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IDEI shortlisted for the Rio Tinto Prize for
Sustainability
Ten short listed for US$1M Rio Tinto
Prize for Sustainability
23 February 2009
Ten organisations have been short listed for the
US$1M Rio Tinto Prize for Sustainability 2008,
which is awarded annually by an international
Adjudication Panel of distinguished
sustainability experts.
Chairman of the Adjudication Panel, Director of
Guelph Institute for the Environment, University
of Guelph, Canada, and Former Minister for
Environment in Canada, David Anderson said the
2008 short listed organisations represented a
diversity of work being done locally to
contribute towards global sustainable
development.
"The Prize received 117 entries from
organisations throughout the world, working
across a broad range of different and exciting
initiatives. Having evaluated the entries, we
believe we have ten short listed organisations
which highlight the diversity and depth of
talent, initiative and skills existing in the
not-for-profit sector."
International
Development Enterprises (India) is
amongst the ten short-listed organizations, who
can receive the award.
Further information about the other short listed
organisations can be found at
www.riotintoprizeforsustainability.com.
The global US$1M Rio Tinto Prize for
Sustainability is open to all not-for-profit,
civil society and non-government organisations
working to advance the goals of economic,
environmental and social sustainability.
Rio Tinto global head of Health, Safety &
Environment Elaine Dorward-King said Rio Tinto's
association with the Prize, through its
acquisition of Alcan in 2007, provided Rio Tinto
with an opportunity to demonstrate its ongoing
commitment to sustainable development.
"For some time now, we have focused on
integrating sustainable development
considerations into our business plans and
decision making processes. We believe
performance across economic, social and
environmental considerations is critical to
sustaining not only our long term success, but
also the world's long term sustainability."
To facilitate an inclusive, rigorous and
transparent management process for the award of
the Prize, Rio Tinto partners with the
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
which manages the entries and selection process.
IBLF engages independent sustainability experts
from around the world to ensure the process and
decisions are made in an objective and
consistent manner. Rio Tinto does not
participate in the assessment process.
IBLF chief executive Adam Leach said the Prize
demonstrated the ongoing commitment of the
corporate sector to sustainable development at a
difficult economic time globally.
"The US$1M Rio Tinto Prize for Sustainability
has provided an important financial boost to the
not-for-profit sector, and demonstrates an
active commitment to sustainable development
amongst the corporate sector," he added.
Previous winners of the Prize for Sustainability
include the Forest Stewardship Council (Germany)
www.fsc.org,
Aga Khan Planning and Building Services
(Pakistan)
www.akdn.org,
the Barefoot College (India)
www.barefootcollege.org
and Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development &
Poverty Alleviation (India)
www.sietalld.org.
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