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Reuters Events Global Sustainability Awards 2026: Winners

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Olam Agri, LIXIL Corporation, Schneider Electric and DP World feature in the Reuters Events Global Sustainability Awards 2026 results.

Last checked against official sources: 29 October 2026

* Dates and timings are subject to change, please check directly with the awards organisers.

Olam Agri, LIXIL Corporation, Schneider Electric and DP World feature in the Reuters Events Global Sustainability Awards 2026 results. Gina McCarthy is listed as the Lifetime Achievement Award winner, while the results name both Hitachi Energy and Fairphone as Product Innovation Award winners.

The organiser's edition timeline gives 21 October 2026 in London for the gala. Its pages also display a 3 November banner without a year; confirm the date with the organiser if you need it for your own communications.

The 2026 Winners

  • Biodiversity Champion Award: Olam Agri
  • Circularity Award: LIXIL Corporation
  • Leadership in Water Stewardship Award: SPG Dry Cooling
  • Net Zero: Leadership Award: Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
  • Net Zero: Operations Transformation Award: Cushman and Wakefield and Standard Chartered
  • Net Zero: Supply Chain Decarbonisation Award: Schneider Electric
  • Business Transformation Award: Pure Data Centres Group
  • Partnership of the Year Award: Hindustan Unilever Limited
  • Product Innovation Award: Hitachi Energy; Fairphone
  • Rising Sustainability Star Award: Daniel Kopp
  • SDG Pioneer of the Year Award: Telkom Indonesia
  • Small-Medium-Enterprise of the Year Award: Radica
  • Sustainability Trailblazer Award: Lei Zhang
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award: Atlas Renewable Energy
  • Social Impact Award: ILUNION
  • AI for Sustainability Excellence Award: Tracera
  • Data-driven Sustainability Communication Award: Syngenta Group
  • Responsible Investor of the Year Award: Circulate Capital
  • Sustainability Reporting Excellence Award: DP World
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Gina McCarthy

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