THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE UNVEILS FIVE DAYS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION AS BIGGEST-EVER SUMMIT COMES TO MUMBAI FOR THE FIRST TIME
From Jaipur Momentum Retreat to the Mumbai Impact Assembly and Awards Night, the programme will bring together global leaders, environmental innovators, businesses and young changemakers
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.
By Sunder M
