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.

Top Tier ImpactTUM Venture LabsLeague of ArtisansVanagon VenturesVirgin UniteCarbon13Women’s Earth AllianceUnruly CapitalOne Ocean FoundationClimate Collective FoundationThe Long RunUICCA – UAE Independent Climate Change AcceleratorsInstitute of Sustainability and TechnologyNew Energy NexusGreen Awards Inc.WhoWhatWhereENSOOceans 5The Zero PlanetEntlaqBetawavesICLEI AfricaOne Young WorldDr Sass BrowntwygCirculate CapitalUrbanBetterEcologiSatganaCape Leopard TrustCleantech GroupInstituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPE)WildAidConfluent GlobalPlanet ACitron Violet ProductionsIAU Office of Astronomy for DevelopmentSystemiq CapitalandBeyondProject EveryoneTerrasetSpeSeasWeb SummitØrsted VenturesAtomicoPeace Parks FoundationPlanète AmazoneOppenheimer Generations Research and ConservationStartupXParis Peace ForumZero SummitSolar Impulse FoundationToyota VenturesBlue Earth SummitCo.labNational Textile UniversityAnanas Anam Uk LtdCaban EnergyUNDPEllen MacArthur FoundationAustralian Marine Conservation SocietyThe Chartered Institute of Patent AttorneysVan Hall Larenstein University of Applied ScienceWhat Can You Do (Earth) CicTusk TrustAgriFutures AustraliaCenter for Financial Inclusion (CFI)Casa do ImpactoEDBIGlobal Alliance for the Future of FoodPersistent EnergyForgotten Parks ASBLThe New York Community TrustMcGill UniversityLiving SeawallsFSD AfricaFirst Nations Clean Energy NetworkKyoto UniversityEndangered Wildlife TrustWRAPHolch Povlsen FoundationPontificia Universidad Católica del PerúWavemaker ImpactMontpelier Foundation and Family OfficeKheytiRippleworksForeign Commonwealth and Development OfficeShEquity PartnersDirect Air Capture CoalitionFORCE Family OfficeDistrital Francisco José De Caldas UniversityLocally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network International TrustVikāra InstituteNektonLive Ocean FoundationUtopia Capital ManagementGlobal Water PartnershipSDG Global GroupUpcycled ShackD.LightFundación PachamamaLeapFrog InvestmentsHoloceneGrange ManagementDunelm EnergySouth African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)Urban Solutions and Sustainability Innovation & Enterprise Office (USS IEO)Browning the Green SpaceBFA Global – TECA ProgrammeOVO FoundationInnovate 4 NatureWashington Maritime BlueSand RiverImpact Entrepreneur, PBCTSIBA Business SchoolPDS LimitedAsia Carbon InstituteIntellecap Advisory ServicesJourneys With PurposeUniversity of Edinburgh School of Engineering and Centre For Human Ecology, GlasgowQuantedge Advancement InitiativeAnday ABCloverlyNational University of SingaporeNigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC)UberRoyal Society of Wildlife TrustsThe European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)C40 CitiesMYCLRoyal Green Pacific Enterprise LtdExpo City DubaiInternational Coral Reef InitiativeThe Last Great Ape OrganisationLow CarbonAga Khan Development NetworkJames Michel FoundationGlobal Invest HerUniversity of WarwickPDIE GroupPacific Blue FoundationInstituto TerraDesignSingapore CouncilEqwow Ventures LtdaWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionABC Impact

Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)Converge CapitalClimate FirstIsland InnovationUKAid Propcom+ (The Palladium Group)WasteAid UKThe 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub at the Port of Tyne AuthorityThe First Thirty VenturesBritish High Commission Abuja, NigeriaGreen Is The New BlackUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeZero Waste EuropeElion HouseMullenLowe SingaporeClean Technology HubIndigenous Land and Sea CorporationBloombergSOSVSalesforce, Inc.Universidade Federal do Amazonas2150Nature FinanceSavia VenturesOceanWatch AustraliaOceanHub AfricaSea Forest LtdTemasek TrustKickstart VenturesThird Derivative (RMI)Conservation X LabsThe International Strategy ForumNature’s PitchDarwin CollegeThe Manta TrustDP WorldUnited Nations Development ProgrammeETF PartnersGreentown LabsAfrishelaMoonshot VenturesLeading CitiesFashion for GoodEka VenturesCampaign for NatureJFK Library FoundationTereco Global (Pty) LtdDevelopment AlternativesZoological Society of LondonSilverstrand CapitalNess SeaGlobal Resilience PartnershipProject DandelionTri-Sector AssociatesInstitute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)101 Capital PartnersFireglowConservation OptimismSingapore Green Building CouncilBetter Earth VenturesLondon GreenCityTMVGlobal Commons AllianceCity of AmsterdamEarth League InternationalEngineers Without Borders InternationalClimate Policy RadarSPACE-FStyle House Limited | Lagos Fashion WeekGlobal Seaweed Coalition (UNGC)Climateworks CentreWaterAidPositive VenturesChangeNOWSingapore Fashion CouncilAlejandra NiñoClimate ZeitgeistThetiusOceanovationNatural Heritage CapitalPharo FoundationThe University of EdinburghGlobal Fishing WatchKing Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyGoldman Environmental PrizeRESPOND I BMW FoundationImpact PlaygroundInternational Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)Sustainable Markets InitiativeAfrican Circular Economy NetworkFoundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS)We Don’t Have TimeRestorWildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST)Trillion TreesSOLshareEleven Eleven FoundationConservation InternationalEco-BusinessKronaFish 2.0 VenturesInstitute for Sustainable Development at EPLONear East FoundationRosewood Hotel GroupImpact DynamixPT Restorasi Ekosistem KarbonOxford University InnovationLondon & PartnersUniversity of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability LeadershipGrocircular Agro Services LTDYeo Kai TingThomson Reuters FoundationThe Radical FundEcoChampionsTech NationAmigos da Terra – Amazônia BrasileiraChallenge WorksMungo ParkClean Air Society of Australia and New ZealandWARF – Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationHatch BlueAsian Species Action PartnershipBluetech Clean Air AllianceOcean VisionsPlanetaryXH&M FoundationPolish Academy of SciencesGeneration-ReSynergosForum for the FutureTech To The Rescue500 GlobalInvestors for ClimateSynchronicity EarthAlana FoundationAfrican Conservation FoundationUniversity of YorkMission RatioHealthy Seas FoundationWayCarbonCPI EnterprisesCirc, IncNairobi Climate Network (soon to be The Climate Network)Centre for Global Eco-InnovationFrancisco José De Caldas District UniversityGo Green AfricaMillennium Campus Network (MCN)

Circular Earth LTDRising Voice Changing Coasts HubGrowthAfricaSW/Niger Delta Forest ProjectGreen Africa Youth OrganizationGenZeroSynthesis CapitalAfrican Leadership AcademyRegenerative IntelligenceRevive Impact PartnersCambridge UniversityBreakthrough EnergyUnion of Concerned Researchers in FashionBirdLife South AfricaUniversity of LeedsIf Not Us Then WhoABALOBICyclades Preservation FundNational Cheng Kung UniversityOceanaC1 VenturesAfrica Climate VenturesImagine H2OAsia BioBusiness Pte. Ltd.Oxford Innovation FinanceBiomimicry Institute8090 IndustriesCornell UniversitySAG VenturesSarus Capital ManagementGreenMatterS4S TechnologiesViridianRoyal Academy of EngineeringGlobal Impact Investing Network (GIIN)Future Planet CapitalUniversity of BristolThe Global Warming Mitigation ProjectBuilding and Construction AuthorityGreensetGreenPush2X GlobalOceano Azul FoundationSouthSouthNorthRumah FoundationCoral VitaChongqing Jiaotong UniversityArupEchoing GreenEnda ColombiaEsrag OceaniaBlavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordCommonwealth Secretariat Commonwealth Blue CharterFordham University LondonSWEN Blue OceanINESC TECVoLo Earth VenturesClimate CollectiveGRST LimitedProspect InnovationVaitea CowanImperial College LondonPrince Albert II of Monaco FoundationOne Million VoiceseTrash2CashAgenda 21 Partnership Aachen-Cape TownCranfield UniversityStandard CharteredLos Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationClean Air FundRoberto HerreraKawiSafi VenturesDarena VenturesCatalyst FundAsia School of BusinessMirovaKorea Green FoundationFuture Fabrics Expo LtdAfrikelpYTL Corporation BerhadCOmON FoundationDepartment for Business and TradeLeonard StiegelerGrantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentAshokaThe University of MelbourneCaribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA)Permaculture Capital2040 VenturesYGA – Young Guru AcademyInstituto SocioambientalDuke UniversityFlora-Arcade ConsultancyHesabu CapitalHult Prize FoundationClean Air Task Force, Inc.African Leadership GroupRoundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)YOUTHTOPIAAlitheia CapitalCooperaccionSanergyThe Iris ProjectArizona State University Global Futures LaboratoryBritish Embassy AbidjanBerge BulkNEXUS GlobalAmpd EnergyZero Carbon CapitalOcean Impact OrganisationGlobal Fashion Agenda (GFA)Instituto ArapyaúTheia VenturesGeute ConservaciónWOTA Corp.Katapult OceanThe Nature ConservancyDian Fossey Gorilla FundTrustcare Empowerment & Development InitiativeCarbon Business CouncilRegenecapital/Convene EsgFundação Grupo Boticário (Boticario Group Foundation)United Nations World Food ProgrammeHER Planet EarthAnfani Energy LimitedSigma Squared SocietyConscious LeadersASOCARBONOGlobal Compact NepalFactor EAmazon WatchTemasek FoundationAEON Environmental FoundationHitachiTalanoaJohannesburg Parks Alliance (JPA)@iBizAfrica – Strathmore UniversityGreen Building Council South AfricaWildlife Conservation NetworkBlue Germany E.V.BrincGreenCapeHHMI Tangled Bank StudiosEuropean Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)Institutot Social Plus

Argali Carbon CorporationSmart Climate TransitionsTakacharEdinburgh Ocean LeadersUNCCDClimateImpactInnovate UKPolygreen Culture and Art InitiativeAutodesk FoundationGlobal Covenant of Mayors for Climate & EnergyTheNewClimate, IncSMEP ProgrammeHeriot-Watt UniversityCrampton Blackie PartnersPista VenturesEnviuB2R FarmsGreenwood PlaceThe Cyprus InstituteBarka FundEARTHDAY.ORGManufacturing AfricaEquiloTerrataiBVRioPlanet Ark Environmental FoundationSave the ElephantsOcean Born FoundationThe Ocean AdvocateBrightVibes NL BVAdvaita CapitalUN RCC East and Southern AfricaLaudes FoundationSt. Vincent & The Grenadines Environment FundUniversity of BremenWhitley Fund for NatureInternational Lawyers ProjectWildlife Conservation Research UnitThe Mills FabricaMastercard Center for Inclusive GrowthWWF-UKAquacyclFauna & FloraDecarb Venturesgrowth studioTe Herenga Waka – Victoria University of WellingtonAgFunderDCVCBridge That Gap Hope for Africa InitiativeEuro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change – CMCC FoundationMukuru Clean StovesClientEarthSustainable Ocean AllianceOceanic Preservation SocietyConservation and Wildlife FundGobi PartnersLilongwe university of AgricultureWildlife Conservation SocietyAntlerQ Life Sciences Ssn BhdAshden Climate SolutionsCo-AxisIgarapé InstituteThe Pennsylvania State UniversityPhilanthropy Asia AlliancesKoolmill Systems LimitedAcumenXORAClay CapitalTU DelftBenioff Ocean Science LaboratoryCambridge EnterprisePelican AgThe Great Bubble BarrierE4E AfricaNotplaUBS Optimus FoundationAirQualityAsiaMark SchwartzZeitgeist19Eco Living MagazineFIA FoundationEnvironmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)AfriLabsPlastic Oceans InternationalGlobal Forest GenerationDeep Science VenturesOcean Ecostructures S.L.Emerson CollectivePluto Mussels and Trading (Pty) LtdGlobal Innovation FundJSC ImpactThe Future of FoodUEAEarthshotCentre for Sustainable FashionFireball CapitalZerotolandfillCarbon TrustPONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANAAqualibre AfricaKinjaniPhilanthropy AfricaBIOFUND – Foundation for Biodiversity ConservationAudacy VenturesTallis SustainabilityMultiChoiceStellenbosch University LaunchLabDEMA FUNDMandala ClubTIGRIS WATER COMPANY PTE LTDDaughters for EarthHalo ImpactColeman Family VenturesSekayi Mwila FundafundaFuterra LtdRare IncThe Elevate Prize FoundationAera VCThe National Geographic SocietyFondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine (FoProBiM)Terra EnergyDovetail Impact FoundationHerbert Smith FreehillsThe Royal African SocietyD-PrizeThe B TeamRegeneration.VCMilkywirePlastic Pollution CoalitionCircle CapitalQLD INDIGENOUS WOMEN RANGERS NETWORKSpringwiseTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory LimitedGreat Barrier Reef FoundationWomen Environmental ProgrammeNet Zero Lawyers AllianceInstituto IgarapéSustainable VenturesGroup on Earth ObservationsBritish AirwaysAt One VenturesOcean Risk and Resilience Action AllianceGeneration Vegan

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.