The Nordic Council Environment Prize (also known as the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize) is awarded each year to a Nordic company, organization, or individual to recognize "exemplary efforts to integrate respect for the environment into their business or work or for some other form of extraordinary initiative on behalf of the environment". The nominees and winner are chosen by a 13-person committee consisting of two representatives each from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, as well as one each from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. The first prize was awarded in 1995. Since 2005, the committee has chosen a theme each year for the nominations and award.

Prize recipients Year Theme Winner Country/Region 1995 – Torleif Ingelög Sweden 1996 – Inuit Circumpolar Conference Greenland 1997 – The Institute of Product Development at the Technical University of Denmark Denmark 1998 – The "Jarðvegsvernd" project, led by Ólafur Arnalds Iceland 1999 – Agenda 21 office, Åland Natur & Miljö Åland 2000 – Bellona Foundation Norway 2001 – Mats Segnestam Sweden 2002 – Arne Næss Norway 2003 – Luonto-Liitto (Finnish Nature League) Finland 2004 – Coalition Clean Baltic multiple countries 2005 Contributions to the Nordic cultural landscape Ann-Cecilie Norderhaug Norway 2006 Climate change and adaption Bogi Hansen Faroe Islands 2007 Environmentally sustainable cities Albertslund Municipality Denmark 2008 Energy efficiency Marorka marine energy management company Iceland 2009 Promoting nature and outdoor recreation Swedish forest schools initiative "I Ur och Skur" (Rain or Shine) Sweden 2010 Green investment management The banks Merkur Andelskasse, Ekobanken, and Cultura Sparebank Denmark, Sweden, and Norway 2011 Sustainable tourism Scandic Hotels Norway 2012 Biodiversity Olli Manninen Finland 2013 Resource efficiency Selina Juul and the Stop Wasting Food movement Denmark 2014 Environmental work by a Nordic town or community City of Reykjavík Iceland 2015 Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions SEV energy company Faroe Islands 2016 Digital promotion of sustainable living Too Good To Go, an app that combats food waste by enabling users to buy surplus food from restaurants at affordable prices Denmark 2017 Initiatives that bring people closer to the waste-free society. RePack, a packaging service which enables the return and reuse of delivery packaging for online retailers and their users. Finland 2018 Participatory monitoring protecting marine life and helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. PISUNA-net Local Observations database developed to record, archive, and share indigenous and local knowledge and expertise on natural resources and resource use. This information is generously shared with the public by the observers and the communities within which the observers reside. Greenland2019Initiatives that promote sustainable consumption and production by doing more and better with less.Greta Thunberg for her mobilisation of millions of people around the world to demand climate action now. She declined the award, in protest at a lack of climate action.Sweden2020Biodiversity of Faroese natureJens-Kjeld JensenFaroe Islands2021Climate data baseConcitoDenmark2022Management of wetlandsCity of Mariehamn Åland, Finland2023Pioneering textile recyclingRenewcell (now Circulose)Sweden2024For her interdisciplinary interests and her focus on reducing CO2 emissions and increasing recycling in the construction industry.Arnhildur PálmadóttirIceland2025Creating green local communitiesGrønne NabofællesskaberDenmark

See also

List of environmental awards

References