Green ribbons are also used to promote awareness of conditions such as cerebral palsy, kidney cancer, and mental illness, which are all worthy causes of a green ribbon.
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At Sunday night’s Emmys, one accessory got a ton of screen time: a green ribbon.
When Jeffrey Tambor accepted his Best Actor in a Comedy Emmy, viewers noticed a green ribbon on his lapel – prompting questions about what it actually meant. Congrats! Turns out, there’s a good reason why stars like Gaby Hoffmann and Jeffrey Tambor dared to add a potentially clashing color into their ensembles: They’re standing up on behalf of the environment.
We’re glad to see some of our favorite celebs fighting for climate change on such a public platform.
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NRDC is the nation’s most effective environmental action group, combining the netroots power of more than 2 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals. And the first ever cause-related ribbon, which was created to start a conversation about the AIDs epidemic, made its first big mainstream debut at the 1991 Tony Awards.
