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Global ESG Startup Awards 2026

Key Information

Organisation

ESG Global Network

Status

Open

Application Deadline

20 Sep 2026

Program Type

Prize

About this Program

Celebrating startups that integrate environmental, social, and governance into their core.

Benefits & What You Get

Industry endorsement; PR coverage; access to ESG-focused capital.

Eligibility

Startups globally with verified ESG metrics and reporting.

Startups That Could Apply

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SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

Vezeeta MENA's healthcare platform

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