The Earthshot Prize

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.

Blavatnik School of Government, University of OxfordGlobal Water PartnershipTerrasetThe New York Community TrustInstituto TerraTop Tier ImpactZero Carbon CapitalSMEP ProgrammeCatalyst FundCo.labHoloceneGlobal Commons AllianceGreenMatterUberCo-AxisNEXUS GlobalGlobal Compact NepalSDG Global GroupFashion for GoodEqwow Ventures LtdaEchoing GreenThe Pennsylvania State UniversityAfrishelaTheNewClimate, IncUnion of Concerned Researchers in FashionUnited Nations World Food ProgrammeQuantedge Advancement InitiativeWOTA Corp.Future Fabrics Expo LtdPersistent EnergyThe University of MelbourneChangeNOWHatch BlueMoonshot VenturesDovetail Impact FoundationThe University of EdinburghFundação Grupo Boticário (Boticario Group Foundation)Pista VenturesFORCE Family OfficeFirst Nations Clean Energy NetworkBritish AirwaysTIGRIS WATER COMPANY PTE LTDGo Green AfricaSpringwiseSustainable VenturesSave the ElephantsBFA Global – TECA ProgrammeGreenwood PlaceKorea Green FoundationDarena VenturesUniversity of LeedsNear East FoundationKickstart VenturesClean Air Society of Australia and New ZealandPeace Parks FoundationSingapore Green Building CouncilGreentown LabsE4E AfricaD-PrizeThe Long RunAlejandra NiñoBirdLife South AfricaWoods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionThe Manta TrustGlobal Innovation FundBritish Embassy AbidjanIAU Office of Astronomy for DevelopmentGobi PartnersThetiusAustralian Marine Conservation SocietyHerbert Smith FreehillsOceanHub AfricaEnda ColombiaMultiChoiceSPACE-FStellenbosch University LaunchLabSingapore Fashion CouncilLondon & PartnersConscious LeadersMirovaTrillion TreesNational Textile UniversityOcean Born FoundationETF PartnersWasteAid UKKing Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyThe B TeamASOCARBONOOne Ocean FoundationClean Technology HubNess SeaKawiSafi VenturesVirgin UniteBrightVibes NL BVInnovate UKLeapFrog InvestmentsNew Energy NexusCaribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA)Polish Academy of SciencesThe First Thirty VenturesBrincInternational Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)WildAidFlora-Arcade ConsultancyXORAUtopia Capital ManagementDirect Air Capture CoalitionGeute ConservaciónClimate CollectiveWaterAidPharo FoundationTereco Global (Pty) LtdConservation X LabsFish 2.0 VenturesThe Mills FabricaRoberto HerreraEntlaq2X GlobalDCVCInstitutot Social PlusInternational Lawyers ProjectKatapult OceanMastercard Center for Inclusive GrowthBluetech Clean Air AllianceAfrikelpCircle CapitalDEMA FUNDBVRioSt. Vincent & The Grenadines Environment FundTemasek FoundationThe Elevate Prize FoundationWashington Maritime BlueGlobal Impact Investing Network (GIIN)One Young WorldWARF – Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInstitute of Sustainability and TechnologyEarthshotUpcycled ShackGrange ManagementBenioff Ocean Science LaboratoryCentre for Sustainable FashionGeneration VeganSpeSeasClean Air Task Force, Inc.UICCA – UAE Independent Climate Change AcceleratorsLondon GreenCity

The Global Warming Mitigation ProjectVikāra InstituteBetter Earth VenturesZerotolandfillInternational Coral Reef InitiativeICLEI AfricaInstituto ArapyaúCPI EnterprisesLow CarbonAfrican Circular Economy NetworkSand RiverNigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC)ENSOForeign Commonwealth and Development OfficeLiving SeawallsThe 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub at the Port of Tyne AuthorityBloombergOcean Impact OrganisationeTrash2CashKinjaniKheytiandBeyondProject EveryoneManufacturing AfricaRegenecapital/Convene EsgGRST LimitedBiomimicry Institute500 GlobalCenter for Financial Inclusion (CFI)SW/Niger Delta Forest ProjectSWEN Blue OceanCampaign for NatureEuro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change – CMCC FoundationSilverstrand CapitalGreen Africa Youth OrganizationInstituto IgarapéFireball CapitalAga Khan Development NetworkRevive Impact PartnersSOSVAnanas Anam Uk LtdRoyal Academy of EngineeringPT Restorasi Ekosistem KarbonGlobal Alliance for the Future of FoodClimate Collective FoundationTSIBA Business SchoolBlue Earth SummitMukuru Clean StovesAfrican Leadership AcademyGrantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentIsland InnovationPlanet AKyoto UniversityCaban EnergyThe International Strategy ForumUNDPLeonard StiegelerPrince Albert II of Monaco FoundationChallenge WorksFactor ENotplaEco Living MagazineAntlerVanagon VenturesOppenheimer Generations Research and ConservationUN RCC East and Southern AfricaOceanWatch AustraliaB2R FarmsNektonAgenda 21 Partnership Aachen-Cape TownInstituto SocioambientalAcumenSanergyDraper Richards Kaplan FoundationStartupXTU DelftIndigenous Land and Sea CorporationYOUTHTOPIAClientEarthCarbon Business CouncilProject DandelionOxford University InnovationFoundation for Amazon Sustainability (FAS)EcologiMillennium Campus Network (MCN)Africa Climate VenturesOVO FoundationAnfani Energy LimitedThe Royal African SocietyPlastic Oceans InternationalThe Nature ConservancyFuture Planet CapitalSouth African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)COmON FoundationClimateworks CentreSavia VenturesMungo ParkToyota VenturesAudacy VenturesSystemiq CapitalCranfield UniversityCirculate CapitalZero Waste EuropeAquacyclCrampton Blackie PartnersDecarb VenturesGrocircular Agro Services LTDIf Not Us Then WhoGreenCapeUNCCDVaitea CowanBIOFUND – Foundation for Biodiversity ConservationPositive VenturesBerge BulkFIA FoundationOxford Innovation FinanceThe Cyprus InstituteSmart Climate TransitionsWildlands Conservation Trust (WILDTRUST)Planète AmazoneLocally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network International TrustClimate ZeitgeistAsian Species Action PartnershipOceanaArgali Carbon CorporationGoldman Environmental PrizeOceano Azul FoundationTalanoaGroup on Earth ObservationsGlobal Forest GenerationLos Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)Cleantech GroupAfrican Leadership GroupAsia BioBusiness Pte. Ltd.Rumah FoundationWhat Can You Do (Earth) CicEnvironmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)TerrataiQ Life Sciences Ssn BhdBlue Germany E.V.AgriFutures AustraliaThe Great Bubble BarrierSolar Impulse FoundationRoundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB)Eco-BusinessPhilanthropy Asia Alliances

EnviuInnovate 4 NatureUniversidade Federal do AmazonasTakacharEcoChampionsHitachiConservation OptimismPhilanthropy AfricaGreensetSustainable Markets InitiativeHult Prize FoundationGreen Building Council South AfricaImagine H2OSustainable Ocean AllianceClean Air FundRippleworksWildlife Conservation SocietyAlana FoundationOcean VisionsQLD INDIGENOUS WOMEN RANGERS NETWORKRare IncThe Radical FundNature’s PitchWavemaker ImpactKoolmill Systems LimitedStandard CharteredThe Iris Project101 Capital PartnersInvestors for ClimateFondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine (FoProBiM)Coral VitaWe Don’t Have TimeYGA – Young Guru AcademyDP World8090 IndustriesMcGill UniversityOcean Ecostructures S.L.Montpelier Foundation and Family OfficeCommonwealth Secretariat Commonwealth Blue CharterArupDarwin CollegeTheia VenturesPelican AgThe Future of FoodCooperaccionNature Financegrowth studioMilkywireAlitheia CapitalGlobal Fishing WatchUniversity of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability LeadershipColeman Family VenturesCape Leopard TrustWildlife Conservation Research UnitGrowthAfricaPontificia Universidad Católica del PerúWhoWhatWhereBreakthrough EnergySatganaMYCLClay CapitalMission RatioFauna & FloraArizona State University Global Futures LaboratoryDr Sass BrownDesignSingapore CouncilGlobal Covenant of Mayors for Climate & EnergyStyle House Limited | Lagos Fashion WeekS4S TechnologiesSouthSouthNorthCitron Violet ProductionsInstitute for Sustainable Development at EPLOUniversity of Edinburgh School of Engineering and Centre For Human Ecology, GlasgowFundación PachamamaClimate Policy RadarRising Voice Changing Coasts HubIgarapé InstituteCyclades Preservation FundVoLo Earth VenturesTri-Sector AssociatesGlobal Seaweed Coalition (UNGC)Unruly CapitalDevelopment AlternativesOne Million VoicesUrbanBetterClimate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)UKAid Propcom+ (The Palladium Group)Bridge That Gap Hope for Africa InitiativeABC ImpactTUM Venture LabsC40 CitiesLive Ocean FoundationRoyal Society of Wildlife TrustsPDIE GroupAnday ABØrsted VenturesInstitute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)Confluent GlobalDunelm EnergyPermaculture CapitalRestorKronaShEquity PartnersWeb SummitChongqing Jiaotong UniversityC1 VenturesINESC TECCircular Earth LTDPolygreen Culture and Art InitiativeTMVEuropean Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)@iBizAfrica – Strathmore UniversityABALOBIUniversity of BristolPONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANACarbon13At One VenturesFrancisco José De Caldas District UniversityPacific Blue FoundationCambridge EnterpriseOcean Risk and Resilience Action AllianceForum for the FutureCirc, IncAfriLabsGlobal Invest HerUBS Optimus FoundationFuterra LtdNairobi Climate Network (soon to be The Climate Network)Planet Ark Environmental FoundationUniversity of YorkTech To The RescueThe Ocean AdvocateBarka FundUrban Solutions and Sustainability Innovation & Enterprise Office (USS IEO)Aera VCGreat Barrier Reef FoundationElion HouseUniversity of WarwickOceanic Preservation SocietyAsia School of BusinessHeriot-Watt UniversityPlastic Pollution CoalitionAmigos da Terra – Amazônia BrasileiraRegenerative IntelligenceEka VenturesBrowning the Green Space

Salesforce, Inc.Trustcare Empowerment & Development InitiativeSAG VenturesFSD AfricaSea Forest LtdGeneration-ReFireglowCentre for Global Eco-InnovationAEON Environmental FoundationCity of AmsterdamRosewood Hotel GroupNatural Heritage CapitalZeitgeist19Synthesis CapitalDaughters for EarthCornell UniversityGlobal Fashion Agenda (GFA)Building and Construction AuthorityAsia Carbon InstituteThe Last Great Ape OrganisationSekayi Mwila FundafundaEmerson CollectiveZoological Society of LondonGlobal Resilience PartnershipTerra EnergyExpo City DubaiSarus Capital ManagementThe European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)Deep Science VenturesEquiloImpact Entrepreneur, PBCSynergosAfrican Conservation FoundationPluto Mussels and Trading (Pty) LtdThe Zero PlanetCambridge UniversityWWF-UKThomson Reuters FoundationAtomicoOceanovationEsrag OceaniaOceans 5SOLshareUniversity of BremenDistrital Francisco José De Caldas UniversityUEAJourneys With PurposeLeading CitiesAshokaEdinburgh Ocean LeadersThird Derivative (RMI)Autodesk FoundationYTL Corporation BerhadImpact DynamixIntellecap Advisory ServicesJames Michel FoundationLilongwe university of AgricultureHesabu CapitalEDBIGenZeroTe Herenga Waka – Victoria University of WellingtonAdvaita CapitalMark SchwartzEngineers Without Borders InternationalConservation and Wildlife FundVan Hall Larenstein University of Applied ScienceTusk TrustAshden Climate SolutionsTech NationViridianGreen Is The New BlackEarth League InternationalWayCarbonDuke UniversityProspect InnovationGreen Awards Inc.Aqualibre AfricaTallis SustainabilityPlanetaryXImpact Playground2040 VenturesCloverlyThe Chartered Institute of Patent AttorneysHHMI Tangled Bank StudiosEndangered Wildlife TrusttwygClimateImpactConservation InternationalYeo Kai TingWildlife Conservation NetworkUnited Nations Environment ProgrammeSynchronicity EarthTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory LimitedAgFunderHalo ImpactMullenLowe SingaporeAirQualityAsiaThe National Geographic SocietyBritish High Commission Abuja, NigeriaWhitley Fund for NatureJSC ImpactJFK Library FoundationAmazon WatchHealthy Seas FoundationDepartment for Business and TradeD.LightEleven Eleven FoundationPDS LimitedForgotten Parks ASBLConverge CapitalRoyal Green Pacific Enterprise LtdRESPOND I BMW FoundationClimate FirstDian Fossey Gorilla FundCasa do ImpactoLeague of ArtisansGreenPushEARTHDAY.ORGAmpd EnergyParis Peace ForumEllen MacArthur FoundationBetawaves2150Holch Povlsen FoundationHER Planet EarthMandala ClubH&M FoundationImperial College LondonSigma Squared SocietyZero SummitTemasek TrustWomen’s Earth AllianceNational Cheng Kung UniversityCarbon TrustRegeneration.VCJohannesburg Parks Alliance (JPA)United Nations Development ProgrammeNet Zero Lawyers AllianceNational University of SingaporeWomen Environmental ProgrammeLaudes FoundationFordham University LondonWRAPInstituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPE)

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.