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The Wisby Awards

We know there are thousands - if not millions - of ways to be sustainable in business. The awards are designed to recognise women and non-binary people who are using their unique talents to solve problems for their communities, reduce waste, create innovative solutions, influence positivity in the world, or to enhance human ingenuity.

We ask all our applicants to meet some positive impact criteria specific to their category or award. We will review your submission in line with the relevant criteria. Each submission will be judged by at least two award officials at the shortlist stage, and three judges at the finalist stage.

Applications Are Closed

Outstanding Crafter

Your business produces clothing, or other designed objects, using methods such as hand crafts, upcycling, or other form of artistic transformation.

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Crafting Requirements

Using Natural or Recycled Fabrics, Crafter of Upcycled Furniture, Jewellery, product to offer a solution to a social or health challenge and preservation of Traditional and heritage craft.

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  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words ) of you or someone on your team creating the craft. It should show the inputs, explain your process, and demonstrate some of the crafting, and then show the final product.
  2. A publicly available written statement (on your website T&Cs or via 3rd party verification website) about your own practices and commitments as relates to human rights and fair employment practices.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have received evidence of human rights commitments from your primary material supplier (this can be a receipt / invoice from a supplier, plus a link to, or screenshot of, their website confirming their human rights commitments, translated to English).
  4. Material source commitment: Proof that your material is organic, or retrieved from recycled stock / deadstock (this can be a receipt / invoice from a supplier, plus a link to, or screenshot of, their website confirming the origins, translated to English). 
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your craft and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Outstanding Crafter

Standout Product Solution

Businesses in this category make a product that solves an environmental or social issue in their locality, and provide advice to customers on the life cycle management of that item.

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Product Requirements

You must demonstrate both exceptional work and evidence of your sourcing to an Environmental, Social or Biodiversity Challenge

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  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words ) of you or someone on your team or your supplier creating the product. It should show the inputs, explain your process, and then show the final product.
  2. A publicly available written statement (on your website T&Cs or via 3rd party verification website) about your own practices and commitments as relates to human rights and fair employment practices.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have received evidence of human rights commitments from your primary material supplier (this can be a receipt / invoice from a supplier, plus a link to, or screenshot of, their website confirming their human rights commitments, translated to English).
  4. Material source commitment: Proof that your material is organic, or retrieved from recycled stock / deadstock (this can be a receipt / invoice from a supplier, plus a link to, or screenshot of, their website confirming the origins, translated to English). 
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your product and how it solves the environmental, bio diversity or social challenge.
Apply for Standout Product Solution

Pioneering Online Marketplace or Web Solution

Businesses in this category must have created a market place or web based solution to serve exclusively a sustainability niche, and can show evidence of ethical considerations in its design and operations.

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Solution Requirements

You must demonstrate both exceptional work and evidence of your sourcing to an Environmental, Social or Biodiversity Challenge

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  1. A video or written statement (max. 2 minutes and or 750 words) of you or someone on your team either creating the tech design using Figma or a similar solution, or describing how you use a third party service to enable your desired outcome for your community/ users. If you built the solution, your video should show us – through screen shares – how your design supports your goals. If you are using a third party solution, we need to see evidence of how you have incorporated sustainability into your processes for adding suppliers.
  2. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have fair employment and living wage policies in place for your internal teams and contractors, relevant to their home base, and that you have ensured the same of your suppliers (this can be a combination of publicly stated policies, certifications, and purchase orders or other commitments).
  3. A statement on the solution’s relevance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Project Drawdown, or science-based targets.
  4. A video testimonial or written statement from a customer about the quality of your solution and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Online Marketplace

Inspirational Short Program, Membership, Community or Course on a Sustainability Topic

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Program Requirements

You provide an educational service, either in person or through an online platform on a sustainability related topic (use the 17 sustainable development goals as a guide).

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  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words about your community or programme, and what it delivers.
  2. A sample of your program. You can provide this as a PDF, audio file, Canva file, video, or other document. It should not take more than 5 minutes to listen to, read or watch. Please summarise if possible.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have fair employment policies, living wages and contracts in place for your internal teams and contractors, relevant to their home base, and have ensured the same of your suppliers (this can be a combination of publicly stated policies, certifications, and purchase orders or other commitments).
  4. A statement on the solution’s relevance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Project Drawdown, or science-based targets.
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your service and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Inspirational Short Program

Groundbreaking Small Business Service Provider

Service in a Social Impact or Wellbeing Niche. 

You are providing a health, wellbeing, ngo, educational, DEI, legal or other related service, or your business serves businesses that provide these services. 

