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Deadline: 15 September 2025

Are you driving innovation and excellence? Apply for the One World Sustainability Awards 2025 – For the Future of Industries.

Everyone dreams of a prosperous future. Modern industry can be the engine – by bringing together economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Around the world, a new generation of leaders is reshaping industries with their passion, breakthrough innovations and commitment to transformation across borders.

To promote these solutions for the industries of the future, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) introduces 2025 the ONE World Sustainability Awards.

THE AWARDS

The Awards are the first business awards of their kind – demonstrating how profitability can go hand in hand with responsibility, sustainability, and impact.

They celebrate outstanding contributions to innovative and sustainable industries, honouring businesses and individuals who demonstrate excellence.

The first-ever award ceremony takes place at UNIDO’s Global Industry Summit 2025, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with high-level participants from 173 countries.

The Awards will be the start of a lasting global platform to build long-term partnerships.

Open to businesses, start-ups, institutions and individuals shaping tomorrow’s solutions.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Sustainable Supply Chains

Are you transforming supply chains to be more sustainable, and resilient? Show the world how you are reducing emissions, ensuring fair labour standards, driving responsible sourcing, enhancing local value addition or more!

Innovative Start-Ups

Are you developing breakthrough technologies or business models that shape the industry of the future? If you are an innovative Start-Up creating scalable solutions, we want to hear from you!

Women in Industry

Do you place women’s empowerment at the heart of your operations? If you are boosting women’s employment, promoting women into higher technical and managerial roles, or championing women entrepreneurs, apply to share your impact.

WHY APPLY?

Global reach: Showcase your innovations at the Global Industry Summit 2025 to a worldwide audience, including leaders from 173 states.

Long-Term Partnerships: Gain access to global platforms with 170+ states, offering collaboration opportunities, networking, and exposure to new markets.

 

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