Sponsor a Sustainable Future Award
With twelve awards presented throughout the year, sponsorship connects your organisation with credible sustainability leadership and measurable progress. Choose the category most closely aligned with your values and place your brand alongside the people and organisations shaping a better future.
Why sponsor
Awards sponsorship works differently from advertising. Your name arrives attached to someone else's achievement, in a moment people actually want to share, which is why it tends to be remembered when a banner is not.
Association with real work
Entries are judged on evidence and measurable outcomes, so your name sits alongside work that stands up to scrutiny.
A full month of visibility
Each award has its own announcement month, with finalist and winner reveals across our channels.
Certificates that circulate
Winners and finalists share their certificates widely and keep them online for years. Your logo goes with them.
A defined professional audience
Hundreds of thousands of followers, visitors, members and subscribers engaged with sustainability, ESG and responsible business.
Choose your category
Sponsor the award closest to your sector, your market or the change you want to be associated with.
Straightforward pricing
Three levels, published openly, per award. No negotiation required and no hidden extras.
Sponsorship levels
Priced per award. Sponsor a single category or several.
- Your logo on the finalist and winner certificates for the category
- Logo and a one-line description on the award's page
- Named as sponsor in the winner announcement across our channels
- Everything in Silver, plus:
- Your logo on every entrant certificate in the category, not only finalists and winners
- A full profile paragraph on the award page, linked to your website
- Named in the finalist announcement as well as the winner announcement
- Everything in Gold, plus:
- Naming rights: the award carries your organisation's name for the cycle
- A sponsor interview published on our blog and across our channels
- Your quote featured directly in the winner announcement
- Logo placement on the main Awards page, not only your category's section
Awards available
Each award is announced in the month shown, with sponsorship confirmed at least two months ahead of that. Tell us which categories interest you and we will confirm what is currently open.
| Announced | Award |
|---|---|
| January | Startup of the Year |
| February | Sustainable Energy Initiative of the Year |
| March | Public Sector Initiative of the Year |
| April | Environmental Initiative of the Year |
| May | Community Leadership |
| June | Educational Initiative of the Year |
| July | Circular Economy Initiative of the Year |
| August | Groundbreaking Research of the Year |
| September | Social Impact Initiative of the Year |
| October | ESG Reporting Excellence of the Year |
| November | Sustainability Influencer of the Year |
| December | Sustainable Innovation of the Year |
Discuss sponsorship
Tell us what you are looking for and we will come back within two working days with what is available and how it would work for your organisation. Nothing here commits you to anything.
Thank you, we have your enquiry
A member of our team will come back to you within two working days with the awards currently available, what each level includes for your organisation, and answers to anything you raised.
A copy of this enquiry has been sent to the email address you gave us. If you need to reach us before then, write to team@the-esg-institute.org.
Sponsorship is confirmed ahead of the finalist announcement for each award, at least two months before its announcement month. Sponsorship has no bearing on judging: sponsors take no part in assessing entries and cannot influence the outcome of any award, including one carrying their name.