Empowering innovation for a sustainable future
The Swiss Future Award empowers startups and SMEs leading the way in sustainable transformation across Switzerland. With a focus on innovation and measurable environmental impact, the award highlights businesses that are developing solutions to drive positive change.
3 Categories
🏆 Innovation Award
CHF 25'000 + 6 months of impact coaching will be awarded to an organisation with breakthrough solutions challenge the status quo and bring innovative business models, products, or services to the market and drive industry change.
🌍 Environment Award
CHF 25'000 + 6 months of impact coaching will be awarded to a business that develops measurable, high-impact environmental solutions. This category honors an organisation that, for example, reduce carbon emissions, promote circularity, protect biodiversity, etc.
📢 Public Choice Award
The 10 finalists from the Innovation and Environmental categories will be put to a public vote. The most voted project will receive extended coaching for 12 months to further develop its impact strategy.
Process
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Complete the online form, which spans five pages covering general information and selection criteria.
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Estimated completion time is 2–3 hours.
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You can save your application at any point and return to it later before submitting.
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Applicants are encouraged to provide quantitative data and be as specific as possible.
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All data will be managed according to B Lab Switzerland's Data Protection Policy.
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Applicants can submit for one award exclusively.
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Application deadline: applications for the 2025 edition are now closed.
Come and take part in the Swiss Future Award ceremony at the Swiss Impact Forum in Bern on 12 November 2025.