US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability 2007 shortlist announced

Alcan and International Business Leaders Forum today announced the shortlist of candidates for the US$1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability for 2007. Ten organizations were selected from a field of over 155 entries from 53 countries around the world. The shortlist will now be evaluated by the international Adjudication Panel of distinguished sustainability experts. Alcan created the Alcan Prize for Sustainability to recognize outstanding contributions to the goal of economic, environmental, and social sustainability by not-for-profit, non-governmental, and civil society organizations around the world. To ensure credibility and objectivity, Alcan engaged International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) to manage the Alcan Prize for Sustainability. In selecting the 2007 shortlist, IBLF coordinated Assessment Panels in India, Canada, Russia, United Kingdom and South Africa. This process engaged more than 100 sustainability experts to act as assessors representing business, academia, government, and the NGO community. The Adjudication Panel,Chaired by David Runnalls, President and Chief Executive Officer,International Institute for Sustainable Development, fully endorsed the 10 shortlisted organizations and the assessment process. Alcan does not have a voice in the assessment or selection of Alcan Prize for Sustainability candidates.