Katerva
The word Katerva (Kah-tair-vah) comes from the :Latin caterva meaning “crowd”.
Katerva's mission statement is “To create the World’s first truly open platform for change.”
Katerva is a :UK based Non-Profit Organization. Founded in 2009 by Canadian author Terry Waghorn, Katerva began as a set of awards intended to recognize the best ideas in :Sustainability. The awards are broken up into:
- Food Security
- Behavioural Change
- Economy
- Protected Areas
- Gender Equality
- Materials & Resources
- Human Development
- Energy & Power
- Transportation
- Urban Design
Sustainability initiatives are nominated for the awards and put through a ten month long evaluation process involving approximately 500 individuals. Nominees are judged upon marketability, feasibility, scalability, originality and impact.
Katerva works in conjunction with a number of different organizations and individuals to create and utilize its network.
well known organizations and individuals associated with Katerva:
- Ernst & Young
- Deloitte
- Harrison Group
- Ethical Markets
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- Korn/Ferry
- Future Foundation
- Csr wire
- Dr. Ashok Khosla
- Dr. Michael Birt
- Jeremy Rifkin
- Hazel Henderson
- Mathis Wackernagel
- Peggy Liu
- Sean Cleary
- Sylvia Earle
- William H. Saito.
Since 2012 Katerva has been divided into three categories: The Awards, The Agora and The Solutions Centre
Awards
2011 Award Winners
- Food Security- The China Study
- Behavioural Change- 350.org
- Economy- world of good
- Protected Areas- award withheld
- Gender Equality- DNA Foundation
- Materials & Resources- Sanergy
- Human Development- Solarclave
- Energy & Power- Barefoot Power
- Transportation- Nissan Leaf
- Urban Design- Freshkills Park
- Grand Prize- Sanergy
The Grand Prize winner is announced every March at Katerva’s annual gala; the 2012 Gala was held in New York City.