THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE UNVEILS FIVE DAYS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION AS BIGGEST-EVER SUMMIT COMES TO MUMBAI FOR THE FIRST TIME
MUMBAI, 12 November 2026: The Earthshot Prize, the world’s most prestigious environmental award founded by Prince William, today reveals the final details of its five-day celebration of environmental progress culminating in Awards Night in Mumbai.
The Earthshot Prize is coming to India to spotlight environmental leadership and spark fresh global action. From clean energy and new technology to nature restoration, The Prize is announcing major breakthroughs in air quality, waste reduction, ocean and nature restoration.
The Prize comes to India for the first time, as a country proving that environmental progress and economic growth can go hand in hand. India is home to more Earthshot Finalists and Winners than any other country, including two of this year’s Finalists, Mahila Housing Trust and Mahindra Last Mile Mobility, and previous Winners Boomitra, Kheyti, S4S Technologies and Takachar.
Jason Knauf, CEO of The Earthshot Prize said: ‘The Earthshot Prize is coming to India to celebrate global innovation, entrepreneurship, culture, young people and environmental leadership. We are bringing together some of the most exciting environmental solutions in Mumbai, in one of the most dynamic cities on the planet. About all, The Earthshot Prize is about what comes next. In Mumbai we are spotlighting the people building a better future, backing them, and helping their ideas go further and faster.”
The five-day programme includes:
Jaipur Momentum Retreat, 13 November – 15 November
The Jaipur Momentum Retreat will bring together Earthshot's 2026 Finalists with Earthshot’s ecosystem of partners and leaders, with a goal to shape the second half of the Earthshot Decade.
Generation Earthshot, 14 November – 17 November
Generation Earthshot, delivered in partnership with Common Purpose, will bring together 130 young climate leaders from India, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America to Mumbai, the largest edition of the programme to date. Over four days delegates will take part in leadership workshops and local immersions and join the Impact Assembly and Awards Night.
The I CAN Earthshot Challenge, 16 November – 17 November
Fifteen finalist teams will travel to Mumbai to join the Children’s Earthshot, a two-day programme of activities culminating in the Awards Ceremony at the Museum of Solutions on 17 November, where five winners, each receiving US$2,000, will be announced.
The I CAN Earthshot Challenge, run with Alana and Design for Change, is a competition for children aged 9 to 17 and is Earthshot’s biggest-ever youth programme, involving one million children, 15,000 schools in 24 Indian states.
The Impact Assembly, 16 November
The Impact Assembly will break major news announcements in ocean and nature conservation, air quality, waste reduction and climate change. It will bring together business leaders, philanthropists, innovators and government representatives to announce new partnerships, investments and expansions to scale Finalist solutions globally with partners including IKEA, Amazon and Uber.
The Earthshot Prize Awards Night, 17 November
The Summit will culminate in a spectacular finale with The Earthshot Prize Awards Night, where the five 2026 Winners will be announced. Awards Night will celebrate the 15 Finalists across The Earthshot Prize's five categories: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-Free World and Fix Our Climate.
The sixth edition will be the biggest yet with 5,000 guests. Indian and international stars Sachin Tendulkar, Alia Bhatt, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonam Kapoor, Rami Malek and Simone Ashley will be part of the historic celebration of environmental leadership.
British band Take That will perform in India for the first time, and renowned Indian composer, music producer and two-time national award winner, Shashwat Sachdev will also bring his distinctive cinematic sound for the show’s finale.
New additions to the line-up include Wild Wild Women, India’s first all-female hip hop collective, who will perform the show’s curtain raiser, and Merlin D’Souza, Indian pianist and composer, both from Mumbai.
The biggest ever global audience, for a programme shaped by India
The Earthshot Prize Summit is sponsored by the Serum Institute of India. Prime Video is the exclusive global streaming partner for the Awards Night, bringing the celebration to audiences across more than 240 countries and territories in over 40 languages, available to stream from 30 November.
The Earthshot Prize developed its groundbreaking programme with support from its India Advisory Council, bringing together leaders from business, philanthropy, sustainable investment, community groups and environmental action, alongside entrepreneurs to strengthen its engagement in India, and support the growth of homegrown environmental solutions.
The Council will continue to provide expert advice and connections to support environmental innovators, especially Indian Finalists.
