European Commission invites applications for new European Sustainability Award

The Award will champion inspiring initiatives which provide concrete solutions for achieving the Goals.

For this year's edition, the theme of the award is “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”.

The competition is open to 4 stakeholder categories:

1. Youth;
2. Public bodies;
3. Private bodies;
4. Civil society.

The winners will be announced by the European Commission First-Vice President Frans Timmermans and Vice-President Jyrki Katainen during a high-level ceremony in spring 2019. The award is immaterial and brings high visibility in the form of renewed public interest and increased media coverage.

Applications can be submitted until 14 September 2018 via the following website.

For more information:
Natasha Bertaud – Tel.: +32 229 67456
Tim McPhie – Tel.: +32 229 58602
Secretariat-General: mail