The Earthshot Prize

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The Earthshot Prize finds, supports and celebrates those who turn bold ideas into real solutions to repair our planet.

The world faces its greatest challenge: to regenerate the place we all call home during this decade.

We search the globe for game-changing innovations that will repair our planet, helping them to grow and awarding the very best five solutions each year with £1 million each to scale their work.

Meet our Winners & Finalists

Unearthing solutions with a network of Nominators

We work with hundreds of hugely experienced Official Nominators worldwide to help us find the most impactful solutions to our Earthshots, from grassroots and Indigenous communities to international businesses and governments.

Circulate CapitalGreen Africa Youth OrganizationSustainable Ocean AllianceAga Khan Development NetworkSpringwiseRoberto HerreraNational University of SingaporeFactor EPolygreen Culture and Art InitiativeZoological Society of LondonEnda ColombiaMastercard Center for Inclusive GrowthDunelm EnergyThe 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub at the Port of Tyne AuthorityOceano Azul FoundationEuro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change – CMCC FoundationHult Prize FoundationSt. Vincent & The Grenadines Environment FundHesabu CapitalDovetail Impact FoundationGrocircular Agro Services LTDAmigos da Terra – Amazônia BrasileiraPontificia Universidad Católica del PerúSingapore Green Building CouncilGlobal Invest HerSW/Niger Delta Forest ProjectGreenMatterHeriot-Watt UniversityVaitea CowanRevive Impact PartnersSolar Impulse FoundationOceanaPDS LimitedTallis SustainabilityArupEarthshotForeign Commonwealth and Development OfficeFrancisco José De Caldas District UniversityJohannesburg Parks Alliance (JPA)The Radical FundYTL Corporation BerhadOxford University InnovationPolish Academy of SciencesSDG Global GroupSilverstrand CapitalClean Air Society of Australia and New ZealandEarth League InternationalEntlaqOcean VisionsNotplaConfluent GlobalTereco Global (Pty) LtdPersistent EnergyThe Manta TrustASOCARBONOPrince Albert II of Monaco FoundationAmazon WatchAfrikelpGrantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentOVO FoundationAnday ABInstituto TerraMullenLowe SingaporeMukuru Clean StovesWARF – Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationProject EveryonePlastic Pollution CoalitionUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeTemasek TrustPelican AgQ Life Sciences Ssn BhdNear East FoundationLeapFrog InvestmentsThe B TeamE4E AfricaNatural Heritage CapitalLilongwe university of AgricultureImpact Entrepreneur, PBCDesignSingapore CouncilUnited Nations World Food ProgrammeeTrash2CashSea Forest LtdAgriFutures AustraliaGreen Building Council South AfricaTusk TrustBIOFUND – Foundation for Biodiversity ConservationWe Don’t Have Time@iBizAfrica – Strathmore UniversityShEquity PartnersMandala ClubDecarb VenturesUnruly CapitalC1 VenturesRosewood Hotel GroupClimateworks CentreDuke UniversityUN RCC East and Southern AfricaTemasek FoundationParis Peace ForumGlobal Commons AllianceD.LightH&M FoundationLondon GreenCityPlastic Oceans InternationalBerge BulkIAU Office of Astronomy for DevelopmentBrowning the Green SpaceThe European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory Limited500 Global101 Capital PartnersNew Energy NexusUniversity of WarwickInvestors for ClimateCirc, IncJSC ImpactClimate FirstGenZeroandBeyondUKAid Propcom+ (The Palladium Group)Mungo ParkGo Green AfricaFireglowStartupXKronaTech To The RescueNess SeaDCVCCentre for Global Eco-InnovationClean Air Task Force, Inc.Pluto Mussels and Trading (Pty) LtdUrban Solutions and Sustainability Innovation & Enterprise Office (USS IEO)Wildlife Conservation Research UnitAtomicoThe Cyprus InstituteTUM Venture LabsC40 CitiesTerrasetOceanWatch AustraliaRegenecapital/Convene EsgSPACE-FFondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine (FoProBiM)ClientEarthSynergosInstitute of Sustainability and TechnologyThe Global Warming Mitigation Project

