EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE OVERVIEWABOUT THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE

4URGENCY + OPTIMISM = ACTION

The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform for impact,
dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade.

Nominations are subject to detailed assessment culminating in 15 Finalists whose
solutions make the most progress towards our five Earthshots.

We wakeup every day to support innovators and leaders working to create a betterworld. They may be a university, a charity, a tech startup or even a city.
Our role is to shine a spotlight on their solutions, to support and help scalethem, and in doing so, unleash the urgent optimism in each of us.

The five annual winners are selected by Prince William and our Prize Council. The
Earthshot Prize awards one million pounds each to the 5 winners, and all 15
Finalists will enter The Earthshot Fellowship Programme for a year of dedicatedsupport.

AT THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE EVERYTHING WE DO IS AIMED AT HELPING THESE INNOVATORSAND THEIRSOLUTIONS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

THE FIVE EARTHSHOTS
BY 2030, WE CHOOSE TO:

PROTECTAND RESTORE
NATURE

CLEAN OUR
AIR5REVIVE OUROCEANS

BUILD A
WASTE-FREE
WORLDTHESE FIVE EARTHSHOTS ARE OUR GOALS FOR 2030
Each year we call on you, our Nominators, to help us find the solutions that can solve the biggest
environmental challenges in these categories and help us to achieve these goals.

CLICK THE ICONS ABOVE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH EARTHSHOTFIX OUR
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KEY INFORMATIONCRITERIARESOURCESThe Earthshot Prize process isYou can find all the materials, links
designed to find solutions that are: and resources you need at theNOMINATOR PORTAL:• Inspiring – spark thehttps://earthshotprize.org/nomin
imagination
ator-portal/• Inclusive – build inclusion,
Password: Earthshot23!
equity, and benefits for people
Here you can find the digital toolkit• Impactful – have provenand assets for your social media;
impact and potential to scale
the Official Nominator badge toWe accept nominations from any
display your role; a link to thecountry or sector, and weonline nomination platform, andencourage you to submit a diverse more!
range of solution types.
Please note that access to theThe Earthshot Prize is particularly Nominator Portal is strictly forfocused on finding solutions thatOfficial Nominators only.
meet our SELECTION PRIORITIES.

6SUBMISSIONSLANGUAGESThe Earthshot Prize only accepts
nominations that are submitted
via the ONLINE NOMINATIONSPLATFORM. The link toplatform is available on
the Nominator Portal.

While English is the preferredlanguage for nominations, we are
now also accepting nominations
in all the following languages too:ArabicBrazilian Portuguese
ChineseFrenchGermanJapanese
SpanishWelshPlease note that access to theonline nomination platform isstrictly by invitation only.
Nominees will also be granted
access to the form automaticallywhen nominated.

••••••••

Completing a nomination is acollaborative effort between you
and your Nominee. Find out
more in the SUBMITTING ANOMINATION section.

Please note that all nominations
will be translated into English forour screening and assessment
process.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEWTIMELINE FOR 2024 AWARD YEARNOMINATIONSNOMINATIONS

OPEN

CLOSE

TUE 19SEPTEMBER 2023
From this date, you can access thenomination form online and beginsubmitting nominations.

7SCREENINGAND
SELECTION

2024

AWARDSPROCESS

CEREMONY

FRI 15
DECEMBER 2023

FROM
JANUARY 2024

LATE 2024(DATE TBC)

This is the deadline to submit allnominations. Nominations must be fullycomplete and formally submitted to beconsidered for The Earthshot Prize.

We will review all nominations
and conduct multiple
assessments over the coming
months before selecting
the 15 Finalists.

We hope to share more information
about the 2024 awards ceremonynearer the time.

PLEASE NOTE THE 2023 PRIZE PROCESS REMAINS IN PROGRESS. FINALISTS FOR THE 2023 PRIZE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 19 SEPTEMBER 2023, ANDTHE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT AN AWARD CEREMONY IN SINGAPORE, NOVEMBER 2023.

THE JOURNEY FOR NOMINEESTHE PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE
Once a nomination is submitted, they are screened against our selection priorities
across multiple stages.

9We have also formalised and deepened our support for Finalists in the form ofThe Earthshot Prize Fellowship Programme, which we launched in September 2022.
Through the Fellowship, all Finalists engage in a bespoke, year-long programme
designed to accelerate their trajectory and impact through a single ‘giant leap’.

