Alcan $1 million Prize for Sustainability 2007 opens for entries

Howard Lake | 5 February 2007 | News

Alcan and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) are are now seeking entries to the US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007.

The Alcan Prize is open to all not-for-profit, non-governmental, and civil society organisations based anywhere in the world that are “working to progress and advance the goals of economic, environmental, and social sustainability”. The Alcan Prize was created “to recognise the not-for-profit sector for its contributions to global sustainability both in the community and more widely by influencing policy.”

In addition to the $1 million prize, Alcan grants worth $15,000 will be awarded to nine NGOs to invest in certifiable capacity training such as the one-year, part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Cross Sector Partnership accredited by the University of Cambridge.

To ensure the objectivity of the Alcan Prize, Alcan has partnered with the Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), which manages the application and selection process on its behalf. Alcan the company does not have a voice on the assessment or adjudication panel established by IBLF.

Last year’s Alcan Prize winner was the Barefoot College of India, an organisation devoted to improving the lives of India’s poorest people by emphasising practical knowledge and skills over paper qualifications through a learning-by-doing process of education.

The closing date for receipt of entries is midnight 31 March 2007.

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.