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ZURICH, November 23, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation convened its second annual summit in

Paris, France, at Palais Brongniart on the 21st of November 2022, supported by

local main sponsor GL events. Summit proceedings and focusing on "Energy and

Water", the summit were broadcast worldwide over social media.

Keynote speaker is British scientist Professor Stanley Whittingham, director of

the Institute for Materials Research at the State University of New York at

Binghamton. Whittingham was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside

Akira Yoshino (Japan) and John B Goodenough (USA) "for the development of

lithium-ion batteries." Worldwide participants and speakers are government

officials, NGO organizations, university professors, entrepreneurs.

Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation awarded the medal for Outstanding

Contribution in Sustainability. The two recipients, from Asia and North

America, respectively, were Dr. Bruno Wu from Beijing, China, founder of the

World Carbon Neutrality Council and Mr. Collin O´Mara of Reston, Virginia, USA,

president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. This year's awards medal

and recognition letters were presented at the Paris Summit. Bertie Ahern, his

is the co-chair of the Interaction Council of 40 Former Heads of State and

Government and the former prime minister of Ireland sent his regards to summit

and congratulations to the persons who got medal for Outstanding Contribution

in Sustainability.

NST chairman Michael Nobel said the annual "The Sustainability Award" will

focus on applied science and recognize outstanding sustainable development

projects around the world, including in the fields of new energy, new

materials, water, health, agriculture, IT and artificial intelligence.

The Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation, founded by four members from Nobel

family the previous name was " Nobel Charity Trust" since 2007, and from 2022

changed to its present name in 2011 to more accurately represent its role and

activities. The NST logo and The Sustainability Award are trademarked in the EU

and worldwide. NST is independent of the Nobel Foundation which awards the

Nobel prizes established by Alfred Nobel. NST reflects the wishes of the five

Nobel family members currently serving as trustees to have a award which

associated with their ancestors willingness to devoted to sustainable

development. For more information, please visit www.nobelsustainability.org　

Contact info: Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation Management,  Tracy W.  

Email: tw@nobelsustainability.org, 0046708134588

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SOURCE: Nobel Sustainability Trust Foundation