Sustainable Business Awards Finalists 2026
Company Name | Category | Region |
A2W Hot Water Heat Pumps | Market Mover | Wellington |
Aleph Beauty | Communicating for Change | Auckland |
Aleph Beauty | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Ara Toitū | Transformational Leadership | Northland |
Atkins Ranch | Regenerating Nature | Hawkes Bay |
Auckland Council Property Department | Market Mover | Auckland |
Auckland Council, WM New Zealand and Localised | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Auckland Council's Healthy Waters & Flood Resilience team | Market Mover | Auckland |
Autex Acoustics | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Baygold, Bay of Plenty Regional Council & Earth Sciences New Zealand | Outstanding Collaboration | Bay of Plenty |
Bioeconomy Science Institute, Ministry for Primary Industries, Ag Emissions Centre & DNA | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
BLAKE and New Zealand Geographic | Communicating for Change | Auckland |
Bob Burnett Architecture | Disruptive Innovation | Canterbury |
BraveTrace | Disruptive Innovation | Nationwide |
Cetogenix | Disruptive Innovation | Bay of Plenty |
Chantelle Conroy, Climate Club | Emerging Transformational Leader | Auckland |
ChargeNet | Market Mover | Auckland |
Christchurch International Airport Sustainability Team | Transformational Leadership | Canterbury |
Clean Planet | Transformational Leadership | Auckland |
Climate Action Support Team, Wellington City Council | Outstanding Collaboration | Wellington |
Climate Club Aotearoa | Communicating for Change | Auckland |
Climate Venture Capital Fund | Future Finance | Auckland |
Consumer NZ | Communicating for Change | Wellington |
CullBeck | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
DataLoom | Disruptive Innovation | Waikato |
Denise McLean, Replay NZ | Transformational Leadership | Manawatū-Whanganui |
Development West Coast's (DWC) Nature Economy Partnership | Outstanding Collaboration | West Coast |
Echo | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Echo | Market Mover | Auckland |
Eco Choice Aotearoa | Market Mover | Auckland |
EcoFest - Beautification Trust, Waiheke Resources Trust, EcoMatters Environment Trust & Kaipātiki Project | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Emily Mabin Sutton, Climate Club | Transformational Leadership | Auckland |
Emily McIsaac, Daisy Lab | Emerging Transformational Leader | Auckland |
Farmgen Solar | Disruptive Innovation | Taranaki |
FillGood | Outstanding Collaboration | Wellington |
Finn Ross | Emerging Transformational Leader | Otago |
Fisheye | Market Mover | Auckland |
FLEX by Blackcurrent and Farmlands | Market Mover | Wellington |
FLOC wool acoustic panels by T&R Interior Systems | Disruptive Innovation | Wellington |
Forest Bridge Trust | Regenerating Nature | Auckland |
Fundsorter | Disruptive Innovation | Wellington |
Future Energy | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
GoodWrap Recycling | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Growing with Waste - AMC Commercial Cleaning & Barnardos Aotearoa | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Gyre | Regenerating Nature | Canterbury |
Hark | Outstanding Collaboration | Taranaki |
Hark | Regenerating Nature | Taranaki |
Hastings District Council NZ & Napier City Council | Outstanding Collaboration | Hawkes Bay |
Healthpost | Regenerating Nature | Tasman |
Hello Period | Disruptive Innovation | Hawkes Bay |
Home Foundation | Future Finance | Canterbury |
House of March | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
I Used To Be | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
James Kirkpatrick Group | Market Mover | Auckland |
Jonathan Groves, QBE New Zealand | Transformational Leadership | Auckland |
Jono Ridler | Transformational Leadership | Auckland |
Junk2Go & Visionwest Community Trust | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Kāinga Maha | Disruptive Innovation | Canterbury |
Kate Gislason, Without Waste | Emerging Transformational Leader | Canterbury |
