Joss Stone will receive the German Sustainability Award alongside Oscar winner Forest Whitaker and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 3 December 2021. For the 14th time, pioneers of transformation from business, municipalities and research will be honoured in Düsseldorf. The second award ceremony of the German Sustainability Award Design will take place the evening before, on 2 December 2021.
High-profile commitment to sustainability
"2 strong women with a hell of a lot of power and an Oscar winner - that's what I call a strong sign from the German Sustainability Award," says Stefan Lohmann - Artist Relations Manager of the German Sustainability Award and responsible for the entire live entertainment concept of the event.
"With her world tour, Joss Stone has supported aid organisations and local artists on site, made music together and thus promoted them. For me, she shows the potential of sustainable tours and events with a positive impact. This positive impact is enormous for all 3 award winners.
US actor and director Forest Whitaker is honoured for his outstanding commitment to social justice as founder of the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), UNESCO Special Envoy and UN SDG Advocate. The British soul singer and activist Joss Stone receives the award for her support of social projects around the world on the occasion of her "Total World Tour", which took her to 200 countries. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is honoured as the key initiator of the "European Green Deal", which aims to make the EU climate neutral by 2050.
Role models in demand
"More than ever, role models are needed to drive change," says Stefan Schulze-Hausmann, Chairman of the Board of the German Sustainability Award Foundation.
More than 100 finalists in the competitions for the German Sustainability Award will find out on 2 and 3 December at the MARITIM Hotel in Düsseldorf whether they will receive the prestigious award.
The framework for the awards is the German Sustainability Day, which has developed into the most visited annual communication platform on sustainability topics since 2008. The congress and evening events take place as face-to-face events according to 2G rules. In addition, the entire congress will be streamed free of charge.
The online platform DNP.tv also offers online visitors extensive opportunities to interact with the participants on site.
Further information at www.dnp.tv
About Stefan Lohmann
Stefan Lohmann is a talent buyer and artist relations manager from Hamburg. His service portfolio includes live entertainment concepts for concerts, festivals and events. As an expert on sustainability in the event industry, he regularly writes articles in the most important trade journals and book contributions and is active in various networks and associations. He has been in charge of the German Sustainability Award for many years and is an official partner.
Stefan Lohmann is co-founder of the sustainable Berlin show Orchestra, which accompanies international artists and events.
The cooperation with the most successful German electronic artist SCHILLER shows how modern a young orchestra can be.
In 2019, the joint project Morgenstund was number 1 in the album charts.
He is also the founder of Sustainable Event Solutions. An online platform and network that makes the sustainable solutions and suppliers of the event industry visible. Stefan Lohmann has succeeded in uniting the associations and networks of the event industry with the "16 Steps to Climate Neutrality in the Event Industry by 2025" in order to establish sustainability as a standard in the industry. His declared goal is to transform the event industry into a climate-neutral and sustainable circular economy.
