On 17th December, we celebrated excellence in sustainable practices and businesses across the world – learn all about our winners
Global Council for the Promotion of International Trade (GCPIT) is an organisation based out of India, South Africa, UK and the USA with board & council member representation across the world, is thrilled to announce the winners for the 2021 Global Sustainability Awards.
The Global Sustainability Awards serve as an inspiration for inclusive transformative action, business excellence, and environmental management around the world, whether by helping to improve natural resource management, demonstrating new ways to combat climate change, or raising awareness of emerging sustainable challenges.
Our Earth is the most valuable asset that all businesses share. Individual and corporate initiatives to preserve this critical resource are not only necessary but also profitable. Seeking acknowledgment for your environmentally friendly effort is also a wise commercial decision. We congratulate you for taking the first step toward distinguishing your company from the competition.
Global Sustainability Awards is to encourage and motivate employees to embrace best practices and serve as role models for others towards sustainability. Encourage the implementation of strategies to improve the quality of operations for advancing sustainable development. It boosts the management’s, concerned team’s, employees’, and other stakeholders’ morale.
The awards ceremony, held on Friday 17 December (Virtually), was attended by over 100 guests bringing the industry together for a great evening celebrating the achievements of this year’s winners and nominees.
The judges considered over 150+ nominations from an extraordinary calibre of talented and inspirational leaders around the globe from countries including Africa, Bangkok, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, UK and USA, working in a variety of sustainable roles.
The winners of the 2021 Global Sustainability Awards are:
Not-for-Profit Businesses:
• Micro Electricity Generation Association (MEGA MPOWER), Ireland
• Glimmer of Hope Foundation, Ghana
Government Organisations:
• National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
For-Profit Businesses:
• Innoses, China
Individuals:
• Ms. Cai Cai, Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (UNESCAP), Thailand
• Ms. Urvashi Prasad, Director, Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), Government of India
• Prof. Bharat Dahiya, Director, Research Center for Sustainable Development and Innovation, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Ms. Sara Abbas, Founder, Fashion Designer, Inventor, Always A Muse, United States
• Mr. Ravindra Vitthal Kale, Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee (R&D Under Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Gov. of India)
• Ms. Simay Akar, CCO and Co-founder, Innoses, China
• Ms. Noha Hefny, CEO, People of Impact, UAE
Youth:
• Ms. Mariam Oyiza, Executive Director/ founder, Learning through skills acquisition initiative (LETSAI), Nigeria
• Ms. Polina Meshcheryakova, Founder, Influencer, The Art of Communication, Russia
• Ms. Victoria Yates, Student, University of sussex, United Kingdom
• Ms. Ashley Goeken, Founder at Opalus, United States, Ambassador for UNA-Chicago
• Ms. Hasini Lakshminarayanan, Founder, The First Step, India
• Ms. Khouloud Ben Mansour, African Youth Ambassador for Peace, African Union, Tunisia
• Mr. Yusuff Liadi Abiodun, Executive Director, Youth Leadership Parliament Nigeria (YLP NIGERIA)
• Ms. Manasi Patil, Founder/ Author/ GenZ Changemaker, GenZenovate (India)
• Ms. Prasiddhi Singh, Founder & SocialEntrepreneur, Prasiddhi Forest Foundation (India)