Syngenta announces Photo Prize 2010 winners
Syngenta has announced the winners of its 2010 Photo Prize competition. Nigel Hallett from Australia, Zoltán Balogh from Hungary and Mario Pereda from Spain were awarded first, second and third prize vouchers of $8000, $5000 and $3000, respectively. The winning photos were selected from 3800 entries, from 87 countries, based upon their quality, creativity and interpretation of Syngenta’s purpose: Bringing plant potential to life.
The winners were announced at a special exhibition at the Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland, as part of Syngenta’s 10th Anniversary celebrations.
“The breadth and quality of the work submitted to the 2010 Syngenta Photo Prize reflects the standing the competition has within the global photographic community,” said award-winning professional photographer Marcus Lyon, Chairman of the Judging Panel and Exhibition Curator. “Moreover, the commitment Syngenta has shown to this initiative through the Basel exhibition is a significant step towards this becoming a recognized award for photographic excellence.”
“As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary, I have enjoyed seeing so many creative and original interpretations of our company’s purpose,” said Mike Mack, Syngenta CEO. “Agriculture comes in all shapes and sizes. The power of photography brings the richness and diversity of our industry to life. The photos are a great reflection of our daily job, where we work with farmers in the field and the environment they live in.”
Syngenta employees also submitted over 900 photographs, with winning entries from the Netherlands, the UK and Germany. All external and internal winning entries were judged upon their creative interpretation, color and composition, and quality and technique. The diverse judging panel included Syngenta representatives, a Syngenta customer and professional and amateur photographers.
Zoltán Balogh, a semi-professional photographer, described his winning picture, “Countryside in Finland”, as “a fortunate moment.”
First prize winner, Nigel Hallett, is a professional photographer working for a local Australian newspaper. His entry was named “Summer Scorcher”.
Mario Pereda, a professional photographer, described his winning entry “Ifugao Rice Terraces” as “one of the most interesting places he had ever visited.”
On 3 November 2010, RICS launched Dirk Brounen and Nils Kok's report on the link between energy performance certificates and economic value.
The study was presented at The Centre, in Brussels, over a lunch debate entitled ‘The economics of EU energy labels in the housing market’.
The new RICS study carried out by Dirk Brounen, Professor of Finance and Real Estate Finance at the RDM Erasmus University, and Nils Kok, assistant professor of Finance and Real Estate at Maastricht University, looks at the drivers for the adoption of energy performance certificates and the consequent economic implications in the residential housing market. The findings contain some important lessons to be learned by both homeowners and policy makers.
The study provides some of the first empirical evidence as to the market adoption and financial impact of energy performance certificates, as well as to claim that there is a higher transaction price for properties labeled as more energy efficient.
An expert panel including Michaela Holl from DG ENER of the European Commission, Dr. Tudor Constantinescu, Director of the Buildings Performance Institute of Europe and Jacek Kostrzewa, co-Principal at GreenMax Capital Advisors, debated the implications of the report in the context of a growing urgency for the buildings sector to deliver maximum energy efficiency. The discussion was chaired by Bertrand Deprez from The Centre.
For RICS EU Policy and Public Affairs energy efficiency in buildings is a top priority. If you have any comments or questions regarding the practicalities of the recast EPBD or if you would like further information, we would like to hear from you. |16| ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRY MAGAZINE
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