See Who's Next at the Sustainable Business Awards ceremony
The winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony on 20 November at MOTAT Aviation Hall, Auckland. Tickets are now on sale.
Who’s next? What’s next?
The Next list throws a spotlight on who and what can make this nation a global beacon of sustainable business.
It’s an annual list of innovators, entrepreneurs, projects and organisations that are finalists in the Sustainable Business Awards.
In this list lives the potential for a more equitable future. Radically reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The elimination of waste. The reuse of resources. A natural world reflourishing into abundance.
Our job is to release that potential.
Transformational Leaders
The visionary leaders who are championing long-term, transformational changes towards a regenerative, circular economy.
They are the individuals or teams that inspire and lead by example, driving systemic change that ensures people and nature thrive for generations to come.
Disruptive Innovations
The groundbreaking products, services, technologies and business models designed with sustainability and circular economy principles at their core.
The homegrown creativity, technology and innovations that disrupt existing systems and drive significant positive environmental and social impact. These organisations pioneer new business models or use indigenous frameworks to challenge linear systems and promote a future where nature and people thrive.
See the full list
Read the media release, with the complete list of 119 people and organisations on the Next list 2025.
Check out the Next list 2024
In 2024, there were 95 organisations and people on the list - the 'Next 95''.