Katerina Pihera-Ridge, Scion | Transformational Leadership | Bay of Plenty |
Kiwibank Kāinga Whenua Home Loan Scheme | Future Finance | Auckland |
Kohu Hemp | Disruptive Innovation | Canterbury |
Kowtow Clothing | Disruptive Innovation | Wellington |
Kūmānu | Regenerating Nature | Nelson |
Kura Paul-Burke, University of Waikato | Transformational Leadership | Bay of Plenty |
Leaft Foods | Disruptive Innovation | Canterbury |
Lisa Quarrie, Hayes Common | Transformational Leadership | Waikato |
Love Food Hate Waste NZ (WasteMINZ) | Communicating for Change | Nationwide |
Materially Kiwi | Disruptive Innovation | Manawatū-Whanganui |
Mint Innovation | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Miranda Wells, 800 Trust | Transformational Leadership | Taranaki |
Mitre 10, Kingspan & Pact Group | Outstanding Collaboration | Nationwide |
Mohoao Seed | Disruptive Innovation | Bay of Plenty |
Motion Capital | Future Finance | Auckland |
Mushroom Material | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Mutu | Market Mover | Auckland |
Nate Wilbourne, Gen-Z Aotearoa | Emerging Transformational Leader | Wellington |
Naylor Love | Disruptive Innovation | Nationwide |
Naylor Love South -- Queenstown | Market Mover | Otago |
Nespresso aluminium coffee capsule recycling programme | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
New Zealand International Convention Centre | Market Mover | Auckland |
NZ Post | Market Mover | Wellington |
Papahoa Fibreworks | Disruptive Innovation | Canterbury |
Patrick Moynahan, Echo | Transformational Leadership | Auckland |
Pete's Natural Lemonade | Communicating for Change | Tasman |
Pete's Natural Lemonade | Disruptive Innovation | Tasman |
PhaseFoam | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
PhaseFoam and ELS Distribution | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Pok Wei-Heng, World Economic Forum | Emerging Transformational Leader | Auckland |
RāKiwi | Regenerating Nature | Auckland |
Re:Circle | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
RePlay by Bonson | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
RePlay | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Restoring the Balance, Tahi Estate | Communicating for Change | Northland |
Road Science | Transformational Leadership | Bay of Plenty |
Santiago De Marco, Hōhepa Hawke's Bay | Transformational Leadership | Hawkes Bay |
Sapro-Tech | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Scenarios for Aotearoa New Zealand | Communicating for Change | Auckland |
Soul Capital | Future Finance | Auckland |
SULO, Pact NZ | Market Mover | Auckland |
SUPA | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
SUPA | Market Mover | Auckland |
Te Hōnonga a Iwi - Restoring Rosedale Park | Regenerating Nature | Auckland |
Te Moananui-a-Toi, Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea and the New Zealand Maritime Museum | Outstanding Collaboration | Auckland |
Te Pākau Maru | Outstanding Collaboration | Canterbury |
Te Tauihu Environment Trust | Regenerating Nature | Tasman |
The Climatics | Future Finance | Nationwide |
The Flower Loop | Disruptive Innovation | Waikato |
The Kids Market Team | Transformational Leadership | Wellington |
The Kiwifruit Postharvest Industry Refrigerant Decarbonisation Project (Seeka, Trevelyan's, HumePack, G4 Kiwi Supply and DETA) | Outstanding Collaboration | Bay of Plenty |
TVNZ & Westpac | Communicating for Change | Auckland |
Tyrewise | Communicating for Change | Hawkes Bay |
Velskov | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
WasteX | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Watersmart | Market Mover | Auckland |
Wonky Box | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
WoolTrace | Disruptive Innovation | Auckland |
Woolworths New Zealand | Market Mover | Auckland |
Yasmin Wessels, The Flower Loop | Emerging Transformational Leader | Waikato |
Your Job is a Climate Job | Communicating for Change | Auckland |
Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne | Regenerating Nature | Wellington |
