Winners of the 1st European Sustainability Award

Recognising the transformative contribution of the winners to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this year's Award will focus in particular on "empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality". The Award will be given to public and private bodies, non-profit/civil society and youth organisations which address environmental, economic, social dimensions sustainable development. First presented in the Commission's Communication on "Next steps for a sustainable European future", the Award aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU by giving a human face to the efforts and creativity of European people, businesses and organisations. The list of winners will be made available online after the announcement on Monday. The conference as well as the remarks by First Vice-President Timmermans and Vice-President Katainen will be livestreamed.