São Paulo – The 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize is now open for submissions. Small to medium enterprises, non-profit organizations and high schools with sustainability solutions are invited to submit an entry. Entries will be accepted until 6 July 2022 through the prize’s website.
The Zayed Sustainability Prize is a United Arab Emirates’ global award featuring five categories: Heath, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools. The 2022 edition received a record-breaking 4,000 applications, up 68.5% compared to the previous cycle, from 151 countries. The Prize’s USD 3 million annual fund rewards winners USD 600,000 in each category.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and director general of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, was quoted as saying in a statement: “For the past 14 years, the prize has proudly delivered on its goal of recognizing and rewarding the achievements of those who are driving impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions.”
“As we continue to build on this legacy, we look forward to awarding the next cadre of sustainability pioneers, who will drive real environmental and social change and generate an even greater positive impact on the world,” he said.
The minister added that young people remain the focus for the prize. “We are committed to empowering even greater numbers of future sustainability leaders by providing them with a platform to turn their bold ideas into reality through our Global High Schools category,” he said.
Inspired by the sustainability and humanitarian legacy of the UAE’s founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the prize has, to date, recognized a total of 96 winners whose solutions or student-led school projects have positively transformed the lives of millions.
Winners will be announced in 2023 during an awarding ceremony as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). For more information, visit the award’s website.
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
