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CIPRA received the Dutch sustainability award

27.03.2012

The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) was awarded the 2012 Sustainability Organization of the Year by the Royal Dutch Mountaineering and Climbing Club (NKVB). In an on-line ballot, Dutch mountaineers from NKVB, the biggest mountaineering club outside of the Alps, voted CIPRA. CIPRA is a non-governmental umbrella organization including more than 100 associations and organizations from seven Alpine states. A member of the Mountain Partnership, CIPRA works towards achieving sustainable development in the Alps. According to CIPRA President Dominik Siegrist: “This award is priceless for us; it shows that we are on the right track.” 2012 is the first year of the Dutch Sustainability Award. Other nominees included the new Monte Rosa Hut in the Swiss Canton of Valais and the outdoor clothing company Patagonia.

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