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Our nomination partners are looking for companies that combine environmental impact with economic success.

Scale-Ups

Companies that meet the following criteria are eligible for nomination:

• Typically no older than ten years
• have developed a scalable solution (product, service or technology) with international growth potential
• have already demonstrated product-market fit and are generating revenue with customers
• are in the growth phase or have created the conditions for this
• achieve a positive environmental impact of potentially global relevance with their solution

SMEs/Corporates

Companies that meet the following criteria are eligible for nomination:

• have an established market position
• are profitable and have a solid financing structure
• have transformed key components of their business model towards environmental sustainability, either through sustainable processes or an impact-oriented product portfolio
• already generate a relevant and growing share of their revenue in this way
• are thus playing a pioneering role in their industry

Common requirements

A solution has a positive impact if…

• it contributes to the major ecological challenges of our time (climate change, biodiversity, resource scarcity, circular economy, etc.)
• this impact is measurable, or at least a credible estimate can be made
• this impact is not diminished by rebound effects.

Further conditions of participation:

•  The social dimension of sustainability is not compromised
• There is a relevant connection to Switzerland (headquarters or central innovation activity based in Switzerland)
• The solution has the power to inspire other entrepreneurs and act as a beacon.

Exclusion

The following are excluded from participation: public administrations, NGOs and foundations, as well as sponsorship partners. Legal recourse is excluded.