The India Advisory Council comprises Roshni Nadar, Chairperson, HCLTech & HCL Group; Trustee, Shiv Nadar Foundation; and Founder, The Habitats Trust; Riddhima Yadav, sustainable investment expert; Mayank Sen, Communication Lead, Serum Institute of India and Co-Founder, Moe's Art; Nidhi Pant Co-Founder of S4S Technologies; Kaushik Kappagantulu, Co-founder & CEO of Kheyti; Kaushik Deb of Gujarat’s Emissions Trading Scheme; Shishir Joshi, CEO and Founder of Project Mumbai and Mumbai Climate Week; Shloka Nath, Founder of Dorahi, former founder of India Climate Collaborative; and Ishwar Narayanan, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy.
Appendix:
The programme of events, celebrating environmental leadership, innovation and action
DATE
EVENT
Time
HIGHLIGHTS
13th November 2026
Jaipur Leaders Forum
Two days
Two days of events, hosted by Tom Rivett-Carnac and Prachi Shevgaonkar, for the 2026 Finalists to make connections with each other and Earthshot’s ecosystem of partners and leaders, to shape what the second half of the Earthshot decade will deliver.
14th November 2026
Generation Earthshot
Four days
130 young climate leaders from India, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America are travelling to Mumbai to join the Generation Earthshot programme, as well as the Impact Assembly and Awards Night.
15th November 2026
Global Press Briefing
4:00 PM
A briefing for journalists on the programme and upcoming announcements. Finalists will be available for interview.
16th November 2026
Impact Assembly
2:30 PM
Announcing new partnerships, investments and expansions to scale the solutions of Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists, with business leaders, philanthropists, innovators and government representatives.
17th November 2026
Children’s Earthshot Awards Ceremony
Two-day programme
1:00 PM
Announcing the five winners of the inaugural I CAN Earthshot Challenge, recognising young changemakers aged 9–17 from across India for developing innovative, community-led solutions to address pressing environmental challenges.
17th November 2026
Green Carpet
5:00 PM
Ministers, global talent, partners and Earthshot Prize Finalists come together to celebrate and champion groundbreaking environmental solutions.
17th November 2026
Awards Night
7:00 PM
Announcing the five Winners of The Earthshot Prize 2026 at a landmark ceremony in Mumbai, marking the first time the global environmental awards are hosted in India and celebrating pioneering solutions with the potential to address pressing environmental challenges and drive sustainable impact at scale.
17th November 2026
Winners Press Conference
9:30 PM
Earthshot Prize Winners share their journeys, experiences and plans for utilising the prize grant to expand their sustainability solutions and global impact.
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Founded by Prince William and incubated in The Royal Foundation in 2020 for a year before becoming an independent organisation, The Earthshot Prize is the world’s most prestigious environmental award designed to identify, back and celebrate groundbreaking leadership in environmental action. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot, which united millions of people around the goal of reaching the moon, The Earthshot Prize is designed to mobilise a decade of action for the planet. The five challenges are: Protect and Restore Nature; Clean Our Air; Revive Our Oceans; Build a Waste-Free World; and Fix Our Climate.
The Earthshot Prize drives optimism by championing inspiring leadership and helping to scale incredible cutting-edge solutions. It will discover 50 Winners over 10 years with the power to repair the planet. More than an award, The Earthshot Prize works in partnership with a Global Alliance of Partners to support the scaling of the solutions discovered and selected each year.
The Global Alliance Founding Partners are a group of leading global organisations and philanthropists, which act as strategic funding partners to the Prize, including Aga Khan Development Network, AL Philanthropies, Allen Family Philanthropies, Amazon, Marc and Lynne Benioff, Bezos Earth Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Breakthrough Energy Foundation, Builders Vision, Matt Cohler, Coleman Family Ventures, DP World, Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation, Eleven Eleven Foundation, Giving | Fazzalari Grousbeck, Holch Povlsen Foundation, IKEA, Sandy and Paul Edgerley, Standard Chartered Bank, Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, Temasek Trust, and Uber.
Global Alliance Partners are non-profit environment and sustainable development organisations that bring expertise, global reach and serve as nominating organisations each year. For a full list of our Global Alliance Partners, visit: https://earthshotprize.org/people-partners/global-alliance/
Global Alliance Members are some of the world’s largest and most influential companies and brands that will support The Earthshot Prize, implement ambitious changes within their businesses and accelerate the advancement of the solutions of The Earthshot Prize Finalists and Winners. They are Arup, Bloomberg L.P., British Airways, Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Hitachi, Ingka Group (IKEA), Microsoft, The Multichoice Group, Natura &Co, Safaricom, Salesforce, Unilever, Vodacom Group, and Walmart.
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