Peter Nobel, Chairman of the NST, said: “It is with great joy and pride that we now for the first time here in Munich announce the awardees of the Sustainability Award. The future of humanity and its survival will, to a great extent depend on how sustainable we use the earth’s resources combined with technological innovations. We believe the Sustainability Award will play an important role and be a strong symbol within the sustainable field. Its objective is to inspire, motivate, and incentivize individuals and organizations worldwide to develop sustainable technologies in key resource areas like energy, water, and agriculture. This will require substantial intellectual and financial efforts.”

TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann said: “Sustainability and its implementation in terms of technologies with promising future potential and market capability has to be a prime directive for us all. Our TUM Sustainable Futures Strategy 2030 defines our ambitious objectives for a sustainable transformation. Transformations of this kind need visible heroes. I am all the more pleased to be able to honor two such outstanding personalities with the Nobel Sustainability Trust Award, high-profile individuals who shine as role models.”