Olive Green Awards 2012: Nokia wins the client of the year; Webchutney and JWT wins Green Agency of the Year award

The India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) presented the Olive Crown awards for excellence in Green advertising on March 3rd. The Olive Crown Awards are the first and only awards in the country that celebrate excellence in communicating sustainability.

The Guests of Honor at the function were Mrs. Nita Ambani Chairperson Reliance Foundation and Member of Parliament Priya Dutt. A special Green Crusader was presented to Dr.Rajendra Pachauri who won the Nobel Prize as Chairman IPCC.

Olive Crowns were presented to winners in 14 categories and were judged by a panel of judges that included some of the most respected creative names in the business.

The first category was Press - Consumer Products & Services; Suzlon 'PALS', created by Lowe Lintas won one silver award. In the category Press Corporate, TOI - Ganesha 2011 won one silver award.

Won silver award.

Nokia won one silver award and Webchutney/JWT won two gold awards under the Green Agency of the Year category.

The event, witnessed a heady mix of creativity, entertainment, a touch of seriousness, a dash of Bollywood and some of the biggest names in the advertising, marketing and media industry walking the "green carpet".

Singer Sona Mahapatra entertained the guest with a never seen before performance called BollyJazz ' Bollywood songs presented with a touch of Jazz. Funny man Vikram Sathe with his rib-tickling performance ensured that the guest had a great time.