• Nominees for the World Sustainability Award may be senior individual researchers or groups of researchers from the international research community.
• Please note that self-nominations are not accepted.
• The Selection Committee will review the nominations and select a winner.

The nomination process for the 2025 World Sustainability Award will open on Friday, 10 January 2025, and close on Monday, 31 March 2025. Awardees will be personally notified by Sunday, 15 June 2025. The public award announcement will occur during the World Sustainability Forum 2025.

Non-Permanent Members:

• A university professor from the Scientific Board of Sustainability
• An unaligned university professor with expertise in sustainability
• A representative of either an intergovernmental organization, a civil society or the business sector

Up to three non-permanent members of the selection committee may be appointed for each Award. Re-appointments are possible three years after having served on the Selection Committee.

• The right to the World Sustainability Award is not transferable.
• A recipient can receive the World Sustainability Award only once.
• The recipient/s of the World Sustainability Award is/are required to participate in the award ceremony at the World Sustainability Forum.
• The associated costs are covered by the organizers to an extent that will be communicated to the recipient.