Past Award winners
View the winners for past years of the Sustainable Business Awards
In the face of unprecedented environmental and social challenges, the Sustainable Business Awards showcase those driving bold action and groundbreaking innovation.
Two progressive categories align with our mission to drive transformative change: Disruptive Innovation and Transformational Leadership.
The finalists comprise the Next list, an annual list of innovators, entrepreneurs, projects and organisations. They will be announced in September.
The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony on 20 November at MOTAT Aviation Hall, Auckland.
The judges of the 2025 Sustainable Business Awards are experts in innovation, leadership and the circular economy.
View the winners for past years of the Sustainable Business Awards
Finalists of the Sustainable Business Awards form the coveted 'Next' list - an annual list of innovators, entrepreneurs, projects and organisations leading us towards a better future. In 2024, there were 95 organisations and people on the list - the 'Next 95''.
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