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The world’s leading sustainability award aims to recognise and support outstanding contributions from around the world. Our goal is to stimulate creativity and achieve lasting synergies as we strive to strike the right balance between ecological, environmental and social needs. The award has been presented in Gothenburg since 2000.

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WHO CAN WIN?

Any organisation, movement, business, group of people or individual whose work has resulted in greater change and contributed to a more sustainable future. The winners of the awards are appointed by an independent jury.

THE AWARDS

WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE?

WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award is a non-profit organisation financed by the City of Gothenburg, Region Västra Götaland and several member organisations and companies.

OUR PARTNERS

AWARD OFFICE

The WIN WIN Award Office consists of individuals with diverse skill sets and professional backgrounds. What brings us together is the drive and motivation to create real change for the better.

The WIN WIN Team

NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT?
Just use contact@winwinaward.org!

SARA LARSSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ask me about the organisation, our awards and partnerships.

LOVISA RALPHER

PROJECT & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Ask me about collaborations, events, press and communication.

STAFFAN ALFREDSSON

CHIEF ACCOUNTANT & PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR
Ask me about... Well, actually that's classified. I work with the money stuff!

BOIMY VUONG

CONTENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Ask me about digital content and graphic material.

THE WIN WIN JURIES

Our two international awards, the WIN WIN Award and the WIN WIN Youth Award, each have their own independent jury comprised of members from diverse backgrounds within academia, private industry, public sector, and civil society. These juries are responsible for annually selecting award finalists and winners. The nomination process is open to the public, allowing participation by submitting nominations of relevant candidates. The WIN WIN Award jury also annually selects a theme that is pertinent to current global challenges and the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These awards recognize initiatives across all aspects of sustainability - social, economic, and environmental.

WIN WIN AWARD JURY

Jury

ANNIE HOHLFÄLDT

CHAIR OF THE JURY.
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT, FRAMTIDEN GROUP

PER OLSSON

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & DEPUTY SCIENCE DIRECTOR, STOCKHOLM RESILIENCE CENTRE

JÖRGEN LARSSON

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT DIVISION OF PHYSICAL RESOURCE THEORY, CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

JILL BEDEROFF

JOURNALIST

CARL HEATH

SENIOR RESEARCHER, RISE

SANDRA SUNDBÄCK

CEO, VÄRMLANDS HANDELSKAMMARE

ERIK STERNER

RESEARCHER AT ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG

ANDRÉAS LITSEGÅRD

EXPERT ADVISOR 2024
SENIOR LECTURER AT SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG

Susanne Ekstedt, Max Mohammadi, Emma Dalväg, Sverker Jagers, Anna Lidström, Ola Serneke, Björn Siesjö, Johanna Stål, Lotta Göthe, Elin Eriksson, John Holmberg, Tomas Kåberger, Göran Carstedt, Annika Åhnberg, Johan Trouvé, Lars Hallén, Russel Johnsson, Yvonne Wallin & Stefan Edman.

PREVIOUS JURY MEMBERS

WIN WIN YOUTH AWARD JURY

ALEXANDRU AL-QASSAM

CHAIR OF THE JURY.
CREATIVE CONSULTANT, LENNOX PR

VIVECA REIMERS

HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY, REGION VÄSTRA GÖTALAND

KAROLINA EKLÖW

VP COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATEVIEW

SOFIA KLINGBERG

INCLUSION & DIVERSITY MANAGER, AFRY

LINUS BERGSTRÖM

OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR SECOND HAND, GOTHENBURG CITY MISSION

ALEXINA THORÉN WILLIAMS

SENIOR LECTURER IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG

EVA EIDERSTRÖM

FORMER DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF ECOLABELLING, SWEDISH SOCIETY FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

JOHAN HOLMÉN

EXPERT ADVISOR 2024
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER AT DIVISION OF PHYSICAL RESOURCE THEORY, CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Youth jury

Lisa Kolarby, Ludwig Bengtsson Sonesson, Ingmar Rentzhog, Lisa Holmgren, Kerstin Wernberg Appelström, David Reckermann & Mia Edofsson

PREVIOUS JURY MEMBERS

THE HISTORY

The WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award was established in the year 2000

by Göran Johansson, then mayor of Gothenburg, and Carl Bennet, a leading businessman in the Gothenburg region.

After unsuccessfully suggesting to the Nobel Prize Committee that it should establish a Nobel Prize for environmental contributions, Johansson and Bennet decided to introduce a completely new award, initially called the Gothenburg International Environment Award.

The list of winners of the 1 million SEK award includes names such as Gro Harlem Brundtland, Al Gore, Kofi Annan, Park Won Soon, Margot Wallström, Alejandro Aravena and Kalundborg Symbiosis.

The WIN WIN Youth Award was established in 2018 as a regional award, and in 2020 upscaled to an international award. It aims to empower and reward young people who play an active role in the creation of a more sustainable future.

Every year, the jury chooses a theme for the award and then asks for nominations based on the selected theme. The winner is usually announced each spring and the award ceremony is arranged in October of the same year.

THE BOARD

The board is made up of representatives from our members. Three representatives from the City of Gothenburg, two representatives from the Region Västra Götaland and three representatives from our other partners.