Six nominations for Environment Prize
Green banks are competing for the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2010. The original 15 nominations have been whittled down to six, most of them financial institutions, for the final round. Three of the finalists are from Norway (Storebrand, KLP and Cultura Sparbank), two from Sweden (Ekobanken, GES Investment Services) and one from Denmark (Merkur Andelskasse).
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- Ekobanken
The DKK 350,000 prize is being awarded for the sixteenth time this year. The theme for 2010 is green capital management. The prize will be awarded to a Nordic individual, company, organisation or medium, which has in an exemplary manner, directly or indirectly, made an impact on the financial markets, the asset management industry, banks or consultants, and encouraged them to adopt a long-term perspective and integrate sustainability into their asset management.
The Adjudication Committee will make its decision and announce the winner at a meeting in Copenhagen, 25-26 May. The actual award ceremony will be held during the annual Session of the Nordic Council in Reykjavik in the autumn.
The Nature and Environment Prize is one of four awarded by the Nordic Council - the others are for literature, film and music. Last year, the prize went to the Swedish schools project “I Ur och Skur”, which encourages daycare- and school children to spend as much time as possible outdoors.
The secretariat for the Environment Prize is based in the Danish parliament. The Danish Delegation to the Nordic Council is responsible for practical issues related to the prize.
Contacts
Dennis Barndorph Lind
Phone
+ 45 3337 3836
Email
dennis.lind@ft.dk
