The 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize is Monday, April 24

January 10, 2023

The Goldman Environmental Prize is excited to share that the 2023 Prize winners will be announced on Monday, April 24.

The Prize winners will be celebrated at live ceremonies to coincide with Earth Day: at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on Monday, April 24, and at the Eisenhower Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 26.

The San Francisco ceremony will be livestreamed on the Goldman Prize YouTube channel on Monday, April 24.

We look forward to sharing more details over the coming months.

The 2023 #GoldmanPrize winners will be announced on Monday, April 24, 2023. 🏆

🌏 Discover the stories of grassroots environmental leaders who prove that ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact on the planet.

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— The Goldman Environmental Prize (@goldmanprize) January 10, 2023

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