Vegnews.com: Billie Eilish and Mom Maggie Baird to Receive Environmental Award for Vegan Work
This fall, the Environmental Media Association will honor mother-daughter duo Maggie Baird and Billie Eilish for their vegan advocacy as it applies to mitigating the climate crisis.
Musical artist Billie Eilish, together with her mother Maggie Baird, have been working hard to inspire fans to engage in environmentally friendly practices such as plant-based eating, and their efforts will be recognized during the 32nd annual Environmental Media Association (EMA) Awards. Eilish and Baird were chosen as honorees for their combined work to mitigate the climate crisis.
“I’m thrilled to accept the EMA Missions in Music Award this year alongside my daughter,” Baird told The Hollywood Reporter, which is one of the sponsors of the awards ceremony. “I’m so proud that Billie uses her voice to inspire a younger audience and advocate for change. It’s a dream come true that Billie and I share the same passion in tackling the climate crisis. We are stronger together and I know that she’ll continue to make a tremendous impact on this earth for the next generation.”
Scheduled to take place on October 8, the EMA Awards will also honor vegan actress Nikki Reed with an innovator award for her eco-friendly jewelry brand BaYou With Love.
Billie Eilish puts climate crisis center stage
Eilish went vegan at age 12 and has been vocal about her decision to do so for ethical and environmental reasons. In addition to sharing her vegan lifestyle with fans on social media, the 20-year-old often joins and organizes campaigns to effect change.
Last year, Eilish joined fellow celebrities—including Moby,Joaquin Phoenix, Alan Cumming, Evanna Lynch, and Alicia Silverstone—to urge Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma, the president of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), to include the role of animal agriculture in all discussions about the climate crisis at the world-renowned event.
For her Happier Than Ever, The World Tour, Eilish put her words into practice with initiatives that help fans adopt a plant-based lifestyle while learning about the damaging effect of animal agriculture on the climate crisis. The tour, which began in February and ends in September of this year, includes “The Billie Eilish Eco-Village” activation on the concourse of every show for concert ticket holders. The activation showcases Support + Feed—an initiative started by her mother at the onset of COVID-19—along with other local environmental nonprofits. Additionally, at every show during her tour, visitors have been introduced to The Pledge, a campaign sponsored by Wicked Foods and created by Support + Feed to inspire Eilish’s fans to eat a plant-based meal every day for 30 days.