On October 15, 2024, Lab Founder Dr. Michael Ben-Eli introduced the first annual seminar in The Lab’s newly launched Anders Nyquist Sustainability Prize program at the College of Natural Resources at the Royal University of Bhutan.
The two-day seminar introduces students to The Lab’s signature approach and its Five Core Sustainability Principles which emphasize a balance between the spiritual, material, and other key dimensions of human affairs and aligns well with Bhutan’s culture and traditions.
The program encourages the development of entrepreneurial projects that impact local communities and address critical sustainability issues. The top two student graduation projects that successfully embody The Lab’s principles are awarded a first place and second place prize intended to support implementation of the projects.
See the reaction of one student, Namgay Wangchuk, who wrote:
“Yesterday and the day before yesterday, I had the privilege to attend your seminar about The Sustainability Laboratory at the College of Natural Resources. It was inspiring to witness and listen to what you and your team have achieved so far, that too, globally! My heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for achieving those milestones. I am very excited and look forward to what I as a person and CNR as a whole can bring to the table for developing a sustainable future for Bhutan.”
The Anders Nyquist Sustainability Prize Program
is supported by the generous contribution of the Carstedt family.
Click HERE to learn more about the Anders Nyquist Sustainability Prize Program.
