Disruptive Innovation Award

Celebrating groundbreaking products, services, technologies and business models designed with sustainability and circular economy principles at their core.

This award celebrates homegrown creativity, technology and innovations that disrupt existing systems and drive significant positive environmental and social impact. It recognises organisations that pioneer new business models or use indigenous frameworks to challenge linear systems and promote a future where nature and people thrive.

2025 WINNER

BioLumic

2025 COMMENDATIONS

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LastMyle
Mushroom Material
NE Tech
Nezo
Ōku
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What the judges were looking for:

A groundbreaking product, service or technology that is a game-changer in advancing sustainability and championing circular economy principles.
A fearless trailblazer, rewriting the rules of business-as-usual
An innovation that is bold, disrupts outdated systems, and tackles pressing environmental and social challenges head-on.
A project that is an exemplar of homegrown creativity or indigenous wisdom, showcasing the power of local innovation.
A pioneering solution that sets new benchmarks in sustainability, inspiring transformative change across industries.
Entries from organisations, businesses, companies, partnerships, institutions, public sector entities, community groups, NGOs, not for profits and social enterprises.