The Sustainability Medal 2023
Recipients 2023
Mr. John Kerry
Sustainability Medal Recipient
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the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, former Secretary of State
Mr. John Kerry, U.S. politician who served in the Senate (1985–2013) and later was Secretary of State (2013–2017) in the administration of President Barack Obama. Mr. Kerry is one of the world's most effective climate champions. As Secretary of State in 2015, he helped negotiate the Paris Agreement on climate change. In 2019 Kerry was a key figure in the creation of World War Zero, an organization dedicated to fighting climate change. In 2020 he was announced as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate in the administration of President Biden. Mr. Kerry has been crisscrossing the globe rallying foreign allies and adversaries to make bolder commitments to fight climate change, urging governments and industries to bring concrete plans to boost renewable energy and cut greenhouse emissions by 2030.


Dr. Robin Zeng
Sustainability Medal Recipient
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Chairman of CATL
Dr. Robin Zeng established the ATL company in 1999 which became CATL in 2011, the world leading company in the field of lithium-ion batteries for consumer electronics. Zeng is the
driving force behind the company’s success in the field of advanced battery technology, the development of electric vehicles and renewable energy solutions. The company has made continuous breakthroughs in key technologies of electric vehicles and energy storage batteries, providing premier solutions and services for new energy applications worldwide. CATL's global market share of power battery ranks first in the world for six consecutive years. It also ranks first in the global market share of energy storage battery production.