The Wellspring

The US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 is now open for entries.

The Alcan Prize, a joint-initiative of Canadian aluminium company Alcan and The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, is an annual prize awarded to a not-for-profit, civil society or non-governmental organization based anywhere in the world that is demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing, achieving and further advancing economic, environmental and/or social sustainability.

Additionally, Alcan Grants valued at US$15,000 are awarded to the remaining nine shortlisted organizations, with the specific intention of investing in certifiable training and capacity building for the organization.

Prize and grant recipients are selected by an independent, high-level international panel of distinguished adjudicators, who consider both past performance as well as evaluating how
organizations will continue to contribute to and impact on sustainability through their ongoing activities.

Each person can nominate as many organizations as they wish and every eligible organization is encouraged to enter.

For more information and to enter online, see http://www.alcanprizeforsustainability.com/.

Applications close 31 March, 2007.