Prince William with Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development and Changi Airport CEO James Fong
Rain Vortex at Jewel, Singapore Changi Airport
In partnership with Temasek Trust, Temasek, GenZero and Conservation International, The Earthshot Prize was in Singapore for a week-long celebration of innovation and impact.
As a hub for cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurship, Southeast Asia is home to many fast-growing start-ups and tech companies leading the charge in the fight for a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable world.
At the heart of this climate action movement is Singapore – making it the perfect venue for to announce our 2023 Winners.
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On Tuesday 7th November, at a star-studded Awards Ceremony at Mediacorp Campus in Singapore, Acción Andina, GRST, WildAid Marine Program, S4S Technologies, and Boomitra were announced as the 2023 Winners of The Earthshot Prize.
The event was broadcast on BBC in the UK, PBS in the USA, MultiChoice channels across Africa, Mediacorp channels in Singapore, 9Now in Australia, TVNZ+ in New Zealand and on The Earthshot Prize YouTube channel around the world.
UK: BBC One – Sunday 12 Nov, 17:20 GMT (Watch now on-demand)
USA: PBS – Sunday 12 Nov, 19:00 EST (Watch now on-demand)
Singapore: Mediacorp Channel 5, Monday 13 Nov, 21:30 SGT (Watch now on-demand)
Australia: 9Now, Monday 13 Nov and 9Gem, Friday 17 Nov (Watch now on-demand)
New Zealand: TVNZ+, Monday 13 Nov (Watch now on-demand)
Africa: 14 channels across MultiChoice network, 14 to 20 Nov
Rest of world: The Earthshot Prize YouTube – Sunday 12 Nov, 17:20 GMT
(Broadcast times subject to change, check local listings)
To mark the start of Earthshot Week, Prince William visited the iconic ‘Rain Vortex’ indoor waterfall at The Jewel.
Prince William with Ms Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and National Development and Changi Airport CEO James Fong
Rain Vortex at Jewel, Singapore Changi Airport
Hosted by partners including Bloomberg L.P, YouTube, Arup and Singapore Fashion Council, 120 youth leaders from across Southeast Asia attended exclusive masterclasses to help them drive climate action within their communities.
YouTubers Jamie Spafford and Mike Huttlestone from SORTEDfood share tips content creation tips with the youths
A youth programme attendee asking a question during a masterclass
Held at the National Gallery, the Global Alliance Forum featured key announcements, networking and intimate opportunities for our Finalists and Global Alliance partners to have detailed discussions on how to scale their solutions.
Chair of The Earthshot Prize Christiana Figueres, CEO GenZero Frederick Teo, VP and Deputy CEO Bezos Earth Fund Charlotte Pera and SVP Conservation International Richard Jeo
Our 2023 cohort of Finalists enjoying a lively morning of discussion at the Global Alliance Forum
In the evening, the Singapore skyline was lit up, as iconic landmarks around the city turned green in celebration of the incredible environmental innovation emerging from Southeast Asia.
Singapore's famous Gardens by The Bay form a stunning backdrop to the city in green
Marina Bay Sands, the ArtScience Museum and the Singapore Flyer all shine bright in green
On the morning of the Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony, Prince William spent time meeting the 2023 Finalists at the base of the world famous ‘Supertrees’ in Gardens by the Bay.
Prince William meets all 2023 Finalists in the Gardens by the Bay
Florent Kaiser and Constantino Aucca Chutas (Accion Andina) and Manja Kargbo (Freetown the Treetown) chat to Prince William at the Gardens by the Bay
In the evening, the moment we had all been waiting for arrived! At a star-studded Awards Ceremony at Mediacorp Campus, we announced our five Earthshot Prize Winners for 2023.
Prince William on the green carpet with hosts Hannah Waddingham and Sterling K Brown and Earthshot Prize Council Member Cate Blanchett
Meaghan Brosnan and Emily Owen from WildAid with their 2023 Winners medals
At our inaugural Earthshot+ event, global leaders, business executives and climate experts came together for a day of thought-provoking conversations aimed at multiplying collective our impact.
Sam Elsom from 2023 Finalist Sea Forest talks about the environmental opportunities seaweed offers on stage at Earthshot+
Christiana Figueres (Chair, The Earthshot Prize), Maha AlQattan (Chief Sustainability Officer, DP World) and Halla Tómasdóttir (CEO, B Team) share their thoughts on sustainable leadership
In the final morning of Earthshot Week, our Youth Programme attendees planted trees along the old the rail corridor in Singapore as part of the Nature Society and National Parks’ rewilding programme.
Earthshot Week Youth Programme attendees plant trees along the old rail corridor in Singapore
The tree planting activity was part of an initiative to rewild the area and provide a highway for wildlife
After an incredible few days of innovation and celebration in Singapore, Earthshot Week came to an end, with Bloomberg Philanthropies hosting our closing reception inside the Flower Dome.
Sophia Li hosts a panel discussion between Tokunboh Ishmael (Earthshot Prize Trustee), sustainability consultant Qiyun Woo and Aadith Moorthy from 2023 Winner Boomitra
Representatives from our 2021, 2022 and 2023 Finalists all met up to celebrate another year of innovation and impact
We are hugely grateful to our partners, including our Founding Partners, without whom the Awards and activities around Singapore could not have taken place.
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