Hitachi, Microsoft and the Ingka Group, which owns and operates most Ikea stores, are among the businesses supporting the inaugural 15 finalists of the environmental competition, who will be revealed later this month.
William launched the Nobel-inspired £50m Earthshot Prize project in October 2020 through his Royal Foundation. It aims to recognise solutions, ideas and technologies that “repair the planet”.
The Prize name draws inspiration from the Apollo Moon landings, nicknamed 'Moonshot', which helped advance mankind’s technological achievements, and features five categories, or 'Earthshots', which organisers say if achieved by 2030 would improve life for all.
The five Earthshot categories are:
- Protect and restore nature.
- Clean our air.
- Revive our oceans.
- Build a waste-free world.
- Fix our climate.
After being selected by the judging panel, the panel winners of the five Earthshots will each receive £1m every year from 2021 until the...