Be a Catalyst for Good: Enter the Lush Spring Prize 2025 and Transform Our Planet

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If you believe your project is helping to restore our planet’s damaged systems, then consider applying for the Lush Spring Prize 2025

Are you part of a project that’s encouraging harmony between nature and society? Then you won’t want to miss this incredible opportunity. From 5th August until the 27th September 2024, the Lush Spring Prize 2025 is inviting eco-warriors to apply for a chance to receive a share of the £200,000+ (AED 950,000) prize fund.

As a joint venture between Lush Cosmetics and the Ethical Consumer Research Association, the Lush Spring Prize has been championing regenerative projects since 2017. Now in its sixth cycle, the initiative has already distributed over £1million (AED 4,7M) to 67 projects worldwide that are developing ways to live in harmony with nature and each other.

The Lush Spring Prize celebrates individuals and groups working tirelessly to restore and revitalise our planet’s damaged systems. They are looking for projects that are bringing life back to damaged land and oceans, and building health, wholeness and resilience.

lady working in regenerative coffee plantation as part of Lush Spring Prize

The 2025 Lush Spring Prize will award at least 9 prizes across 3 different Spring Prize categories: from the Intentional stage, through to Young and Established organisations. Applicants can also be considered for two collaborative prizes: Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Award, and the Permaculture Magazine Award

Intentional Award: 4 prizes

For great new ideas and projects up to 1 year old, to help build knowledge and a solid foundation from which to grow.

Young Award: 3 prizes

For projects or organisations that are 1-5 years old, to help develop their environmental and social regeneration work.

Established Award: 2 prizes

For organisations that have worked towards regeneration for 5+ years, to help share knowledge and inspire more people and ideas.

Influence Award

The Influence Award is for organisations and networks of any size that are campaigning or lobbying to influence policy, regulation or public opinion in support of regeneration. For the 2025 Spring Prize at least £25,000 (AED 117,000) will be allocated by judges to a project shortlisted in other categories – to highlight the influential work of an applicant. Applicants are eligible for the Influence category if they apply under one of the other core categories.

Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Award: for indigenous and traditional knowledge-led projects and organisations. Prize recipients share an amount of £20,000 (AED 94,000) provided by Be The Earth Foundation and The Savitri Trust.

Permaculture Magazine Award: for individuals, communities, businesses, groups and organisations that can demonstrate inspirational permaculture work over three years or more. Prize recipients share a prize fund of £25,000 (AED 117,000), provided by Permaculture Magazine.

marching for the environment

Lush Spring Prize Entry Details

So, if you believe your project embodies the spirit of regeneration, don’t hesitate to apply.

The deadline for nominations is 3 September 2024 10:00 BST

The work of shortlisted entries will be published on the Spring Prize website and prize recipients will be invited to a celebratory event taking place in May 2025.

Application forms are available via the Lush Spring Prize website (www.springprize.org) and entries close at 10:00 BST Friday 27 September 2024.

The Lush Spring Prize will also be running a nomination system whereby anyone can nominate a project, organisation or individual that they feel is doing amazing regenerative work. The Spring Prize team will contact all nominated projects and invite them to apply.

For inspiration, prize recipients and shortlisted projects from previous years can be viewed on the Spring Prize website.

Videos of prize recipients are also available at vimeo.com/lushspringprize

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