Vanagon VenturesCircular Earth LTDPeace Parks FoundationPlanet Ark Environmental FoundationBrightVibes NL BVMirovaSanergyLondon & PartnersStellenbosch University LaunchLabAfrican Circular Economy NetworkAt One VenturesTrillion TreesClimate CollectiveCommonwealth Secretariat Commonwealth Blue CharterConverge CapitalENSOINESC TECBlue Earth SummitZero Waste EuropeCitron Violet ProductionsSalesforce, Inc.WRAPTheia VenturesRumah FoundationCornell UniversityVoLo Earth VenturesHitachiSynthesis CapitalEndangered Wildlife TrustOceans 5University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability LeadershipGreensetEco-BusinessBreakthrough EnergyEmerson CollectiveSmart Climate TransitionsIf Not Us Then WhoCOmON FoundationWasteAid UKDarwin CollegeEuropean Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)TU DelftGreat Barrier Reef FoundationChongqing Jiaotong UniversitySystemiq CapitalCranfield UniversityCatalyst FundFish 2.0 VenturesOne Ocean FoundationBridge That Gap Hope for Africa InitiativeEngineers Without Borders InternationalConscious LeadersFORCE Family OfficeZero SummitPermaculture CapitalBVRioBloombergThe Elevate Prize FoundationThe Iris ProjectInnovate 4 NatureCyclades Preservation FundGrange ManagementIndigenous Land and Sea CorporationConservation X LabsSekayi Mwila FundafundaAnanas Anam Uk LtdGobi PartnersAntlerSarus Capital ManagementViridianCentre for Sustainable FashiontwygKyoto UniversityWildAidPhilanthropy AfricaIntellecap Advisory ServicesSAG VenturesEdinburgh Ocean LeadersGreenCapeTerrataiInternational Lawyers ProjectGRST LimitedGreenPushWhat Can You Do (Earth) CicGreen Awards Inc.Nature FinanceInternational Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)Leading CitiesClay CapitalAera VCUtopia Capital ManagementRare IncNational Textile UniversityOceanic Preservation SocietyQuantedge Advancement InitiativeThe University of MelbourneSigma Squared SocietyTerra EnergyWomen’s Earth AllianceMontpelier Foundation and Family OfficeConservation InternationalEqwow Ventures LtdaHalo ImpactJFK Library FoundationKatapult OceanCaban EnergyCarbon13B2R FarmsImperial College LondonNairobi Climate Network (soon to be The Climate Network)WWF-UKUEABlavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordETF PartnersKoolmill Systems LimitedEDBIAqualibre Africa2150Nature’s PitchFuture Fabrics Expo LtdABC ImpactGlobal Resilience PartnershipQLD INDIGENOUS WOMEN RANGERS NETWORKHolch Povlsen FoundationKing Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyHatch BlueKickstart VenturesCape Leopard TrustFirst Nations Clean Energy NetworkCasa do ImpactoCity of AmsterdamTalanoaInstitutot Social PlusHHMI Tangled Bank StudiosLow CarbonThe Pennsylvania State UniversityVikāra InstituteGoldman Environmental Prizegrowth studioWhitley Fund for NatureWildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST)SWEN Blue OceanWildlife Conservation SocietyBrincDarena Ventures

UBS Optimus FoundationRoyal Green Pacific Enterprise LtdXORAEARTHDAY.ORGInstituto ArapyaúPhilanthropy Asia AlliancesKheytiPharo FoundationDian Fossey Gorilla FundPositive VenturesChangeNOWTIGRIS WATER COMPANY PTE LTDGlobal Covenant of Mayors for Climate & EnergyBluetech Clean Air AllianceRestorDirect Air Capture CoalitionCenter for Financial Inclusion (CFI)Expo City DubaiFashion for GoodAfrican Conservation FoundationFuture Planet CapitalCleantech GroupNational Cheng Kung UniversityDP WorldPT Restorasi Ekosistem KarbonBritish AirwaysThomson Reuters FoundationGrowthAfricaABALOBITMVAlitheia CapitalGlobal Impact Investing Network (GIIN)Circle CapitalAshden Climate SolutionsRippleworksInternational Coral Reef InitiativeAnfani Energy LimitedInstitute for Sustainable Development at EPLOSouth African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)Project DandelionColeman Family VenturesMark SchwartzClimateImpactClimate Collective FoundationMillennium Campus Network (MCN)Generation-ReAfrica Climate VenturesClimate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)Standard CharteredEnviuOxford Innovation FinanceInstituto IgarapéLaudes FoundationMultiChoiceBetawavesVirgin UniteS4S TechnologiesRoyal Society of Wildlife TrustsEquiloManufacturing AfricaWaterAid2X GlobalAutodesk FoundationFordham University LondonOceanHub AfricaEllen MacArthur FoundationSpeSeasChallenge WorksInstituto SocioambientalLos Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)Synchronicity EarthUnion of Concerned Researchers in FashionUniversidade Federal do AmazonasPlanet ACoral VitaSouthSouthNorthAsia BioBusiness Pte. Ltd.Barka FundClimate ZeitgeistWashington Maritime BlueThe Ocean AdvocateAlejandra NiñoToyota VenturesConservation OptimismGreen Is The New BlackThe Royal African SocietyBetter Earth VenturesUrbanBetterCloverly2040 VenturesSand RiverOne Young WorldCPI EnterprisesUniversity of Leeds8090 IndustriesD-PrizeThe University of EdinburghLeonard StiegelerICLEI AfricaLocally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network International TrustAfrishelaFundación PachamamaMilkywireAshokaEchoing GreenDr Sass BrownBenioff Ocean Science LaboratoryLeague of ArtisansYeo Kai TingGlobal Fashion Agenda (GFA)Island InnovationClean Air FundThe New York Community TrustWhoWhatWhereNigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC)Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA)FSD AfricaYGA – Young Guru AcademyRoyal Academy of EngineeringSavia VenturesCarbon Business CouncilCarbon TrustFauna & FloraOcean Impact OrganisationOppenheimer Generations Research and ConservationAfrican Leadership GroupFIA FoundationThe Great Bubble BarrierThe Long RunEco Living MagazineImpact PlaygroundEnvironmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)Pacific Blue FoundationGlobal Alliance for the Future of FoodInstituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPE)Upcycled ShackGeute ConservaciónBiomimicry InstituteIgarapé InstituteMoonshot VenturesNEXUS GlobalPDIE GroupRoundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)Style House Limited | Lagos Fashion WeekFireball CapitalDaughters for Earth

