Partnership Opportunities
By supporting the UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Award, partners are not just contributing to a ceremony—they are championing a movement for long-lasting change. The Award sets the stage for meaningful, ongoing engagement with stakeholders across industries, governments, and academia. Partnership opportunities through sponsoring help to foster lasting impact and change in supporting sustainable practices that can transform industries, regions, and communities.
We offer a range of partnership opportunities designed to provide long-lasting value and ensure that they are linked with impactful, sustainability-driven initiatives. These include potential collaborations through a:
Legacy Partner:
As a Legacy Partner, you can showcase your organization or institution’s commitment to sustainable industrialization and global development by contributing to the general aspects of the award such as covering travel expenses for awardees and more. This includes prominent visibility at the award ceremony and beyond, alongside the opportunity to network with key decision-makers, industry leaders, and innovators. Additionally, this partnership serves as a basis for future-oriented investments, enhances your visibility, and signals through your support a true commitment to driving meaningful change. As a partner of the leading UN organization in industry and development, you also gain access to an exclusive network, fostering valuable connections that can shape future collaborations.
Category Partner:
Category Partners can take financial leadership in one or more of the Award categories, such as the Innovative Start-up Award, Women in Industry Award, or the Sustainable Supply Chain Award. This allows sponsors to directly align their brand and mission with specific areas of sustainability that resonate most with their values and interests.
How Partnerships Drive Winners’ Growth?
Partnerships would benefit winners by providing training programs in collaboration with UNIDO, that focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices, supporting long-term benefits for industries and communities. This includes supporting the next generation of industry leaders, helping them build sustainable business practices, and more. Winners could also profit from direct financial support, through partners providing prize money for start-ups to scale their businesses, invest in sustainable innovation, and strengthen their operations. This would involve having a dedicated partner who funds selected winners, offering not only capital but possibly also strategic mentorship, access to industry networks, and capacity-building initiatives to ensure long-term success.
Winners Benefits:
Winners receive financial support to scale their business, enhance sustainability initiatives, and drive impactful innovation
Winners gain exposure to new markets and customers through strategic partnerships and sponsor networks, helping expand their reach and business growth
Winners connect with key decision-makers, industry leaders, and potential investors, opening doors for collaborations and future opportunities
Winners benefit from tailored mentorship programs, capacity-building workshops, and expert guidance, empowering them to further develop their business and sustainable practices.
Partnerships ensure the next wave of sustainability leaders receive the necessary support to scale and thrive.
Strategic Benefits for Partners?
Creating Lasting Impact & Legacy
Unlike many awards that provide a one-time recognition, the UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Award focuses on long-term, transformative impact. Partners play a pivotal role in sustaining and scaling sustainable solutions far beyond the event itself. Through mentoring programs, trainings, grants, or strategic collaborations, sponsors can contribute to shaping industries that align with the sustainable development goals.
Ongoing Visibility & Engagement
Partners will have the opportunity to engage with upcoming innovators and pioneers in the sustainability space, ensuring continued visibility and collaboration long after the ceremony. By partnering with UNIDO, sponsors align their brand with a global leader in sustainable development, fostering relationships that extend into practical, real-world solutions for sustainable growth.
Partner Benefits:
Directly influence the next wave of sustainability innovators through start-up support, mentorship, and funding opportunities
Align with a prestigious international event and gain global recognition for your commitment to sustainability
Be part of a legacy that supports sustainability in the long term, fostering industry-wide changes
Gain entry to exclusive, high-level networks of global influences, industry leaders, and decision-makers
Take Action
By collaborating with the UNIDO ONE World Sustainability Award, you’ll be making an investment that reaches far beyond the event—shaping the future of industries, communities, and global sustainability for years to come. With UNIDO as the leading multilateral industrial development organization at the forefront, you could secure a long-lasting partnership that positions your organization as a key player in driving global change.