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2026 Global Good winners – another bumper crop 😍
It’s just one week ago today that BMA House was buzzing with people who spend their working lives trying to make things better and, let us tell you, it’s a GREAT place to be!
Before the ceremony proper, we ran two panel sessions with our friends at Reset Connect, which gave the afternoon a bit of substance before anyone went near the canapés. There was some lively discussion as we heard expert views on “Designing for Behaviour Change; How Businesses Can Make Sustainable Choices Stick”, swiftly followed by “Financing Climate Progress and Nature Recovery; From Pledges to Practical Action”. We feel very fortunate to have commandeered some of the leading lights in these areas to pass on their wisdom, and we really hope that those of you who went along came away with some food for thought.
Then came the main event, which is always our favourite part of the (long!) process for us. Hosted once again by the inimitable Martin Wright, and Joanna Yarrow (who managed to acquire some squirrels along the way….IYKYK!!!), we welcomed our Gold winners onto the stage, as well as gave out a big cheer for our Silver, Bronze, and One-to-Watch winners. It was awesome to have our virtual guests join us online too – we love being able to connect with our entrants across the globe!
🏅 Who won Gold?
Across the evening, Gold went to organisations working in everything from circular economy, and nature recovery, to humanitarian response, and education. The finance side of the programme, once again kindly supported by Trowers & Hamlins, saw winners focused on areas including digital innovation, and leadership, to education and inclusion.
What all our winners share isn’t sector or size. It’s that they did the thing rather than just proclaiming that they’d like to.
That’s the standard we hold ourselves to as well. Golds aren’t handed out for being the best of a mixed bag: entries have to clear a minimum standard, and our judges don’t reward targets or intentions.
📸 Canon Young Champions
If you only read one bit of this post, make it this one.
In the Under 17s, Anushka Ashok took Gold. Anushka noticed girls were missing school because the toilets were unusable, so she started Project Cleanlihood, trained students to keep them clean, and built a model that the local government has since adopted. It now serves 40 schools and 5,000 students.
In the Under 21s, Sebastião Mendonça and Marta Bernardino won with Trovador, the world’s first four-legged tree-planting robot. They were told the burned slopes in Portugal were too steep and dangerous for people, so they built something that could climb them. The first prototype cost €15.
Congratulations to both, and to every Young Champion finalist. The standard in this category gets higher every year, and the judges’ job gets harder!
💚 Thank you…
…to our judges, who read, scored, and debated a lot of entries. To everyone who entered, including those who didn’t make the shortlist (your feedback is on its way, or already with you). And to everyone who came along and made the room what it was.
We’ll see you in 2027 – entries open on 15th February, so make a note in the diary, and register your interest now!
Register your interest for the 2027 Global Good Awards!
