Southface celebrates sustainability stories at annual Visionary Awards

For almost 50 years, Southface has done a little bit of everything. The nonprofit brings sustainable practices to advocacy, education for trade workers, design consulting, facilities grants, community planning and more. But their broad reach comes with a downside: Talking about the Atlanta-based nonprofit’s work. “We have so much difficulty sharing our story and communicating our story,” Southface Executive Director Nathan Bessette said. Bessette has worked with Southface in various roles for the past six years. Nine months ago, he took over as the organization’s Executive Director. He said the team can geek out for an hour over spray foam insulation and then “lift up the next generation of the workforce.” The challenge is talking about it. So, Bessette is moving toward a “story-oriented” approach — and he started with the annual Southface Visionary Awards on Oct. 15 at the Georgia Aquarium. At the annual sustainability awards, the nonprofit handed out its Argon Award of