Deadline: June 30, 2026
Applications are open for the UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Awards 2026. Each year, the ONE World Sustainability Awards present market-ready solutions before UN Member States, CEOs, investors, policymakers, and leading experts, offering finalists unparalleled international visibility and direct access to influential networks.
The 2026 ceremony will take place in Vienna, Austria, giving finalists a prestigious platform to showcase their impact on one of the world’s most prominent international stages.
Categories
- Sustainable Supply Chains: For companies revolutionizing sourcing, emissions reduction, fair labor, or local value creation. Show the world your impact.
- Innovative Start-Ups: For breakthrough technologies and scalable business models. Shape the future of industry.
- Women in Industry: For all that place women’s empowerment at the heart of their operations, promoting women into higher technical and managerial roles, or championing women entrepreneurs. Spotlight your innovation.
Benefits
- Global visibility and partnerships: become part of a global platform with 173 Member States & innovators and gain access to new networks
Eligibility
- Sustainable Supply Chains
- Any company driving sustainable supply chains at regional or global level – including manufacturers, cooperatives, ethical sourcing/certification programs, or multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Innovative Start-Ups
- Start-Ups that develop or deploy new technologies, business models, or digital/green solutions with clear potential to transform a sector or market (e.g. clean-tech developers, digital platforms, circular-economy innovators, robotics/AI solutions for industry, sustainable materials start-ups).
- Women in Industry
- Companies, manufacturers, or cooperatives driving gender-transformative business models within their operations.
Application
For more information, visit UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Awards.
