The Sustainable Green Prize (sgp Prize) is a biennial international award that recognizes cities and their key leaders and organisations for exhibiting visionary leadership and innovative approaches in addressing urban challenges to create vibrant and liveable communities globally. It’s the only global prize to recognise cities for providing social, economic and environmental benefits to their inhabitants – past laureates include Bilbao City Hall in Spain; New York; Suzhou in Jiangsu Province of China.
The Robson Prize encourages school students who show an interest in contemporary politics and world affairs to explore university studies in history, while honoring both students’ achievements as well as those of their teachers. Established in 1926, it remains Australia’s oldest annual tertiary education scholarship awarded specifically for young women studying outside their homes; moreover it stands as one of Australia’s most renowned awards today.
SGP grants provide financial and technical assistance to local communities, Indigenous Peoples and civil society in several countries in Africa:
The Equator Prize 2024 recognizes innovative solutions developed by local communities, Indigenous Peoples and civil society in order to meet environmental, climate and sustainable development goals on behalf of people and the planet. This prize recognizes eleven projects from eight countries that demonstrate how nature-based approaches can lead to climate action and illustrate partnerships that provide an enabling environment. These initiatives funded through the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (SGP) are helping millions of people improve their lives and take steps towards mitigating climate change. The winners were selected from among 30 finalists and are recognized for the transformative impacts their projects are having on local communities. SGP grantees also strive to promote sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience among their communities while integrating traditional knowledge. Their projects will continue to scale up over time and have lasting impacts.