See all the proposed candidates for the 2023 Nordic Council Environment Prize

People from across the Nordic Region have put forward their candidates for the Nordic Council Environment Prize. This year, the adjudication committee received 108 proposals for 88 candidates. The complete list of proposals can be found below, listed by country.

The 2023 Nordic Council Environment Prize will be awarded to a key player in the promotion of sustainable textile production and consumption. 

The nomination process for the award is open to everyone. The suggestions that the adjudication committee chooses to nominate for the prize will be announced on 1 September 2023. The winner will be announced on 31 October 2023 at an awards ceremony in Oslo. 

Sweden

  • Birgitta Nilsson
  • Renewcell
  • Ida Hillebjörk
  • Erikshjälpen Second Hand
  • SWESTEP AB v/ Karl Magnus Mattsson
  • Maria Schmidt Larsson / Seconddesign
  • Spilloteket
  • WOOLPOWER AB
  • Josefine Neumann
  • Kristyna Toms
  • Remake Sthlm, Stockholms Stadsmission
  • FACT Movement
  • Beskow von Post AB
  • The Masterwork Natural Elasticity v/ Miriam Scheller
  • H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB/H&M Group
  • Rekotex / Fabric Resource Sweden AB
  • Hannah Kaspari
  • Coloreel Group AB
  • Garderobscoachen
  • Klädbytardagen/Nordic Swap Day, v/ Sveriges Naturskyddsföring
  • TreeToTextile AB
  • Smart Textiles
  • Angelo da Silveira

Åland

  • Emmaus Åland 
  • Ålands köp och sälj
  • Ålands Barnmorskeförening r.f.

Denmark

  • Rikke Bech - Newretex
  • DILLING A/S
  • Another Closet
  • Spejder Sport
  • Artikel København
  • Maria Glæsel
  • Else Skjold
  • Tekstilrevolutionen
  • Shadyclub.com, Sille Berthelsen
  • Copenhagen Fashion Week Sustainability Framework
  • Rodinia Generation
  • Forskning og udviklingsprogram for Produkt Design og Materiale Teknologi
  • FJONG Danmark
  • KE Fibertec AS
  • Røde Kors
  • Upcy

Norway

  • Evangeline Sessford - Upscale design
  • Northern Playground AS
  • Nordic Swapday v/ Norges Naturvernforbund
  • Nordenfjeldske Fibershed
  • Kastel AS
  • Trond-Eirik Husvæg - Uro Studios
  • Eva Kittelsen - My Visible Mend
  • Fæbrik
  • Ingun Grimstad Klepp
  • Framtiden i våre hender
  • Bastante Textile
  • Våren AS
  • Holzweiler Items AS

Greenland

  • Pikumini
  • Isaksen Design
  • Frederikke Platou

Finland

  • Finlayson Oy
  • Sydvästra Finlands avfallsservice
  • Hanna Nore
  • Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy
  • Kirsi Niinimäki
  • Tapani Launis/ Arkkitehtitoimisto Tapani Launis Oy
  • Korjauskaupunki
  • FabPatch Vaatelaastari (Oikiat Design Oy)
  • Infinited Fiber Company
  • Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto Oy
  • Remake Ekodesign Oy, Paula Malleus-Lemettinen
  • Spinnova Oyj
  • Robes Rental Oy
  • Vaatelainaamo Vaatepuu Oy

Iceland

  • Guðrún Borghildur
  • Slembival
  • Ýr Jóhannsdóttir (Ýrúrarí)
  • SPJARA
  • Elvira
  • Rauði krossinn á Íslandi
  • Listaháskóli Íslands/Misbrigði/Morphing Castaways
  • Stúdíó Flétta
  • Aftur
  • Valdís Steinarsdóttir
  • Barnaloppan
  • Sandra ehf

Faroe Islands

  • ÖDN WEAR
  • Blái Krossur Føroya
  • Navia
  • Guðrun & Guðrun