Recent nominees have been announced for the 2011 Katerva Awards in global sustainability.

Recent Nominations:

• The United Nations Foundation's GirlUp, channeling the energy and enthusiasm of adolescent girls in North America into providing help - and hope - for girls in developing countries. GirlUp recently has begun a petition drive to stop child marriages.
  
• Scientists Without Borders, providing a web-based platform to share cross-border expertise to address the world’s major problems.
  
• The Solar Impulse airplane, to be the first plane to attempt the a solar-powered, around-the-world flight by 2013.
  
• A shockwave-generating disc engine, developed by Norbert Müller of Michigan State University, able to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% and make hybrid vehicles 3.5 times more efficient and 30% lighter.
  
• Sharklet Technologies, which has developed a bacteria-resistant, eco-friendly surface that mimics shark skin.

Nominees of the Katerva Awards undergo a rigorous evaluation process involving 300+ recognized experts, 6 filtering phases, and 12 stages of focused review to discover the best of the best and assist in accelerating the success of these efforts. The Katerva Award Council is the very last step in this process. Read more about the Award Council at http://bit.ly/fZGIgZ.

Katerva, through the Katerva Awards, recognizes game-changing innovations and efforts holding the greatest impact in global sustainability in each of 10 categories, including energy, behavioral change, transportation and gender equality. An online public vote and the Katerva Award Council will select one people's choice winner and one grand prize winner from among these category winners. Winners will be announced during the fourth quarter of each year at a gala event leveraging multiple media and social partnerships to publicize the important work of these pioneers in sustainability.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Select sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2011 Winner's Gala and Katerva Awards. Sponsorship and branding opportunities allow organizations and individuals wishing to assist Katerva to publicly associate themselves with the most important sustainability initiatives worldwide.

For information on remaining sponsorship spots, contact Katerva CEO Terry Waghorn at +1-519-473-6891 or by email at Terry@Katerva.org.

About Katerva
Katerva is a charity organization designed to accelerate innovations for sustainability through recognition, award, and shared intelligence. Its primary offering, The Katerva Awards are an annual set of awards for the very best sustainability initiatives on the planet. The Katerva Awards recognize winners in the following 10 categories of sustainability: Food Security, Behavioral Change, Economy, Protected Areas, Gender Equality, Materials & Resources, Human Development, Energy & Power, Transportation, and Urban Design. Winners in these categories will then be voted on and reviewed for a People's Choice Prize and Grand Prize, to be named "Best Sustainability Program of the Year."

Katerva accelerates innovation by:

• Providing recognition to the best sustainability ideas on the planet.
  
• Engaging an extensive & prestigious network of thought leaders, experts, partner organizations, CEOs, government leaders, academicians, and consultancies to identify, evaluate, share, assist and award the world's best sustainability ideas, innovations and efforts.
  
• Creating a sustainability community focused on changing how the world innovates with crowdsourcing, collaboration, and social media.
  
• Curating a global content hub that shines a spotlight on the world's best game-changing innovations, with contributions from top minds including author Lester R. Brown, WWF's Anthony Kleanthous and SmartGirls CEO and Founder Jean Brittingham.

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Katerva (Katerva.net) identifies and awards the world's best sustainability ideas and initiatives. The Katerva Awards celebrate radical innovation and accelerate change for a sustainable planet.

Katerva has built an extensive content platform and network focused on the intersection between sustainability and innovation. Its website offers a constant feed of nominee and awards information, commentary on sustainability news, and expert insights and opinions. Katerva has a prestigious global network of sustainability innovator experts, thought leaders and partner organizations that identify, review and award those sustainability innovations making the greatest strides towards a sustainable planet. As well, it is building a social media following so that it may tap into the insights and ideas of the public.

The Katerva Sustainability Awards are bestowed annually according to 10 categories across the social, economic and environmental sustainability spectrum. Those categories are Behavioral Change, Human Development, Gender Equality, Economy, Food Security, Protected Areas, Energy & Power, Urban Design, Transportation, and Materials & Resources.

Following announcement of the 10 category winners in the 4th quarter of the year, a council of high-profile sustainability thought leaders will review the winners and select a grand prize winner. At the same time, an online vote of the general public will select a people's choice winner.

Go to Katerva.net to find out about the world's best, game-changing sustainability ideas and efforts. Keep up with Katerva news on your favorite social networks at Facebook.com/Katerva and Twitter.com/Katerva.

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