UAE Business: 30 finalists announced for Zayed Sustainability Prize 2023 – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: 30 finalists announced for Zayed Sustainability Prize 2023 – Gulf Digital News

The Zayed Sustainability Prize has confirmed a total of 30 finalists who are now in competition for the 10 awards, across the five categories of Health, Food, Energy, Water, and Global High Schools.

This year, the Prize received a record 4,538 applications, marking a 13% increase in entries compared to the previous cycle, while attracting submissions from 152 countries.

The UAE's pioneering global award for recognising excellence in sustainability has held its Jury meeting to elect winners for its current 2023 cycle, who will be announced during the Prize’s Awards Ceremony at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), this January.

The Prize Jury

The Prize Jury, comprising former heads of state, UAE government ministers, and international business figures, met in Abu Dhabi in October to review the shortlisted submissions identified by the Prize’s Selection Committee.

Remarking on the announcement of the finalists, Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, said: “The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan instilled in the UAE a commitment to inclusive sustainable and humanitarian development, and the Zayed Sustainability Prize continues to honour his legacy by turning this commitment into action. For the past 14 years,