Namibia’s Fourth Sustainable Development Awards

1. Private Sector Champions for Sustainable Development

Environmentally friendly approaches to the management and use of energy, water and waste, and eco-certification schemes will be the main focus areas of this category. It has three (3) sub categories, that are:

• Start-ups
• Small and Medium Enterprises
• Established companies

2. Community level natural resource management and utilization initiatives

Demonstrate real inspiring examples of sustainable development solutions that work for people and the environment

3. Research and Development to reward outstanding pieces of research or innovations in the field of sustainable developmen

This category identifies practical research achievements that are original and of significance to Namibia

4. Youth Action for Sustainable Development, which focuses on youth leadership and initiatives in the area of sustainable development

This category highlights youth leadership through community mobilisation, advocacy and/or educational initiatives to promote youth action for sustainable development in Namibia.

5. Artist Action for Sustainable Development, which focuses on artists initiatives in the area of sustainable development

This category celebrates innovation and contribution made by artist in raising awareness and educating public on environmental issues by promoting sustainable development through artwork.

6. Pioneering journalism in the field of sustainable development

This category celebrates the contribution made by journalists and media practitioners towards raising public awareness and educating the public on environmental issues. Subcategories are:

• Best print media
• Best radio
• Best television
• Best digital (Online, social & photography)

7. Women and Environment

This category highlights individual women and women’s groups that have shown leadership in community mobilisation, advocacy and/other initiatives to empower women for sustainable development in Namibia.

8. Sustainable Schools

This category rewards schools that demonstrate sustainability in all spheres of the school environment - teaching, learning, and management. Subcategories are:

• Private School
• Public School

9. Green Financial Services/Institution

This category rewards banks that offer both financial and technical assistance solutions that is tailor made for individuals and entities for affordable green technologies

10. Sustainable mining and exploration Activities

Sustainable mining and exploration activities" which will focus on mining companies to promote responsible exploration of natural resources as we move towards proposal of the establishment of “Mining Rehabilitation Fund” by EIF.

11. Thought Leadership

This award is at the discretion of the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to honour a leader who has used transformative leadership and innovation to efficiently heighten the performance of his or her organisation.