Apply now for Sankalp x Artha Impact Global Awards

As the planet grapples with the adversities of climate change, rising threats to health, food security, livelihoods and quality of overall life become evident. Entrepreneurs have stepped up to the challenge, offering solutions rooted in innovation, aligning with the Paris Agreement’s call for sustainable practices.

Sankalp Forum is looking for social entrepreneurs who are leading the charge towards ‘The Great Transition’, making a positive impact on society, gaining hands-on experience and creating innovative solutions to climate change with a global community.

Focus Sectors

Sankalp Forum is looking for high impact businesses that operate in these 6 focus sectors:

• Circular Economy
• Clean Energy
• Natural Resource Management
• Resilient Community
• Climate Smart Agriculture
• Decarbonization to Net Zero

Introducing New Award Categories

Breaking away from the traditional, they introduce categories that recognize unique solutions

• Climate Mitigation Award
  • Recognizing organizations, or initiatives that have made significant contributions to mitigating climate change and implementing sustainable practices within the economy. It highlights efforts and actions that have effectively reduced greenhouse gas emissions, preserving natural resources, promoted renewable energy sources, developed solutions using new technologies, made older equipment more energy efficient, or built resilience to climate change impacts.
• Circular Economy Award
  • Celebrating enterprises that have implemented innovative approaches to reduce waste, promote resource efficiency, and implement circular economy principles. This category is open to solutions in circular apparel, circular packaging, circular distribution, business design, manufacturing and resource recovery.
• Climate Adaptation and Resilience Award
  • This category recognizes those who have made substantial progress in developing and implementing effective measures to mitigate risks, protect communities and ecosystems, and foster long-term sustainability in the midst of a changing climate. This category is open to all sectors including Health, Agriculture, Livelihoods, Wash and Gender.
• Ecosystem Award for the Most Sustainable Business
  • This award recognizes those businesses that are best aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. It highlights enterprises or initiatives that actively contribute to one or more of the SDGs through their operations, products, services, or business models. It also highlights organizations that prioritize sustainability, social responsibility, and positive impact within their respective sectors. This award is granted based on a voting procedure among Sankalp’s online community of impact practitioners.

Why Apply

• Receive Cash Prizes of up to USD $20,000 for each award category as a recognition of your impact and innovation
• Improve your pitch and refine your investment ask through one-on-one investment readiness support
• Get feedback directly from investors through opportunities to pitch to the eminent Sankalp Grand Jury and audience of investors
• Connect one-on-one with global investors through curated  meetings
• Collaborate with a global network of investors, donors, and entrepreneur support organizations
• Participate at the 15th Sankalp Global Summit 2023 in Mumbai, India.

Who are they looking for?

• The Eligibility Criteria includes:
  • Enterprises in revenue-generation stage.
  • Enterprises with at least 3 years of operations in any sector.
  • Enterprises that directly/indirectly address climate change.
• The Selection Criteria includes:
  • Should have a dedicated promoter team, with industry and technical experience.
  • Must have a clear for-profit business model.
  • Traction of the company and showing high potential to scale.
  • Ability to demonstrate understanding of the market landscape and differentiation from other players.
  • Should have a clear potential to create impact for people living at the bottom of the pyramid.

For more information, visit Sankalp Forum.