‘Zayed Sustainability Prize makes our efforts credible’, winners say

‘Zayed Sustainability Prize makes our efforts credible’, winners say

Abu Dhabi: Four start-ups that are positively impacting the lives of local communities, and 10 innovative high schools, were declared winners for the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2022 on Monday. The 13th edition of the $3 million (Dh11.02 million) prize will once again transform the lives of hundreds of beneficiaries, recipients told a day after the winners were announced. The 2022 winners were announced on Monday at the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, held at Expo 2020 Dubai, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Moon Jae-In, President of South Korea. Till date, there have been 96 Zayed Sustainability Prize winners, and the funds have improved the lives of more than 370 million people in 150 countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, launched the prize in 2008 as a tribute to his father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and his sustainability legacy. This year, each winning SME in the Health, Food, Energy, and Water categories received $600,000 (Dh2.2 million) to further