Applications open for the 2026 Global Sustainable Development Awards

The Awards recognize leaders, enterprises and institutions creating measurable results on the SDGs, open to self-nomination or third-party nomination, with no application or review fees.

Applications for the 2026 Global Sustainable Development Awards opened on June 1, 2026. Initiated by GSDF, the Awards stand on global diverse practice and echo the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda, favoring models where commercial value and social responsibility grow together.

The framework is designed around five collaborative pillars of sustainable development — governance, market, innovation, capital and society — with three award categories comprising fifteen specific award names.

Applicants obtain the online form from the GSDF secretariat and submit an outcome overview, SDG alignment and a detailed case study, optionally supported by reports, media coverage and third-party assessments.