Eng. Abouleish won the Environmental Peace Prize in Luxembourg

Eng. Helmy Abouleish, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, and the CEO of SEKEM, won the Environmental Peace prize from the European Parliament. A prize that seeks to recognize a person, organization, or physical area which builds peace directly and/or promotes culture of peace via environmental initiatives or practices in a broad range of themes, including Food Systems, Water Management, Forestry, Coastal Resources, Climate Change, and Urban Ecology.

The Luxembourg Peace Prize recognizes SEKEM as an initiative that was founded with the vision of sustainable development and giving back to the community. It aims to develop the inpidual, society, and environment through a holistic approach which integrates ecology, economy, societal and cultural life.

Over the years SEKEM has received worldwide acknowledgement for an outstanding business model.