Zayed Sustainability Prize opens for submissions with boosted $5.9m fund – The National

Zayed Sustainability Prize opens for submissions with boosted $5.9m fund – The National

The Zayed Sustainability Prize – which recognises and rewards people, organisations and high schools that have demonstrated exceptional efforts in promoting sustainability – is officially welcoming new submissions.The 2025 cycle will be accepting entries until June 23 through the prize’s online portal.Small to medium enterprises, non-profit organisations and high schools with sustainable solutions are invited to submit applications.There are six categories: heath, food, energy, water, climate action and global high schools. The prize for each category is $1 million.This represents a big increase, with the prize increasing its fund from $3.6 million to $5.9 million for its latest edition.The global high schools category has been split into six world regions, with a prize of $150,000 available for each. The regions are: the Americas, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and East Asia and Pacific.Submissions will be accepted in several languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese.Zayed Sustainability Prize President Sheikh Mohamed with Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stand for the national anthem during the Zayed Sustainability Prize for Climate Action, during COP28. All pictures, UAE Presidential Court unless stated. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Cop28 President,