The Nordic Council Environment Prize

The prize goes to a company, organisation or individual for exemplary efforts to integrate respect for nature and the environment into their business or work or for some other form of extraordinary initiative on behalf of nature and the environment.

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Nominees for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019

Ugly vegetables, knitted jerseys, ecolabelled energy and one of the most influential teenagers in the world have all been nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize.

Illustrasjonsfoto nominerte til Nordisk råds miljøpris 2019

Who will win the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019?

The nominees for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019 will be announced on Saturday by Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, the Icelandic Minister for Nordic Co-operation, at the LÝSA festival of democracy in Akureyri.

Winners

2018

Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018

The Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018 goes to the Natural Resource Council of Attu, West Greenland.

2017

The winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2017

RePack from Finland has won the Nordic Council Environment Price 2017. Director Jonne Hellgren accepted the prize at the award ceremony in Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 1 November.

2016

Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2016

The winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2016 is the Too Good To Go app from Denmark.

2015

Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2015

The Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2015 has been awarded to the energy company SEV (Faroe Islands)

2014

The Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2014

The Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2014 has been awarded to the City of Reykjavik at a ceremony in Stockholm.

2013

Winner of the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize 2013

The Nordic Council's prestigious Nature and Environment Prize worth DKK 350,000 goes this year to Danish Selina Juul for the Stop Wasting Food movement

2012

Olli Manninen

Nordens förnämsta miljöpris på 350 000 danska kronor går i år till Olli Manninen från Finland. Priset ges för hans stora insats för att bevara Nordens skogar och bygga nätverk mellan de n...

2011

Prize Winner 2011

The winner of the Nordic Council’s Nature and Environment Prize 2011 is Scandic Hotels in the Nordic Region for their contribution to sustainable tourism.

Nominees

2019

Guðrun & Guðrun - The Faroe Islands

Fashion from waste.

2019

GRIM - Denmark

Sales of ugly fruit and vegetables are good for the climate and the environment.

2019

AFTUR - Iceland

Recycle or die.

2019

@plastic not so fantastic - Greenland

Social media changing the way people use plastic.

2019

Emmaus Åland - Åland

The shops that redesign and sell secondhand goods, serve climate-smart food and give unemployed people a new chance.

2019

Greta Thunberg - Sweden

You’re never too small to make a big difference.

2019

EKOenergy – Finland

Ecolabel to help consumers and companies choose renewable and sustainable energy.

2018

Ålands Vatten

Promotes sustainable drinking water supplies.

2018

Keep Sweden Tidy

Builds networks to reduce plastic litter in the marine environment.

2018

WWF-Norway

The Worldwide Fund for Nature promotes a zero-tolerance vision for marine pollution.

2018

Floke – Single Use Plastics

Innovation project to prevent the flow of plastics into the ocean.

Håll Island rent med Den Blå Arméen/Landvernd

2018

The Icelandic Environment Association & The Blue Army for Hreinsum Ísland (Keep Iceland Clean)

Clean-up events, education, training and combatting plastic waste at sea.

2018

Elding Whale Watching

Sustainable and responsible whale watching and other adventures at sea around the year.

Naturresursrådet i Attu vid Grönlands västkust

2018

The Attu Natural Resource Council on the west coast of Greenland

Local fishermen document the marine environment and suggest measures for managing it better.

2018

Green IQ

DUAL system for pre-separation of oil from bilge water and cutting down on sludge levels in ships.

Samkommunen Helsingforsregionens miljötjänster HRM

2018

Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority

Ravita ™ Innovation system for recycling phosphorous from waste water.

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Greta Thurnberg

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Plastic not so fantastic

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EKOenergy

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Gudrun & Gudrun

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Emmaus Åland

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Aftur

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GRIM

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07.09.19

The nominees of the 2019 Nordic Council Environment Prize

08.08.19

Too Good To Go - Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2016

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About the Environment Prize

The idea behind the prize is to raise awareness of environmental work in the Nordic Region. it has been awarded since 1995, along with the Nordic Council’s other prizes.

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Nominees for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019

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Five Nordic prizes awarded in Oslo

The Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018 goes to the Natural Resource Council of Attu, West Greenland

Night of Nordic stars in Oslo

Erna Solberg and Crown Princess Mette-Marit to award Nordic Council prizes

Nominations for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018

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Winner of the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018