Referred to by Reuters as "the Nobel Prize for Sustainability,” the Katerva Awards are the pinnacle of global sustainability recognition. Through them the best ideas on the planet are identified, refined and accelerated toward impact at a global level.
The Katerva Award identifies ideas and companies demonstrating innovation scaled for both business opportunities and global good - Ideas making dents in conventional ways of thinking to defy and fight for global change. These ideas have to survive a rigorous review process involving 600+ professionals, 4 filtering phases, and 2 stages of focused review in order to be called the best, most promising on the planet.

are awarded by the World Technology Network: A curated membership community comprised of the world's most innovative individuals and organizations in science, technology, and related fields – those creating the 21st century – who are focused on exploring what is imminent, possible, and important in and around emerging technologies.