The “Spatial Sustainable Finance” project by the ZHAW School of Management and Law, the ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, and the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich has been awarded the Geospatial World Excellence Award 2025 for Environmental and Social Impact.
The “Spatial Sustainable Finance” project aims to develop a scientifically sound approach for evaluating companies in terms of their impact on environmental degradation. The increasing availability of earth observation and supplementary geodata offers enormous, previously untapped potential for assessing changes in biodiversity and water systems. In its justification for awarding the prize, the jury praised the development of an objective assessment basis for the global monitoring of biodiversity loss and water risks caused by corporate activities. The project is funded by BRIDGE Discovery and DIZH.
About the Excellence Award
The Geospatial World Awards, which have been presented since 2007, are an internationally recognized accolade for best practice in the global geospatial industry. The award ceremony takes place every year at the Geospatial World Forum.
This article was published on May 7, 2025 on ZHAW.ch.