Sustainability Awards Categories

These categories recognize achievements since the beginning of July 2024 of individuals, teams, and entire organizations to plan, approach, and achieve organizational, industry, or national sustainability goals.

Nominations that won in the 2026 edition of the awards may be resubmitted for consideration to the 2027 awards. If they have been updated with recent achievements, they may be resubmitted to the categories in which they won. If they have not been updated, they must be submitted to categories different from those in which they won.

Information to be submitted online for entries in these categories includes
a. An essay of up to 3,500 characters describing the nominee’s innovative achievements since 1 July, 2024.
b. Optional (but highly recommended), a collection of supporting files and web addresses that you may upload to our server to support your entry and provide more background information to the judges.

Y01. Award for Most Innovative Circular Economy Practices
Y02. Award for Most Innovative Climate Resilience and Adaptation (New for 2027)
Y03. Award for Most Innovative Corporate Sustainability Program
Y04. Award for Most Innovative Financial Inclusion Initiative (New for 2027)
Y05. Award for Most Innovative Net Zero Strategy (New for 2027)
Y06. Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Sustainability
Y07. Award for Most Innovative Social Impact
Y08. Award for Most Innovative Social Inclusion Initiative (New for 2027)
Y09. Award for Most Innovative Sustainability-Focused Media
Y10. Award for Most Innovative Sustainability Partnerships
Y11. Sustainable Product/Services of the Year
Y12. Award for Most Innovative Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Y13. Award for Most Innovative Urban Sustainability and Smart City Transformation
Y14. Award for Most Innovative Women’s Empowerment Initiative (New for 2027)
Y15. Award for Most Innovative Youth Empowerment Initiative (New for 2027)