The Nature ConservancyThe National Geographic SocietyAcumenMission RatioPlanète AmazoneBFA Global – TECA ProgrammeEcologiCambridge UniversitySatganaEka VenturesWavemaker ImpactCooperaccionOcean Born FoundationTSIBA Business SchoolWOTA Corp.HER Planet EarthRESPOND I BMW FoundationInnovate UKUnited Nations Development ProgrammeOceanovationAsia Carbon InstituteKorea Green FoundationBritish High Commission Abuja, NigeriaNet Zero Lawyers AllianceYOUTHTOPIABritish Embassy AbidjanImagine H2OZeitgeist19Asia School of BusinessProspect InnovationTheNewClimate, IncAfriLabsWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionEsrag OceaniaGlobal Innovation FundWildlife Conservation NetworkDEMA FUNDBirdLife South AfricaWayCarbonGlobal Water PartnershipArizona State University Global Futures LaboratoryKawiSafi VenturesThe First Thirty VenturesDepartment for Business and TradePONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANAGlobal Seaweed Coalition (UNGC)Advaita CapitalAEON Environmental FoundationCambridge EnterpriseConservation and Wildlife FundUNDPUniversity of YorkElion HouseThe Chartered Institute of Patent AttorneysNektonAustralian Marine Conservation SocietyThe Mills FabricaPista VenturesLive Ocean FoundationAquacyclGreentown LabsDeep Science VenturesJourneys With PurposeCampaign for NatureUniversity of BremenSave the ElephantsTech NationImpact DynamixClean Technology HubGlobal Fishing WatchRegeneration.VCFundação Grupo Boticário (Boticario Group Foundation)McGill UniversityWomen Environmental ProgrammeHealthy Seas FoundationZero Carbon CapitalUberKinjaniGroup on Earth ObservationsGreenwood PlaceSustainable VenturesBuilding and Construction AuthorityVan Hall Larenstein University of Applied ScienceAmpd EnergySMEP ProgrammeThird Derivative (RMI)AgFunderWeb SummitGlobal Forest GenerationEcoChampionsUNCCDTe Herenga Waka – Victoria University of WellingtonEleven Eleven FoundationForgotten Parks ASBLForum for the FutureJames Michel FoundationHoloceneSOSVMYCLUniversity of BristolAfrican Leadership AcademyBlue Germany E.V.Singapore Fashion CouncilUICCA – UAE Independent Climate Change AcceleratorsZerotolandfillFuterra LtdDevelopment AlternativesAirQualityAsiaUniversity of Edinburgh School of Engineering and Centre For Human Ecology, GlasgowThe Zero PlanetTop Tier ImpactØrsted VenturesThetiusOcean Ecostructures S.L.Alana FoundationTrustcare Empowerment & Development InitiativeOcean Risk and Resilience Action AllianceThe Future of FoodAudacy VenturesFlora-Arcade ConsultancyDraper Richards Kaplan FoundationFoundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS)Global Compact NepalAsian Species Action PartnershipHerbert Smith FreehillsClimate Policy RadarRegenerative IntelligenceThe International Strategy ForumCo.labAgenda 21 Partnership Aachen-Cape TownThe Last Great Ape OrganisationDistrital Francisco José De Caldas UniversityArgali Carbon CorporationOne Million VoicesCrampton Blackie PartnersCo-AxisTakacharSOLshareRising Voice Changing Coasts HubSustainable Markets InitiativeGeneration VeganLiving SeawallsTri-Sector AssociatesPlanetaryX

How We Search for Solutions

Our Five Earthshots

Our challenge to the world is based on five Earthshots.

These simple but ambitious goals for 2030 have been developed in collaboration with leading environmental experts to repair our planet before irreversible damage occurs.

Each year, from a shortlist of 15 Finalists, five Winners are awarded The Earthshot Prize – one for each Earthshot.