2025 CLIMATE CHANGE Award Finalists
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Awarded to an organisation that has achieved a substantial reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions or is providing a product, service or technology that significantly reduces GHG emissions.
Linchpin Environmental Sustainability Solutions - Resource Efficiency Assessments
Resource Efficiency Assessments help companies reduce emissions and costs by optimising energy, water, and raw materials. By addressing inefficiencies, minimising waste, and enhancing operational performance, they use onsite assessments, real-time monitoring, data analytics, and systems thinking to deliver actionable insights. Each project is tailored and supported by stakeholder engagement to ensure long-term adoption. The assessments uncover opportunities for circularity, reuse, recycling, and industrial symbiosis, enabling businesses to operate more sustainably. With over 100 projects completed across multiple industries, they have helped their clients take the lead in a sustainability-focused world. Their achievements include more than 40% energy savings, over 200,000 litres of water saved annually, and a reduction of over 30% of waste sent to landfills, demonstrating that efficiency and sustainability can go hand in hand.
Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership: Global Collaboration for Regional Resilience
Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership - Regions with Mediterranean climates span over four million square kilometres across five continents—Europe, Africa, North and South America, and Australia—and include five of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, making them critical to the global economy and livelihoods. In a first-of-its-kind global initiative, 16 Mediterranean regions from 10 countries, including the Western Cape as a founding member, recognized their shared need to exchange knowledge and accelerate action on drought, wildfires, and extreme heat. The partnership establishes a governance and collaboration structure that ensures all signatories can fully participate, strengthening regional climate action. Implementation is guided by a partner-led, approved action plan. The project highlights the Western Cape Government’s pivotal role in advancing this international collaboration and fostering meaningful climate resilience in Mediterranean regions.
NBI - Climate Finance Accelerator
- South Africa or (CFA-SA)
The CFA-SA is a visionary and inclusive programme supporting the country’s transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. Guided by the seven V.I.R.T.U.E.S of Eco-Logic, it advances ethical, inclusive, and sustainable climate solutions that address social injustices and gender inequality. Since 2022, CFA-SA has supported 43 low-carbon projects across key sectors, mobilising over $100 million in investment, and fostering a collaborative ecosystem of project developers, financiers, and policymakers. By combining technical excellence with compassion and long-term thinking, CFA-SA drives systemic change, ensuring climate finance delivers tangible impact. Its work demonstrates that sustainability, equity, and prosperity can coexist, shaping a future where both people and the planet thrive, while accelerating South Africa’s leadership in the green economy.