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Business Requirements

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

To enter this category, your business must be offering a service delivered by trained specialists with:

  • Either you, or your business have received a certification for the service you provide from a recognised body, which includes one of the following: Local and international universities, a body approved to issue certified professional development credits, or any of the recognised sustainability standard bodies of GRI, SBTS, TCFD, IFRS, SASB, BLAB (BCorp) or accreditations (Planet Mark, others). 
  • If your certification is not included in the above, you may still submit by providing additional justification and evidence of your alternative certification.
  • Businesses (freelancers or consultancies) in this category demonstrate ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

We welcome applications from service providers who are working to amplify sustainable or regenerative causes with their work!

View Application Requirements

  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words about your service, and your assessment of its impact.
  2. A sample of your service. You can provide this as a PDF, audio file, Canva file, video, or other document. It should not take more than 5 minutes to listen to, read or watch. Please summarise if possible.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have fair employment policies, living wages and contracts in place for your internal teams and contractors, relevant to their home base, and have ensured the same of your suppliers (this can be a combination of publicly stated policies, certifications, and purchase orders or other commitments).
  4. A statement on the solution’s relevance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Project Drawdown, or science-based targets.
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your service and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Groundbreaking Small Business Service Provider

Noteworthy Small Business Service Provider in an Environmental Impact or Biodiversity Niche

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

You are providing an advisory service on an environmental topic such as land management, water management, biodiversity management, air quality management, or energy management or governance of the same. Alternatively your business serves businesses that provide these services.

Service Requirements

To enter this category, your business must be offering a service delivered by trained specialists with either:

  • Either you, or your business have received a certification for the service you provide from a recognised body, which includes one of the following: Local and international universities, a body approved to issue certified professional development credits, or any of the recognised sustainability standard bodies of GRI, SBTS, TCFD, IFRS, SASB, BLAB (BCorp) or accreditations (Planet Mark, others). 
  • If your certification is not included in the above, you may still submit by providing additional justification and evidence of your alternative certification.
  • Businesses (freelancers or consultancies) in this category demonstrate ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

We welcome applications from service providers who are working to amplify sustainable or regenerative causes with their work!

View Application Requirements

  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words about your service, and your assessment of its impact.
  2. A sample of your service. You can provide this as a PDF, audio file, Canva file, video, or other document. It should not take more than 5 minutes to listen to, read or watch. Please summarise if possible.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have fair employment policies, living wages and contracts in place for your internal teams and contractors, relevant to their home base, and have ensured the same of your suppliers (this can be a combination of publicly stated policies, certifications, and purchase orders or other commitments).
  4. A statement on the solution’s relevance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Project Drawdown, or science-based targets.
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your service and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Noteworthy Small Business Service Provider

Ethical Champion - Business Enablement

Providing business support services (marketing, accounting, HR related, IT related)

Business Requirements

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

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  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words about your service and what it delivers.
  2. A sample of your service. You can provide this as a PDF, audio file, Canva file, video, or other document. It should not take more than 5 minutes to listen to, read or watch. Please summarise if possible.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have fair employment policies, living wages and contracts in place for your internal teams and contractors, relevant to their home base, and have ensured the same of your suppliers (this can be a combination of publicly stated policies, certifications, and purchase orders or other commitments).
  4. A statement on the solution’s relevance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Project Drawdown, or science-based targets.
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your service and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Ethical Champion

Game-Changing Children’s Education Service in a Sustainability Niche

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Service Requirements

You provide an educational service to children in an age group that is 17 or under, through text, or via in person delivery or through an online platform on a sustainability related topic (use the 17 sustainable development goals as a guide).

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  1. A video and or written statement (max. 2 minutes/ and or 750 words about your service and what it delivers.
  2. A sample of your service. You can provide this as a PDF, audio file, Canva file, video, or other document. It should not take more than 5 minutes to listen to, read or watch. Please summarise if possible.
  3. Human rights commitment: Proof that you have fair employment policies, living wages and contracts in place for your internal teams and contractors, relevant to their home base, and have ensured the same of your suppliers (this can be a combination of publicly stated policies, certifications, and purchase orders or other commitments).
  4. A statement on the solution’s relevance to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Project Drawdown, or science-based targets.
  5. A video or written testimonial from a customer about the quality of your service and your commitment to sustainable principles.
Apply for Game-Changing Children's Education

Unconventional Vlog or Blog or Podcast in a Sustainability Niche.

Your Business demonstrates ethical marketing, inclusive language and design, and awareness of green marketing standards and codes in the countries where they promote their service. Impact metrics are a plus, if available.

Business Requirements

Your business provides sustainability related content free to the consumer of that content (although your blog/podcast can be monetised through advertising). Use any of the 17 sustainable development goals as a guide to determine whether your business meets this criteria.

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Apply for Unconventional Vlog

Judges Choice Award for Outstanding Excellence in Sustainable Design

This award will be judged across all entrants to categories 1 - 9. The criteria will be the business the judges consider to be the most outstanding submission for 2023.

You cannot directly apply for this award.

Judges will assess which business regardless of category has demonstrated outstanding excellence in sustainable design.

This award will be awarded with a voucher or cash in the amount of £500.00

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