Sustainability Prize at Earth University

Sustainability Laboratories announces $10,000 in annual prize money awarded in support of Earth University entrepreneurial student initiatives that best incorporate The Five Core Principles of Sustainability. TSL is pleased to partner with Earth University which has created a new educational paradigm whose graduates are grounded in systemic thinking, ethical and human values, and entrepreneurial skills. The prize program will launch at the commencement of the 2009 academic year.

 2009 Prize Winners

The first Sustainability Prize is awarded to Valodia Kruskaya Flores and Keylin Soto Henandez at the Graduation Ceremony in December 2009. ( From left: Professor Irene Alvarado, Keylin Soto Henandez, Dean Manuel Cerrato, and Valodia Kruskaya Flores)

The winning project was community-based initiative to create a network of neighboring communities for the joint purpose of managing solid waste. To read the official selection report follow the link.

2009 EARTH University Sustainability Prize