Enquiry | Global Sustainability & Innovation Awards 2027

Lifetime Achievement in Water Sustainability A career of measurable contribution Water Industry Leader of the Year Senior leader with measurable impact in the last 3 years Young Water Researcher of the Year (below 35) Published, applied research with real-world use Young Water Professional of the Year (below 35) Early-career practitioner with delivered results Water Security Field Leadership Award On-ground delivery in difficult conditions

Woman Water Leader of the Year Senior woman leader in water Woman Sustainability Leader of the Year Woman leading sustainability/ESG/climate with results Emerging Woman Leader in Water & Sustainability Early-career woman with measurable impact Woman Water Entrepreneur of the Year Woman-founded water/wastewater/sustainability business with traction

Water Technology Startup of the Year Best early-stage WaterTech company; also considers opted-in startup entries from other categories WaterTech Scale-up of the Year Startup that has proven commercial scale Grassroot Water Innovator of the Year Low-cost, field-proven innovation

Excellence in AI & Water Data Intelligence AI, analytics and decision software that improves operations, with measured outcomes Excellence in Smart Water Networks, IoT & Digital Twins Sensors, SCADA, connected networks and digital twins deployed on real assets Excellence in Smart Water Metering & Leak Detection Metering and leak-detection technology: losses found, fixed, revenue recovered

Excellence in Desalination Technology Energy, recovery and brine performance Excellence in Advanced Water & Wastewater Treatment Technology Treatment processes for water and wastewater: biological, AOP, UV, ozone, electrochemical, nature-hybrid, energy-efficient systems Excellence in Filtration & Separation Technology Membrane or non-membrane separation, performance-proven Excellence in Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure Infrastructure proven under flood, drought or heat stress

Excellence in Smart & Sustainable Domestic Water Purification Household purifiers Excellence in Commercial & Institutional Drinking Water Systems Systems for offices, schools, hospitals, public places Excellence in Water Softening Solutions Domestic, commercial, industrial softening Excellence in High-Performance Membrane Products Membrane products with lifecycle data Excellence in Energy-Efficient Pumps & Electro-Mechanical Systems Pumps, motors, valves, drives Excellence in Water Storage Systems Polymer, steel, modular, smart storage Excellence in Green & Safe Water Treatment Chemicals Effective, low-impact chemistry Excellence in Water Instrumentation & Monitoring Analysers, sensors, flow and quality instruments (hardware) Excellence in Wastewater Treatment Equipment & Engineering Aerators, clarifiers, screens, blowers, dewatering equipment

EPC Company of the Year – Water & Wastewater Design-build delivery to spec and on time O&M Service Provider of the Year – Water & Wastewater Plants kept compliant and efficient Water Consultancy & Advisory Firm of the Year Engineering design, PMC, DPRs, water audits, groundwater/regulatory compliance

Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Power Generation (Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear & Renewable) Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Steel, Metals & Mining Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Cement & Building Materials Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Chemicals & Fertilisers Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Food, Beverages & Dairy Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Textiles, Apparel & Leather Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Automobile & Engineering Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Pulp & Paper Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Plant of the Year – Electronics & Semiconductors Three-year plant water performance Water Efficient Data Centre of the Year Water use effectiveness (L/kWh), cooling water efficiency, alternative water sources

Excellence in Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) A working ZLD system with recovery and cost data Excellence in Industrial Effluent Treatment (ETP & CETP) ETP/CETP compliance, uptime, treated quality Excellence in Fit-for-Purpose Water Reuse & Resource Recovery Treated water supplied to another user or use (city to industry, STP to cooling, etc.) Excellence in Industrial Water Circularity Closed loops within one site or industrial park Corporate Water Stewardship of the Year Company-wide strategy, targets, supply chain, climate risk, disclosure Water Positive & Basin Resilience Leadership Third-party verified water balance in basin context; no offset-only claims

Best Smart & Digital Water City Initiative City-scale programme with measured results Best Non-Revenue Water Reduction Programme NRW % before/after, volumes saved, revenue recovered Best Drinking Water Supply Utility – Municipal Coverage, quality, continuity Best Drinking Water Supply Utility – Nagar Panchayat Small-town supply Best Wastewater Management Utility – Municipal Collection, treatment, reuse Best Wastewater Management Utility – Nagar Panchayat Small-town wastewater Best Sanitation & FSSM Programme Coverage, safe faecal sludge management, behaviour change Excellence in Water–Wastewater–Energy Nexus – Public Sector Energy saved or generated per KL

Excellence in Rural Water, WASH & Public Health Rural supply, hygiene, health outcomes, community ownership, women and girls Best Water Awareness & Behaviour Change Campaign Reach and measured behaviour change Best Public-Private Partnership in Water Partnerships that delivered at scale NGO Water & Social Impact Initiative of the Year Verified community outcomes

Excellence in Solid & Plastic Waste Prevention for Water Bodies Waste and plastic kept out of rivers, lakes, drains and water infrastructure Innovation in Sludge Treatment & Resource Recovery Sludge to energy, nutrients, materials Excellence in Emerging Contaminant Detection & Removal PFAS, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, endocrine disruptors: detection, removal, destruction Excellence in Nature-Based Solutions & Ecosystem Restoration Wetlands, lake/river rejuvenation, constructed wetlands, biodiversity outcomes Excellence in Rainwater Harvesting & Groundwater Recharge Volumes captured/recharged, groundwater level data

Water Sector Association Initiative of the Year A specific, measurable programme or sector impact Water Research & Knowledge Institution of the Year Research with sector uptake in the last 3 years Excellence in Water Skills & Capacity Building People trained, certified, placed; skill outcomes

Water Finance & Investment Initiative of the Year Finance mobilised and deployed into water assets or WaterTech

Best Workplace in the Water Sector – Talent & Innovation public vote + jury Talent development, retention, women in workforce, innovation culture; jury-led, public vote max 20%

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