The Sustainability Award 2025
Awardees 2025
This year, the prestigious Sustainability Awards, presented by the Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), honor two distinguished researchers from Germany and Canada, as well as an international organization based in Australia.
Prof. Manfred Curbach
Award Leadership in the Implementation of Sustainability
Prof. Manfred Curbach, a civil engineer at TU Dresden, is the pioneer of carbon concrete, a sustainable alternative to reinforced concrete. Carbon concrete allows for resource-efficient, lightweight, and material-saving construction, enabling significant COâ‚‚ reductions. For this groundbreaking achievement, Prof. Curbach received the German Future Prize in 2016, awarded by the Federal President of Germany.
Prof. Paul Hebert
Outstanding Research and Development in the Field of Biodiversity
Prof. Paul Hebert, Director of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph, Canada, developed the revolutionary method of DNA barcoding. With this approach, a short DNA sequence is sufficient to identify species rapidly and accurately. As founder of the International Barcode of Life project, his vision is to genetically catalogue and monitor all known species on Earth, creating a vital resource for global biodiversity research and conservation.
The Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities (GOHSC)
Outstanding Research and Development for Intelligent and Sustainable Urban Solutions
The Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities (GOHSC) is an international and interdisciplinary initiative established in 2022. Its mission is to promote health and sustainability in urban environments through the development of a global monitoring system. By using evidence-based spatial and policy indicators, GOHSC measures progress toward healthier, more sustainable cities. Today, the network comprises 294 members from 185 cities across 54 countries, representing a truly global movement for sustainable urban futures.
