MALAYSIA GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2025
Malaysia's Green Horizon 2065
Pioneering a Regenerative Future
"Malaysia's Green Horizon 2065: Pioneering a Regenerative Future" is indeed highly compelling for a 40-year plan, especially for an awards program organised by SustNET, which emphasises the UN SDGs and a holistic approach to sustainability.
AWARD CATEGORIES
The Malaysia Global Sustainability Award (MGSA) is an annual recognition platform initiated by SUSTNET to honour outstanding sustainability efforts across various sectors in Malaysia. Formerly known as the Malaysia GPM Sustainability Award, MGSA continues to champion excellence in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices, innovation, and leadership in sustainability.
The MGSA 2025 introduces three dynamic award categories, each tailored to recognize unique strengths, project scopes, and levels of impact. These categories reflect the evolution and diversification of sustainability efforts in Malaysia, catering to professionals, educators, youth, and innovators alike.
Be part of a visionary community driving impactful change. Your leadership deserves the spotlight.
MGSA ELITE Award
Recognising Excellence in Sustainability
GreeNEXT Award
Cultivating the Future of Sustainability Leadership
GreeNOVATION Award
Green Innovation in Progress
MGSA ELITE AWARD – Recognising Excellence in Sustainability
(Formerly known as: Project Excellence Award)
The ELITE AWARD is the highest honour under MGSA, reserved for projects that exemplify excellence in ESG integration and sustainability outcomes. It celebrates comprehensive, data-driven initiatives that are reshaping the future through measurable impact and strategic foresight.
🔎 What We Look For:
• ESG Data Evidence: carbon accounting, sustainability reporting, and / or verified impact metrics
• Strong alignment with Environmental (E), Social (S), and Governance (G) principles
• Completed or established projects with proven effectiveness and replicability
🏛️ ESG Literacy Centre Feature:
Award-winning projects under this category are elevated to become an ESG Literacy Centre, serving as powerful educational models and platforms for thought leadership. This offers a prestigious opportunity to influence future changemakers and champion ESG literacy and capacity-building on a broader scale.
🌟 Fee: RM500 per application
🔹 Target Applicants:
Companies, NGO, Associations, Cooperatives, Schools, polytechnics, universities, and youth-led organisations.
🎁 What You’ll Receive:
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Award Certificates for Project Leader and Team Members
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Featured interview on the SustNET Podcast (Interview will be conducted as part of the Assessment. However, it will be published after the Award event.)
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Inclusion in the prestigious MGSA Booklet, profiling sustainability projects and ESG champions
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Registered as Malaysia’s ESG Literacy Centre under the ELITE Award category
GreeNEXT AWARD – Cultivating the Future of Sustainability Leadership
(Short for: Green Next, formerly known as the Sustainability Leadership Award)
The GreeNEXT Award celebrates the rising wave of sustainability leaders, with a special focus on empowering Millennials and Gen Alpha. This category highlights projects that drive education, youth engagement, and institutional sustainability, nurturing the next generation of change-makers.
🔹 What We Look For:
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Innovative concepts in sustainability education or curriculum for the Millennials and Gen Alpha
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Community-based innovative learning for Millennials and Gen Alpha
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Projects that show future potential and originality
🔹 Award Levels:
• Emerging: Initiatives demonstrating innovation and potential for impact
• Advanced: Projects showing strong leadership and measurable outcomes across communities or institutions
🔹 Target Applicants:
Companies, NGO, Associations, Cooperatives, Schools, polytechnics, universities, and youth-led organisations
💵 Fee: RM300 per application
🎁 What You’ll Receive:
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Award Certificates for Project Leader and Team Members
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Certificate for developing an Educational Training Module
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Complimentary 3 months' access to learn about SustNET Apps in creating Sustainability Reports on projects.
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Received a Complimentary Sustainability Report on the project developed by the Applicant
GreeNOVATION AWARD
(Short for: Green Innovation, also known as the Fundamental Award)
The GreeNOVATION Award recognises innovation in progress. It is dedicated to R&D-based projects and prototypes that aim to solve environmental or social challenges but are still in development or not yet published. This category nurtures groundbreaking ideas and supports early-stage sustainable innovation.
🔹 What We Look For:
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Innovative concepts in sustainability
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R&D projects, pilot studies, prototypes, or community-based innovations
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Projects that show future potential and originality
🔹 Target Applicants:
Companies, NGO, Associations, Cooperatives, Schools, polytechnics, universities, and youth-led organisations
💵Fee: RM300 per application
🎖️ What You’ll Receive:
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Award Certificates for Project Leaders and Team Members
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Certificate for developing innovation for Sustainable Projects
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Complimentary 3 months' access to learn about SustNET Apps in creating Sustainability Reports on projects.
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Received a Complimentary Sustainability Report on the project developed by the Applicant.
