The World Ecological Forum Announces Winners of the Global Impact Awards

The World Ecological Forum Announces Winners of the Global Impact Awards        

London, May 11, 2010 - The first annual Global Impact Awards, given out on the  
recommendation of the World Ecological Forum, were announced today.
             
The World Ecological Forum Global Impact Awards are international
acknowledgements of environmental achievements. As such, winners are selected
for their “outstanding contributions to create environmental and economic
balance in order to achieve sustainable growth, welfare and social justice for
all”. The 2010 winners are as follows: 
                                                                     
AN OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL: FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON 
President Clinton is awarded for his outstanding efforts through the            
William J. Clinton Foundation. Accomplishments include generating clean energy  
to power more than 400,000 homes, providing over 12 million people with fresh   
drinking water, and protecting or restoring over 33 million acres of forest.    
	                                                                               
AN OUTSTANDING CORPORATION: PATAGONIA                                           
Patagonia is awarded for donating time, services and revenues to inspire new 
solutions to the environmental crisis. In an effort to support environmental 
groups that are overlooked or rejected by other corporate donors, Patagonia has 
donated more than $35 million to over 1,000 organizations. 

AN OUTSTANDING ENTREPRENEUR: SHAI AGASSI                                        
Shai Agassi is awarded for his exceptional efforts as founder and CEO of Better
Place, a company that works to reduce global dependency on petroleum by
developing electric vehicle services. 
 
AN OUTSTANDING WRITER/JOURNALIST: THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN                            
Thomas Friedman is awarded for his book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded - Why We Need a 
Green Revolution - And How it Can Renew America”, which presents fresh and
inspiring solutions to the crises of destabilizing climate change.
                                         
AN OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHER: DR. JOHAN ROCKSTRÖM                    
Dr. Rockström is awarded for conducting outstanding environmental research and  
pushing for awareness of anthropogenic climate change. The message is           
exceptionally clear, logical, and capturing.                                    

The award ceremony will be held at the World Ecological Forum 2010 Gotland      
Summit at Wisby Strand Congress & Event, in the UNESCO-protected city of Visby, 
Sweden.                                                                         

About the World Ecological Forum                                                
The World Ecological Forum is a non-profit organization that is headquartered
in Visby, Sweden. The Forum's flagship event is an annual summit that brings
together responsible business leaders, policy makers, academia, and experts to
tackle environmental issues of global concern. 
Plenary sessions and workshops are held to produce commitments, cooperation,
and policy recommendations. The World Ecological Forum has also launched a
Green Marketplace in partnership with Tynax, the world's largest technology
exchange. 
For more information, visit ww.worldecologicalforum.com.