Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards 2021 | Opportunity Desk

Applications are open for the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards 2021. The Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards recognise and celebrate the contributions that innovators in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors are making in advancing the sustainable development goals in Commonwealth countries.

The key objectives of the awards are to:

Three awards will be given in each of the following five categories:

In each of the five categories, one winner will be selected from the public sector (national/regional/local government), one winner from will be from civil society / not-for-profit sector and one winner will be an entrepreneur or a private sector company.

Eligibility

Selection Criteria

The winners will be selected by an independent and eminent panel of judges appraising them on: