How we find our Champions

How we find our Champions

 

The Champions of the Earth award honours individuals, groups, and organisations whose actions have a transformative impact on the environment.  
This year, UNEP seeks nominations of individuals, organisations, and governments working on sustainable solutions to eliminate plastic pollution. 

Nominations for the 2023 cycle are now closed. The laureates will be announced later this year. 

Every year, individuals, groups and organisations who have made outstanding contributions to the protection and restoration of the environment are recognized in four categories:

Selection process

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Champions are selected from nominations received from across the world and are open to everyone. 

A team of UNEP staff and subject experts review and consider each nomination.

The criteria for selection are:

  • Impact - Have the nominee’s actions resulted in profound environmental gains or demonstrated significant potential for replication and scaling?
  • Novelty - Has the nominee done or achieved something new and innovative?
  • Power of the story - How compelling and inspiring is the nominee’s story?