The application call for the Business Pioneers Award in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2021 is open!



This year the focus of the Award is decarbonization and creation of quality jobs

The SDG Business Pioneers Award is the final event of the yearly competition for business leaders of sustainable development, which aims to promote private sector efforts in the field of sustainable development in the country. This activity is organized under the framework of the “SDGs Roll-out Support and Private Sector Engagement” Project, implemented by UNDP BiH and financed by Sweden.

The SDG Business Pioneers Award sheds light on the efforts of the private sector companies relating to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in BiH and motivates new entrepreneurs to create their business models in alignment with the SDGs. Therefore, companies can apply in two thematic areas – “People” and “Resources and Environment”.

The thematic area „People“ focuses on recognizing companies that create new and quality jobs by offering an equal opportunity to all and having rules that apply to all. Through this area, companies that work on creating opportunities for employing youth, women, categories at risk, etc., are recognized.

The thematic area „Resources and Environment“ is directed at recognizing companies that actively work on reducing their ecological footprint, those that invest in new technologies and develop their own solutions. If your company abides by certain ecological standards, if it invests in techologies to decrease its negative impact to the environment, such as installing solar panels, recycling production materials, decreasing the usage of electric energy, transitioning to more efficient and more ecologically sustainable production materials, etc., then your company is a good candidate for this thematic area.

The evaluation methodology was developed based on the UN Global Compact Methodology and the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards and was adapted to the local context.

The application call is open from January 1st to March 31st 2021.

The application process is based on the e-application acccessible via:  https://zamisli2030.ba/business-pioneers-2021/apply-now/.

For more information visit: https://zamisli2030.ba/business-pioneers-2021/about-the-award-2021/.