Zayed Sustainability Prize: Health, Food, Energy, Water, Climate Action Grant

The Zayed Sustainability Prize is a prestigious global award established in 2008, recognizing impactful sustainability solutions in health, food, energy, and water. It honors the legacy of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, promoting innovation and inspiring organizations to advance sustainable practices. Eligible participants include SMEs and non-profits, while early-stage projects and those without demonstrated impact are excluded. This award aims to foster a sustainable future through innovative solutions and long-term vision.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, an evolution of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, is the UAE’s pioneering global award in sustainability and a tribute to the legacy of the late founding father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Established in 2008, this annual award recognises and rewards the achievements of those who are driving impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions across five distinct categories: Health, Food, Energy, Water and Global High Schools.
This category recognises organisations that have demonstrated impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions in the areas of health that include, but are not limited to:
Ensuring access to essential and affordable healthcareImproving maternal and newborn healthTackling epidemics (AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, etc.)Preventing and treating waterborne, communicable, and noncommunicable diseasesReducing illness from pollution, hazardous chemicals, and contamination
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
This category recognises organisations that have demonstrated impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions in the areas of food that include, but are not limited to:
Decreasing hunger and malnutritionIncreasing agricultural or other food processing productivityEnhancing sustainable food productionEnsuring sustainability of food systems
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
This category recognises organisations that have demonstrated impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions in the areas of energy that include, but are not limited to:
Ensuring access to affordable and reliable clean energyIncreasing production of clean energyImproving energy efficiency and energy infrastructureImplementing clean energy technology innovations
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
This category recognises organisations that have demonstrated impactful, innovative and inspiring sustainability solutions in the areas of water that include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring access to safe and affordable drinking waterEnsuring access to sanitation and hygieneIncreasing water use efficiency

Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and long-term plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.
This category recognises organisations that are fostering efforts to address environmental challenges and promote climate resiliency:
Building climate adaptation and resilience Implementing sustainable land use and environmental conservationDeveloping nature-based solutions for conserving/restoring ecosystems and natural resourcesUtilising carbon capture, usage and storage
Organisations must also demonstrate a clear vision and longterm plan to further deploy their solution and scale up their impact, as well as inspiring others to follow suit by advancing sustainable and human development.

Eligibility

To be eligible to enter for this award, you should be a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), a non-profit organisation (NPO), or a similar organisation.

Ineligibility

The Zayed Sustainability Prize is open to all entrants other than:Board members and employees of Masdar; andAnyone who has been involved in organising, promoting or judging the Prize.The Prize does not award early stage start-ups, demonstration projects, prototypes or solutions that have not demonstrated any impact on the ground.