The WeMed Mediterranean Sustainability Award is one of the first awards aiming to recognize an inclusive transition to sustainability in the Mediterranean. The Mediterreanean faces an array of environmental and social challenges. Climate change, biodiversity loss, rapid urbanization and increased resource consumption and waste are just a few of these challenges that require radical change to confront.

In its third edition 2023, the award seeks to identify change makers that have a clear focus and mission aligned with the Green Business Support; Circular Economy, eco-innovative entrepreneurship field, within the following categories:
– Business Support Organizations
– Entrepreneurs/Start-ups

There will be 6 prizes in total of 9.000€ each given in the form of consulting services and technical assistance.

In this edition, the WeMed Award is targeting Business Support Organizations (BSOs) and Entrepreneurs/Start-ups that are or have been direct beneficiaries of at least one of the 19 EU-Projects analyzed under RESET in the field of Green Business Creation & Circular Economy. Applicants should have benefited from one of the Outputs (Best Practices, Knowledge, Tool) in one of the Mediterranean eligible regions within the ENI CBC MED Program and have women (no age limit) and/or youth (up to 35 years old) in their team.

Applications are open from the 17th of July to the 4th of September, and you are invited to apply to get recognition and support for your project. The award’s page, www.WeMedAward.org has all the information required to successfully go through the application process.