Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has been awarded the CK Prahalad Award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has been awarded the CK Prahalad Award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership

Daily Current Affairs   /   Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, has been awarded the CK Prahalad Award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership

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Category : Awards Published on: October 15 2021

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  • The Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, is one of the corporate executives to receive the renowned C K Prahlad award for Global Business Sustainability Leadership this year.
  • Microsoft's top four executives have been honored with the C.K. Prahalad Award for their joint leadership in transforming the corporation into a carbon negative company by 2030 and eliminating all historical emissions by 2050.
  • The C.K. Prahalad Award, established in 2010 to honour founding CEF Advisory Board member C.K. Prahalad, honours recipients who have demonstrated the essential link between sustainability, innovation, and long-term economic success in a globalising world.

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About CK Prahalad Award

  • The Prahalad Award, established in 2010 to honour C.K Prahalad, a founding member of the CEF Advisory Board, recognises exceptional, globally significant private-sector leadership that exemplifies sustainability as a key driver of innovation and long-term business success.
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