STOCKHOLM, March 29, 2010 − Five outstanding researchers have been nominated for the Globe Award Sustainability Research Award 2010. The Research Award − one of four categories of the Globe Award 2010 − is given for original and prospective scientific research contributing to improving sustainability in the world. One winner will receive the prestigious award on April 29th, at a gala dinner at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Globe Award 2010 is presented for the fourth consecutive year. The aim is to discover and encourage researchers, innovators, cities and companies which distinguish in sustainable development. Globe Award’s mission is to highlight and acknowledge particular cases and initiatives within sustainability area.

The nominees are:

• Antrix Corp., India
• Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, China
• CIMA (The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), UK
• Scandinavian Enviro Systems, Sweden
• Sustainable Cities Initiative, USA 

The jury consists of highly experienced and internationally recognized experts. Chairman of the jury group for the best Sustainable Research is Professor Mohan Munasinghe, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate as Vice Chair of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and Chairman of MIND.

"Making development more sustainable is the main challenge of the 21st century, and we are all stakeholders. The Globe award helps us identify and recognise excellence in the pursuit of sustainability. It has elicited many fine nominations in 2010, making the jury’s task both rewarding and difficult. We are confident that the sustainability research award will definitely stimulate more outstanding contributions in the future", says Mohan Munasinghe. 

The jury has been working with five criteria to evaluate the nominees. Is the research original? Is the research practical – has it been implemented or can it be implemented easily? Has the research led to any economic gains to society? Does the research encourage and advance protection of the environment? What are the broader social impacts and benefits, and how does the research help society specifically in developing countries? 

The winner will be announced on the 7th of April. 

For more information please contact:

Lars-Olle Larsson, Chairman of the Globe Award jury, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sweden
Mobile: +46-70 929 39 83, e-mail: lars-olle.larsson@se.pwc.com  

Martina Nee, Manager Globe Award, Globe Forum, Stockholm, Sweden,
Mobile: +46-73 317 53 55, e-mail: martina.nee@globeforum.com 

Press room: www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/globe_forum 


Information about the nominees: 

Antrix Corp.: 
Karnataka watershed development project (Sujala), was implemented in Karnataka, Southern part of India,  with an aim of sustainable alleviation of poverty in predominantly rainfed areas by improving the productive potential of selected degraded watersheds, enhancing production and livelihood systems, strengthen community and Institutional arrangements for better natural resource Management. The uniqueness of the project lies in the participation of community in designing their own destiny, setting up their own priorities, spelling out their constraints and arriving at their own solutions – with the help of scientific inputs to build a sustainable future in their own hands.
www.antrix.gov.in 

Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning:
The general objective of the project is to set up a framework of Green National Economic Accounting System for China, develop the methodology and a sound indicator system for Environmental and Economic Accounting (EEA), and to conduct EEA in all the provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions and provide results on Green GDP. This project is a path-breaking endeavor to establish a Green GDP Accounting System with Chinese characteristics.
www.caep.org.cn 

CIMA:
In December 2009 CIMA conducted international research into the current, and potential, role of the accountant  in climate change related projects. Based on these findings CIMA is calling for all of its 172,000 members, as well as other finance professionals around the world to start taking ownership of their organisations’ climate change initiatives, and has published a cutting edge report, 'Accounting for Climate Change'. We hope this report and best practice advice derived from the accompanying case studies will inspire finance professionals and arm them with practical information about how they can help integrate sustainability into their businesses strategy.
www.cimaglobal.com/sustainability

Scandinavian Enviro Systems:
The Innovation is called Carbonizing by Forced Convection (CFC) and is a result of 16 years research by Bengt Sture Ershag. The CFC technology thermally breaks down organic materials in a controllable, environmentally friendly, closed system. We can treat worn out tyres and produce high quality products (Carbon Black, oil, steel and gas) in a profitable and energy efficient way.
www.envirosystems.se  

Sustainable Cities Initiative:
SCI represents an original and fairly radical re-conceptualization of the research university as catalyst for sustainable community change.  The truly multi-disciplinary, applied learning, and engaged community orientation makes SCI a new model for Universities around the world.  This model combines scientifically rigorous research and exceptional student instruction and transforms them into something more:  a robust, energetic, state of practice and knowledge catalyst for helping cities transition to more sustainable practice.
http://sci.uoregon.edu  


The Jury:

Mohan Munasinghe – Chairman, Professor, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2007, Director General of Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester, Sri Lanka

Fred Dubee – Professor, UN Global Compact, Senior Advisor working extensively in China and throughout Asia, Ireland

Shiqiu Zhang – Professor, Director, Institute of Environment and Economy (IoEE), University of Peking, China

Tommy Borglund – Senior Consultant at Hallvarsson & Halvarsson, Sweden