previous winners and honorees here.
Consumer Brand
Screw New - Restoring trust and desire for refurbished electronics
Back Market’s goal is to restore trust and create demand for refurbished electronics, driven by its mission to reduce the impact of a global crisis that saw e-waste levels reach 53.6 million metric tons in 2019. Producing a single new smartphone takes more than 44 kg of raw material, and creates more than 55kg of CO2. While purchasing a refurbished electron…
Consumer Brand
The Pledge for Paternity Leave
Since 2010, Dove Men+Care has been committed to expanding men’s opportunities to care by addressing stereotypes around masculinity, fatherhood and sports. In 2018, the brand grew its purpose from simply celebrating the caring role of men to driving action around an issue that’s been preventing dads from caring – the lack of paternity leave. Through propr…
Consumer Brand
The Virtual National Forest
For the Black Forest® brand, the forest is a huge part of who we are. It’s in our name and at the root of our belief that all choices, big and small, can make a real difference for us and our planet. In 2019, we leveraged social media to help raise $100,000 to plant 100,000 trees across U.S. National Forests impacted by wildfires. In 2020, we wanted to see …

About the Shorty Awards

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media.

Millions of people participate in The Shortys to recognize individuals and organizations producing great content on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, TikTok, Snapchat, and the rest of the social web.

finalists for the 5th annual shorty social good awards will be announced in mid-october!