A Nobel Prize for sustainable development or innovation

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   Mike on November 28, 2020 at 4:32 pm

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   Idea: A Nobel Prize for sustainable development or innovation

   Link: https://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/sec...

   Prizes totalling £45,000 have just been allocted to innovators from commonwealth member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance their values. Nobel should follow in these footsteps for sure – sustainable development wasn’t even a thing when the prize was set up.

   Secretary-General opens innovation awards for sustainable development

   Link: https://thecommonwealth.org/medi

   A Commonwealth prize recognising the most impactful innovations in sustainable development has been launched by the Secretary-General. Prizes totalling £45,000 will be awarded to innovators from member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance the values of the Commonwealth Cha... Read more

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   CC on November 28, 2020 at 2:58 pm

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   Idea: A Nobel Prize for sustainable development or innovation

   Link: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/20...

   Agreed, would be a good idea to have a specific Nobel Prize category just for sustainable development. As far as I can see on their site one one winner has been “for contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”

   The Nobel Peace Prize 2004

   Link: https://www.nobelprize.org/prize

   The Nobel Peace Prize 2004 was awarded to Wangari Muta Maathai "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace".

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