Awarding Sustainability Excellence
Since 2004
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Awarding Sustainability Excellence
Since 2004
As a not-for-profit initiative, we seek sponsorship funds to secure the long term future of the Awards. We invite organisations to provide financial support to develop the Green Gown Awards in return for sharing their sustainability knowledge and brand exposure.
We are absolutely delighted to announce our 3-year headline sponsor partnership with Allianz Global Investors for the International Green Gown Awards 2022-2024.
Commenting on the partnership:
Allianz Global Investors, one of the world’s leading active investment managers, announced today that it has entered into a three-year partnership with the International Green Gown Awards, to encourage the next generation to start taking action for a sustainable future.
Administered by EAUC-The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education (EAUC) and supported by UN Environment Programme, the Green Gown Awards started its journey in 2004, recognizing exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges in the UK and Ireland. Since then, it took on an increasingly international presence, with the first International Green Gown Awards launched in 2013. To encourage academia across the globe to take part and exchange ideas regardless of location and scale, up to two winners are awarded in each category to distinguish between large and small institution applications.
Tobias Pross, CEO at Allianz Global Investors, says:
“With over 20 years of experience, AllianzGI is proud to be a leading asset manager in the field of Sustainable Investing. But our commitment to sustainability isn’t just about investments, it’s about being sustainable as a business – in everything we do and encouraging a more sustainable future. That’s why we are so excited to be partnering with the International Green Gown Awards, to help empower the next generation to use their ideas to make an impact on society, communities and the environment to shape a more sustainable future. We can’t wait to hear all the innovative ideas students and institutions around the globe have to build a better world.”
For the 2022 International Green Gown Awards, which are open to all universities and colleges, a new category, 2030 Climate Action, has been added to highlight the importance of achieving net-zero. Other categories include Creating Impact, Benefitting Society, Student Engagement Sustainability Institution of the Year and Next Generation Learning and Skills. Each submission needs to deliver up to four Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
Matt Christensen, Global Head Sustainable and Impact Investing at Allianz Global Investors, says:
”As a member of the Net Zero Asset Manager Initiative Allianz Global Investors is focused on designing sustainable investment solutions, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. Achieving this target requires companies, policy makers and academia to work together in finding new ways of operating. We want to encourage the next generation to join us in thinking about creating a more sustainable future and are proud to partner with the International Green Gown Awards to support the exchange on initiatives that have the potential to make a difference.”
Fiona Goodwin, Deputy CEO at EAUC and Green Gown Awards Secretariat, says:
“We are delighted to be partnering with Allianz Global Investors. We need to ensure that we inspire and empower our young people to visualise a better future and to do all that we can to ensure that every career becomes a sustainable career. We need to turn feelings of anger and anxiety into hope and action. Education has a pivotal role to play. This is a decisive decade for our very own future and this year we look forward to International Green Gown Award applications from around the world to reflect the urgency and innovation. We look forward to working closely with AllianzGI to show on a global scale the crucial role that education has for a just and fair transition to a more sustainable world.”
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