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Photo: More than 180 nominations received for this year’s prizes

More than 180 nominations received for this year’s prizes

Nominations for the 2012 Lush Prize closed on September 1st.  We’ve got more than 180 nominations in total giving us some really great projects to choose from in all five categories. The Lush Prize team here in Manchester is busy this week coming up with a short list of projects in each category to go […]

Photo: Only 20 days left to nominate

Only 20 days left to nominate

With a closing date of September 1st, the last chance to nominate organisations involved in cruelty-free research and campaigning against animal testing for this year’s Lush Prize is fast approaching. According to Katy Brown, Prize Fund manager:  “We’ve already had  nearly a hundred nominations from around the world with entries coming in from the US, […]

Photo: First judges announced

First judges announced

  We are pleased to announce that we have now appointed the first three judges to the Lush Prize judging panel:   Troy Seidle Troy Seidle is Director of Research & Toxicology for Humane Society International. As a former public representative on inspections of animal research facilities, Seidle has witnessed first-hand the plight of animals […]

Photo: Lush Prize is launched!

Lush Prize is launched!

INAUGURAL LUSH PRIZE TO STAMP OUT ANIMAL TESTING IS LAUNCHED Leading ethical brand will award £250,000 prize to promote cruelty-free research Campaigning cosmetics company Lush today announces the creation of the first ever Lush Prize to help bring an end to animal testing in the wake of the continuing failure to ban these practices. The […]

Photo: Prize Launch to take place on June 19th

Prize Launch to take place on June 19th

The Lush Prize will be launched to the press at 8.30am on June 19th at the Ivy in London.  Mark Constantine (Lush co-founder) will be one of a few speakers explaining some of the ideas and motivation behind the Prize.  For more information contact Lush Press Office.

Photo: First three judges appointed

First three judges appointed

Three judges have now agreed to sit on the panel for the Prize.  They will be announced at the Prize press launch at the Ivy on the morning of the 19th.  Further appoinments, to fill the remaining seven places, will be announced over the course of the summer.

Photo: Lush Prize Team to meet today

Lush Prize Team to meet today

To discuss final planning of the launch of Lush Prize in only a weeks time. Exciting stuff!