Production company primarily focused on beauty pageants
Carousel Productions
Miss Earth 2022 Mina Sue Choi (left) from South Korea, Miss Earth Indonesia 2022 Karina Basrewan (center), and Miss Philippines Earth 2022 Jenny Ramp (right) at the 1st International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM) held March 29, 2023.
In 2004, Carousel Productions Inc. formed the Miss Earth Foundation to work in environmental causes. Its campaign focuses in educating the youth in environmental awareness.[7][8] Its major project "I Love Planet Earth" School Tour, teaches, distribute educational aides for school children as well as "I Will Heal the Earth" Pledge, an environmental check leaflets to remind every individual on eco-responsibility.[9]
Environmental awards
Loren Legarda Environment Award
Carousel Productions, Inc. became the recipient of the first Loren Legarda Environment Award for the movie "Project Noel", an environmental advocacy film produced by Carousel Productions[10][11] released through Marcus Phoenix Media Productions and directed by Jon Steffan Ballesteros.[12][13] The award was presented by Senator Loren Legarda during the 59th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award (FAMAS) awards night on December 10, 2011.[14][15]
The Miss Earth Foundation is a non-stock, non-profit organization, which serves as the environmental-social-humanitarian outreach arm of Miss Earthbeauty pageant established in 2004. The Miss Earth grand winner travels and works worldwide as spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental groups.[19] Its major project "I Love Planet Earth" School Tour, teaches, distribute educational aides for school children as well as "I Will Heal the Earth" Pledge, an environmental check leaflets to remind every individual on eco-responsibility.[20]
In December 2007, Miss Earth Foundation took part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali. Miss Earth 2007Jessica Trisko, Miss Earth 2004Priscilla Meirelles, and Miss Earth Water 2006 Catherine Untalan participated the event from December 5–15. The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place at the Bali International Convention Centre and brought together representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the media. The two-week period included the sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, its subsidiary bodies as well as the Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol.[21]
UNEP partnership
The United Nations Environment Programme established Champions of the Earth in 2004 as an annual awards programme to recognize outstanding environmental leaders at a policy level.[22] In 2006, the Miss Earth Foundation began to co-host the event, which usually held in Singapore.[23][24] Mr. Eric Falt, UNEP Director of Communications and Public Information, and Miss Alexandra Braun Waldeck of VenezuelaMiss Earth 2005, hosted the Champions of the Earth 2006 gala dinner.[25] The following year, the Champions of the Earth Award Ceremony was cohosted by Hil Hernández of Chile, Miss Earth 2006.[26] Jessica Trisko of Canada, Miss Earth 2007, cohosted the 2008 awarding ceremony in Singapore on April 22, 2008.[27]