By Business & Finance 
The 2026 Business & Finance Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Awards are now open for entries. Companies have until January 23rd, 2026, to submit an entry.
By Héloïse Chaudot
ESG Awards
Entering its 5th year, the ESG Awards celebrate and reflect the evolving priorities of companies that are actively striving to make a meaningful impact in the areas of sustainability, social responsibility, and corporate governance.
ESG provides a specific set of criteria, namely environmental, social and governance, that companies can measure, benchmark and report against.
ESG is vitally important because it now relates to internal practices and policies that lead to effective decision making and, in turn, facilitate sustainable top-line growth into the future.
With a variety of categories, the Awards will showcase the successes of ESG initiatives, examples of best practice and highlight the importance of transparency in this area.
The ESG Awards’ esteemed judging panel will adjudicate on all entries across a range of criteria and recognise those setting the standards for ESG Excellence.
Categories
- Biodiversity Leadership in Business Award
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative
- Employee Well-Being Award
- Energy Efficiency Initiative Award
- ESG Company Award (Enterprise)
- ESG Company Award (SMEs)
- ESG Consultancy Award
- ESG Innovation Award
- ESG Investment Award
- ESG Sustainable Finance Award
- ESG Team Award
- Future ESG Leader Award
- Governance Leadership Award
- Net Zero Carbon Award
- Social Impact Award
- Sustainable Logistics Excellence Award
- Sustainable Supply Chain Award
Getting involved
To get involved in the ESG Awards, please fill in the form on the ESG Awards website.
You can visit the ESG Awards website here.
The Business & Finance ESG Awards will take place on 16 April 2026 at the Mansion House, Dublin. Nominations close on 23 January 2026.
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