Planet
Environment, energy & nature
Leonardo da Vinci filled notebooks with studies of water: its currents, eddies and floods. He designed canals and hydraulic systems, and understood the natural world as a connected system. The Planet category of The DaVinci Awards® recognizes the products working to understand, protect and restore that system.
Environmental innovation now spans the energy transition, the way the world feeds itself, the health of oceans and fresh water, the recovery of materials once treated as waste, and the sensing that shows what is happening to the planet in real time. The DaVinci Awards® recognizes the organizations behind these products, from startups with a first credible result to established innovators with years of measurable impact. Every entry is assessed by judges with relevant domain expertise, against a standard that weighs demonstrable environmental impact and the integrity of the claims made alongside commercial performance.
The five areas below are starting points, not boundaries. Whatever your environmental innovation, see how a one-, two- or three-star DaVinci Award® could work for you.
No restrictive categories
Areas of environmental innovation
There are no fixed categories in The DaVinci Awards®. The five areas below are suggestions to help you find your bearings, not boxes to fit into. If your innovation protects or restores the natural world, it is eligible.
Worldwide innovation awards
How Recognition Works
Every Planet entry is assessed on its own merits and awarded one, two or three stars, with each level reflecting a higher benchmark of innovation, evidence and impact. There is a high ceiling of innovation, excellence and impact to achieve a star, and not every entry earns one. Nominations are accepted throughout the year.
One star
Commendable growth, clear innovation, and evidence of quality, consistency and credibility.
Two stars
Excellent growth, a track record of innovation, and sophistication and elegance in execution.
Three stars
Reserved for the most outstanding accomplishments.
Four deadlines a year: enter at any time and your entry is judged in the next round. Results are announced within three months of each deadline. View all deadlines.
Winners’ rewards
Promoting your success
Winners may make full use of The DaVinci Awards® hallmark of excellence, linked to your level of accreditation, on all relevant materials.
All winners also receive a DaVinci Awards® trophy, and substantial press opportunities working in partnership with our editorial team. Find out more.
Beyond planet
