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Awards Overview

The Greenprint Awards recognise outstanding individuals and organisations driving measurable climate and sustainability action across India. Organised by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), the awards celebrate leadership that is accelerating India's transition towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient and inclusive future.

Launched as part of The Greenprint, CEEW's flagship annual sustainability convening, the awards provide a national platform to recognise innovators, community leaders and storytellers whose work is creating lasting environmental and societal impact.

About The Greenprint

Curated by CEEW, The Greenprint is an annual flagship convening bringing together leaders across government, business, philanthropy, academia and civil society on 18-19 February 2027 in New Delhi

Designed as a platform for dialogue, collaboration and action, The Greenprint showcases pioneering ideas, builds new partnerships and accelerates evidence-based solutions to accelerate climate action. The Greenprint Awards form an integral part of the convening by recognising individuals and organisations whose work exemplifies these ambitions.

 

 

Objectives

The Greenprint Awards seek to:

  • Recognise climate leadership: Celebrate individuals and organisations delivering measurable impact across India's climate and sustainability landscape.
  • Increase visibility and collaboration: Connect awardees with policymakers, businesses, philanthropies and civil society leaders participating in The Greenprint.
  • Showcase scalable solutions: Highlight innovations and leadership models that can inspire wider adoption across sectors.
  • Building a The Greenprint community: Position The Greenprint as India's premier platform for recognising evidence-based, solutions-oriented climate leadership.

Award Categories

A. Green Economy Transformation (GET) Awards

The GET Awards are presented in partnership with the CEEW Green Economy Council, a multi-stakeholder platform chaired by Shri Amitabh Kant that brings together leaders from industry, finance, policy and academia to accelerate India's transition towards a competitive, inclusive and resilient green economy. The awards recognise individuals, enterprises and partnerships creating systemic change across India's green economy.

The Greenprint Award for GET Changemaker

Recognises individual leadership that has transformed a green economy ecosystem catalysing partnerships, mobilising capital, influencing policy, or enabling collaboration to accelerate systemic change beyond their institution.

The Greenprint Award for GET Breakthrough Innovation

Recognises a startup whose innovation has reshaped a green economy ecosystem by solving systemic bottlenecks, creating shared capabilities or markets, enabling a value chain to progress beyond the success of the enterprise itself.

The Greenprint Award for GET Collective Impact

Recognises multi-stakeholder initiatives and collaborative efforts that have transformed livelihoods, markets, or natural ecosystems by fosterin partnerships, building community ownership, creating systemic impact that extends far beyond the participating organisations.

B. Women Leading on Sustainability (WLOS)

The Women Leading on Sustainability Awards are presented in partnership with the India Chapter of Women Leading on Climate (WLOC), convened by CEEW. WLOC, founded by Catherine McKenna and Maria Mendulice, is a global coalition of women leaders spanning government, business, and civil society driving ambitious climate action through quiet diplomacy and by elevating the collective voices of women leading the fight for a sustainable and just future.

The Greenprint Rising Star Award

Recognises an emerging woman leader (under 30) whose vision, innovation and early achievements demonstrate exceptional promise to shape the future of climate and sustainability leadership.

The Greenprint Community Impact Award

Recognises women-led organisations whose community-driven climate and sustainability initiatives have created transformative impact and strengthened resilience, particularly in rural and underserved regions.

The Greenprint Icon Award

Recognises an established woman leader with over 10 years of experience whose leadership has transformed institutions, influenced policy, built organisations, or catalysed large-scale climate and sustainability action.

The Greenprint Creative Climate Storyteller Award

Recognises an individual or organisation that has used storytelling to make climate change more accessible, relatable and action-oriented through short-form video content under 5 minutes in the fiction and non-fiction categories. The applicant must be a woman associated with the production in a key manner (Director, Producer or Author).


Eligibility and timelines

  • The individual or organisation must be based in India
  • Applications must be submitted under the category that best reflects the nature of the applicant's work. Applicants cannot apply for more than one category
  • Applicants must meet all category-specific requirements across the 7 categories as highlighted in the category description above. 
 
Applications open
11 Aug 2026
 
Applications close
30 Sep 2026
 
Technical review &
jury shortlisting
1 Oct - 30 Nov 2026
 
Winner notification &
travel coordination
January 2027
 
Greenprint awards ceremony
18-19 Feb 2027, New Delhi
 
Applications open
11 Aug 2026
 
Applications close
30 Sep 2026
 
Technical review & jury shortlisting
1 Oct - 30 Nov 2026
 
Winner notification & travel coordination
January 2027
 
Greenprint awards ceremony
18-19 Feb 2027, New Delhi

Recognition & Opportunities

The Greenprint Awards recognise organisations driving transformative climate action and provide a platform to showcase their impact to influential leaders from across government, industry, finance and civil society. Award recipients will receive:

  • Recognition at The Greenprint Awards Ceremony, celebrated before an audience of national and international policymakers, business leaders, investors and climate experts.
  • A professionally produced short film showcasing their innovation, impact and journey.
  • Media and digital amplification across CEEW and The Greenprint's communication channels, helping increase the visibility of their work.
  • Mentorship and strategic engagement opportunities with leading experts, policymakers and industry leaders to support future growth and collaboration.
  • Exclusive VIP access to invite-only lunches, dinners and strategic roundtables during The Greenprint, enabling high-value networking with senior decision-makers.
  • Travel and local logistics support for up to two representatives per winning organisation based outside Delhi to attend The Greenprint in New Delhi and receive the award.

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