Earthshot nominations open for 2026
BVRio is again in the privileged position to be able to submit nominations for The Earthshot Prize. Along with the other Official Nominators, we are on the hunt for exceptional initiatives which aim to address one of five critical issues facing the planet.
We are looking for individuals, communities, businesses and organisations whose solutions make the most progress towards achieving the five Earthshots – simple but ambitious goals which if achieved by 2030 will improve life for us all, for generations to come.
The Earthshots are:
- Protect and Restore Nature
- Clean our Air
- Revive our Oceans
- Build a Waste-Free World
- Fix our Climate
The Earthshot Prize will consider solutions which make tangible progress towards one of the five Earthshots. They should be beyond the idea stage, have tested their solution in-field or with target audiences, and are at a ‘tipping point’ for scaling their impact within the next five years. For more information about what The Earthshot Prize looks for in their nominees, please read the Roadmap.
You can bring to our attention any initiatives which you feel we should consider nominating by emailing details to info@bvrio.org. This will start our internal nomination evaluation process and we will consider supporting solutions which are well aligned to our own area of operation and expertise.
“The Earth is at a tipping point and we face a stark choice: either we continue as we are and irreparably damage our planet, or we remember our unique power as human beings and our continual ability to lead, innovate and problem-solve. People can achieve great things. The next ten years present us with one of our greatest tests – a decade of action to repair the Earth.” Prince William
After solutions are submitted by nominators, they are screened as part of a rigorous assessment process culminating in the selection of five winners by Prince William and the Earthshot Prize Council.
The Earthshot Prize awards one million pounds each to the 5 winners, and all 15 finalists will enter The Earthshot Fellowship Programme for a year of dedicated support. Finalists and Winners are given an incredible platform to amplify their work, as well as tailored support from The Earthshot Prize and our network of NGOs, businesses, governments, funders and expert mentors.
BVRio has been pleased to support the following solutions with nominations:
ADES – Sustainably effective for Madagascar
ADES works to create sustainable change in Madagascar through energy-efficient cooking solutions, environmental education, and reforestation. Since 2001, their efforts have benefited over 1.4 million people, reduced CO₂ emissions by 2.5 million tonnes, and achieved an 80% survival rate for the trees we plant and maintain.
A socio-environmental impact start-up that enables access to a safe drinking water source wherever needed, for those who need it most, through technologies that provide health and dignity to people lacking this basic right.
Apremavi – Planting the Future
Apremavi has already planted more than 10.5 million trees of the Atlantic Rain Forest to conserve biodiversity, promote protection of water resources and mitigate climate emergency.
biodiversityX – transforming smartphones into forestry tools scaling and harmonizing biomass, carbon and biodiversity calculations in real-time for supply chains, carbon developers and jurisdictions.
BVRio – Fishing For Litter
‘Fishing for Litter’ provides social and environmental benefits to fishing communities through access to funding, equipment, and technology to remove waste from fishing grounds themselves.
BVRio – Circular Credits Mechanism
The Circular Credits Mechanism (CCM) is an innovative market-based mechanism to increase waste recovery and recycling rates, improve livelihoods and strengthen the circular economy.
The Carbon Negative Initiative is a rapidly expanding programme of carbon negative renewable energy community projects in tropical/equatorial developing nations. In addition to community-scale generation of renewable electricity and heat, each biomass pyrolysis project produces soil-conditioning biochar which sequesters carbon securely for centuries.
Ethex helps everyday people make ethical investments that fund extraordinary organisations. Make your money a powerful tool for change and get a fair return.
Gander Brasil Tecnologia Ltda – Gander app
A world first in the driving of food reduction data in real time in front of consumers by way of a SAAS solution.
A tree-tracking solution linking climate-vulnerable smallholder growers to global employment and financing, enabling transparent, scalable reforestation and verified carbon credits for sustainable impact.
McKinsey and Company – Rethinking Recycling
Rethinking Recycling tackles the waste crisis by mobilizing players– from waste pickers to global multinational companies, to local and national governments – to work together to rethink the recycling marketplace so waste can be recycled and repurposed in more sustainable, economically viable ways.
Rio de Janeiro City Hall – Refloresta Rio
Reforestation Program of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro.
Sustainable Investment Management – Responsible Commodities Facility
The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) is an initiative to promote the production and trading of responsible soy in Brazil, by creating a financially sustainable vehicle to provide incentives to farmers and help meet the growing international demand for zero-deforestation supply chains.
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
The Lab is an investor-led, public-private initiative that accelerates innovative well designed, early-stage climate finance solutions and instruments.
WRAP’s approach convenes governments, businesses and people to address root causes
of food waste. It fosters collective action through the three pillars of effective policies, voluntary agreements and consumer campaigns that spark widespread behaviour change.