Nominations that pass the initial screening undergo an independent assessment
process and are reviewed by a panel of experts. Nominations that perform well inthese assessments may be asked directly to provide additional information and/or This year we are launching a funding marketplace to spotlight more solutions (outside ofattend interviews, visits or workshops.
the 15 Finalists) starting with a soft launch in November 2023. We hope to acceleratemany more solutions by unlocking unprecedented access to talent, advice, capital and
The top nominations are shortlisted and The Earthshot Prize selects 15 Finalists
key partnerships. We look forward to sharing more information in the coming months.
who get unprecedented support to scale their solution. 5 Winners are chosen by
our Prize Council and announced at an annual award ceremony – they receive a
one-of-a-kind award and a one-million-pound grant to scale their impact.

2022 FINALISTS AT THE FELLOWSHIP RETREAT, JAN 2023

SELECTION PRIORITIESOUR FOCUS AREAS FOR 2024

SELECTION CRITERIA AND PRIORITIESWHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
MINIMUM
CRITERIA
Every nomination submitted
must meet these basic
requirements:••

The solution makes progress
towards at least one of the 5Earthshots
The solution is beyond
idea/concept stage withdemonstrated environmental
impact to date

REQUIRED
Nominations MUST meet theminimum criteria to be considered
for The Earthshot Prize.

1115 AREAS OF
INTEREST

5 CROSS-CUTTINGENABLERS

4 ADDITIONALFILTERS

There are three areas of interestfor each Earthshot that we areprioritising this year. These areas
have been identified throughexpert consultation as areas ofhigh opportunity and urgency.
However, you are welcome toalso nominate solutions outsideof these focus areas too.

The “cross-cutting enablers” areidentified approaches and toolsthat can accelerate theenvironmental improvements weseek without being specific to
any single Earthshot. When
adopted by innovators and theirsupporters, they could rapidly
accelerate their growth andimpact.

We have outlined 4 common
filters against which we willassess nominations and selectour ultimate winners.

Find out more on page 12

Find out more on page 13

These filters help us to assess
the solution’s quality as well assuitability for The Earthshot Prizeand whether they are the right fit
for the support we offer.
Find out more on page 14

PREFERREDCONSIDERED

These are not mandatory criteria, but a good indication of what a strong
nomination looks like. A nomination that relates to an area of interest and anenabler is more likely to progress further in our screening and selection process.

Each nomination does not need to alignwith every filter, but it’s a helpful indicatorof how we will select our Finalists.

12FIFTEEN AREAS OF INTERESTWE WILL PRIORITISE SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS THESE ISSUES:YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION IN OUR 2023 ROADMAP, PAGES 23-57

13FIVE CROSS-CUTTING ENABLERSWE WILL PRIORITISE SOLUTIONS THAT USE THESE APPROACHES:YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION IN OUR 2023 ROADMAP, PAGES 58-64

4 ADDITIONAL FILTERS
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN OUR FINALISTS

14POTENTIAL FOR
GLOBAL IMPACTDIVERSITY OFSOLUTION TYPESSTAGE OFSOLUTIONORGANISATIONAL
FOUNDATIONSSolutions must clearly articulate theirimpact to date, and their potential to
make a difference in the future basedon one or more of the following
environmental metrics:

You may nominate a solution fromany country or sector in the world.
This could be:

We look for solutions that can bescaled or replicated quickly withfinancial, communications ororganisational support. Thismeans they:

1. Quality of leadership:
A dedicated team/foundercommitted to scaling or replicating
the solution who bring knowledgeof the problem it addresses.

1. are well-developed beyond theidea stage and seen earlypositive impact.

2. Inclusive leadership:
A team that demonstrates
inclusivity and represent theircommunity, including female,indigenous and local communityled solutions.

1.

Hectares of land, ocean or
freshwater systems protectedor restored

2.

Biodiversity increases on land,
freshwater systems or in oceans

3.

Reduction in concentrations ofparticulate matter (PM2.5/ PM10)

4.

Tonnes of waste saved, reduced,
recycled or avoided

5.

Tonnes of greenhouse gas
emissions saved, captured
or avoided

1. An organisation (not-for-profit
or for-profit)
2. Government institution, local ornational(including a country or city)
3. A partnership of more than
one organisation
4. A team or small groupof individuals

2. require additional support to bescaled or replicated at scale.
Solutions that have alreadyachieved a level of maturity where
they only need access to funding
will benefit less from The Earthshot
Prize support and are, therefore,
less of a focus.
3. have made significant progress inthe past year with clear
organisational or solution-based
breakthroughs

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION IN OUR 2023 ROADMAP, PAGES 18-21

3. Organisational maturity:
The nominee ought to have solid
governance and financial
arrangements.
4. Scale model:
A nominee with a credible model bywhich their solution could be
replicated or scaled to havetransformative impact.

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