20th March 2009

Masdar City wins FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Award

Masdar City in Abu Dhabi the worlds first carbon-neutral, zero-waste city, designed by Foster + Partners was presented with a Boldness in Business Award in the environment category at a ceremony in London last night. The awards celebrate and reward firms that innovate and challenge traditional business models. Masdar, driven by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, was recognised as an initiative that goes beyond carbon offsetting to tackle sustainability in the broadest possible sense.

More information on the awards can be found on:
www.ft.com/boldness

 

We are delighted to see the Masdar Initiative recognised with this prestigious award. As a practice, we are continuously exploring new ways to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment and Masdar has presented tangible opportunities for putting these ideas into practice. What makes Masdar especially significant is the fact that it offers a blueprint for the sustainable twenty-first century city, not just in Abu Dhabi or the Middle East but worldwide.

Gerard Evenden, Senior Partner