claim: The Independent Spirit Awards are held in Santa Monica, California.
evidence: The German Sustainability Award was established in 2008 to encourage the acceptance of social and ecological responsibility and to identify role models in this area .. The award is endorsed by the German Federal Government , local and business associations as well as numerous NGOs , among them UNESCO and UNICEF .. German Federal Government. German Federal Government. UNESCO. UNESCO. UNICEF. UNICEF. The awards are presented to cities , companies and individuals promoting the idea of a sustainable society by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel or other members of her cabinet .. Angela Merkel. Angela Merkel. Responsible for the award is the foundation Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V.