Deadline: 14-Apr-23

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) seeks nominations of individuals, organisations, and governments working on sustainable solutions to eliminate plastic pollution.

The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals, groups, and organisations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.

Categories

• Policy Leadership Award: This award category recognizes individuals or organizations in public service whose actions and leadership have brought about profound, positive change for the environment within their country or internationally.
• Inspiration and Action Award: This award category recognizes individuals or organizations who have taken bold environmental action in urging and creating decisive positive change on behalf of the planet and its inhabitants. Their leadership and example inspires and motivates others.
• Enterpreneual Vision Award: This award category recognizes individuals or organizations that challenge the status quo. The laureates in this field demonstrate how environmental sustainability is compatible with financial profitability.
• Science and Innovation Award: This award category recognizes individuals or organizations whose groundbreaking work pushes the boundaries of human knowledge and technology, with positive impacts on the environment.

Eligibility Criteria

• The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Champions are selected from nominations received from across the world and are open to everyone.
• The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals, groups, and organisations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.

Selection Process

• A team of UNEP staff and subject experts review and consider each nomination.
• The criteria for selection are:
  • Impact – Have the nominee’s actions resulted in profound environmental gains or demonstrated significant potential for replication and scaling?
  • Novelty – Has the nominee done or achieved something new and innovative?
  • Power of the story – How compelling and inspiring is the nominee’s story?

For more information, visit UNEP.