Past Quests

The Foundation launched the Earth Champions initiative the week prior to the 2000 Olympics in Australia, with the first award given by Nelson Mandela. Since then the initiative has been conducted on three continents, and in three languages. The program is a proven and well-documented initiative backed by eminent environmental experts, including Edward De Bono and Sir Crispin Tickell.

Below are the stories and Champions associated with each past Quest in Australia (2000), Switzerland (2004) and Hong Kong (2008).

Australia, 2000
Switzerland, 2004
Hong Kong, 2008

LONDON 2011/2012

Earth Champions will be celebrating London’s environmental progress leading up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Skoll World Forum at Oxford University March 2011

The Skoll world Forum on Social Entrepreneurship 30 March-1 April 2011. Guest speakers included Queen Noor of Jordan, Desmond Tutu and Lord Sainbury. Fiona Mathews was invited to participate at this very exciting initiative which was founded by Jeff Skoll.

Fiona Mathews addresses Global Plastics Association’s President’s Meeting on Marine Litter

Earth Champions CEO, Fiona Mathews was invited to provide an external viewpoint on how the pressing and serious issue of marine litter should be tackled by the 43 plastics industry associations that were meeting as a group for the first time at the worlds biggest …

Launch of the Earth Challenge with Sir Richard Branson, Vice President Al Gore and Sir Crispin Tickell

Sir Crispin is the Chairman of the Earth Champions International Advisory Council.