Zayed Sustainability Prize opens entries

Abu Dhabi / WAM

The Zayed Sustainability Prize has officially announced that the 2022 edition is now open for submissions and that entries will be accepted until May 06, 2021, via the Prize’s online portal — across five sustainability categories: Heath, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools.
The opening for submissions follows a decision that was taken by the Prize’s management earlier in September to postpone the 2021 Awards Ceremony in efforts to safeguard all attendees’ health and wellbeing, in light of the prevailing global pandemic.
Applicants that had submitted for the now postponed 2021 cycle will be automatically entered into the 2022 edition.
Commenting on the launch of the 2022 awards cycle, Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Director-General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, said, “As a catalyst for change and positive transformation, the Zayed Sustainability Prize continues its drive to empower small and medium enterprises and non-profits, while encouraging youth to take on an active role in supporting their communities and becoming future sustainability leaders.”
Dr Al Jaber added, “The Prize reflects our founding father Sheikh Zayed’s lifelong commitment to sustainability and is backed by a track record of
incentivising pioneers who
are advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals.”