Sustainable Development Leadership Award

A significant feature of the Summit is the Sustainable Development Leadership Award (SDLA) which was instituted by TERI in 2005. This Award felicitates global leaders for their contributions in the field of sustainable development and environment protection.

The past recipients of the Award from 2005 to 2020 have included:

2020 Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University
2019 Rear-Admiral (Retired) Josaia V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister, Republic of Fiji
2016 Mr Pawan Kumar Chamling, Chief Minister, Sikkim
2015 Dr José Manuel Durão Barroso, Former President of European Commission and Former Prime Minister of Portugal
2014 Mr Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
2013 HE Mr James Alix Michel, President, Republic of Seychelles
2012 HEMs Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
2011 Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
2010 HE Mr Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan
2009 HE Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations
2008 HE Mr Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives
2007 HE Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger, Former Governor, California, US
2006 HE Prof. Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico & Director, Yale Centre for the Study of Globalization, USA
2005 Dr Shoichiro Toyoda, Honorary Chairman & Member of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan