Name: Sustainability Brands Awards 2026
Start: 2026-11-25T09:00:00+03:00
Location: KenGen Geothermal, Naivasha

Now part of the KenGen Sustainable Energy Conference

Recognised where clean power is made

The Sustainability Brands Awards 2026 will be held on Wednesday, 25 November at KenGen Geothermal, Naivasha, as part of the KenGen Sustainable Energy Conference 2026 (24–27 November).

The partnership was signed at the launch on Thursday, 15 October, by James Ngomeli, Founder & CEO of Brands and Beyond Ltd, and Eng. Ronoh Kibet, OGW, on behalf of KenGen. The conference expects more than 1,500 delegates from over 80 countries, including around 200 investors and 40 financiers.

Theme: Energy as an Enabler

Read the full story Nominate a brand

The partnership, signed. Brands and Beyond and KenGen, 15 October 2026.

Nominations open

Put your brand forward for 2026

Nominate your own brand, team or leader, or one you believe deserves recognition. Every entry is scored by an independent panel against the same five pillars, across 15 categories in five groups.

5Brand & Product ExcellenceInnovation, Fashion, Beauty, Packaging, Waste Reduction
3Operations & Value ChainSupply Chain, Distribution, Sustainability Report of the Year
4Leadership & PeopleSustainability Manager, Sustainability CEO, Brand Builder, HR Ambassadors
1Finance, Trade & PolicySustainable Finance & Brand Impact
2Culture & VoiceVoice of the Planet, Brand Communication

Browse categories & nominate Register to attend

Tickets

Join us in Naivasha

Tickets for the Awards evening on Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at KenGen Geothermal, Naivasha, will be released soon. Check back here, or get in touch and we'll let you know when they go live.

Tickets coming soon Ask about tickets

Invisible sustainability does not attract investment.

It does not change behaviour.

It does not move policy.

Recognition does.

This is not a feel-good gala. It is an accountability mechanism dressed in celebration.

Scored across five pillars

Every brand recognised by the Sustainability Brands Awards is measured, not marketed. Five pillars decide who earns the mark.

Brand Trust

Whether consumers, media and independent observers actually believe the story — not whether the story is well told.
Trade Impact

Real commercial and market effect: what a brand buys, sells, sources and trades differently because of its sustainability practice.
ESG Practice

Environmental, social and governance practice evidenced in operations and reporting — not asserted in a press release.
Community Value

Value that has genuinely returned to the communities a brand operates within.
Sustainability Communications Quality

How well, how honestly and how consistently a brand tells its sustainability story. No other recognition programme on the continent measures this — and it is the pillar that decides whether the other four are ever believed.

A winner receiving their award on stage at the Sustainability Brands Awards

A mark you can actually trust

Not every claim of sustainability is equal. Some are scored. Most are simply declared.

When a brand carries the Sustainability Brands Awards mark, it has been measured against five pillars by an independent panel — not by its own marketing department.

So when you see this mark, you know the brand behind it earned it. You are not being asked to take a company's word for its own goodness. You are being shown the result of independent scrutiny.

The 2025 honours roll

2025 is proof, not the headline. Sixteen brands and leaders were scored and earned it. Here are eight of them.

Guests applauding a winner at the 2025 Sustainability Brands Awards ceremony

Java House Africa

Sustainable Brand Waste Reduction Award
Two-time winner
Sun King

Sustainable Brand Innovation Award
Naivas Supermarket

Sustainable Brand Distribution Award
Lake Turkana Wind Power

Sustainability Report of the Year Award
Samir Ibrahim, SunCulture

Sustainability CEO of the Year Award
Rhino Ark

Sustainable Brand Communication Award
Green Stem

Sustainable Brand Packaging Award
Afrowema

Sustainable Brands Fashion Award

See the full 2025 honours roll

Underwritten by partners who believe in rigour

Partners lend their name to a programme that scores, rather than declares.

Partner with us

The 2026 venue

Recognised where clean power is made

The 2026 Awards are hosted by KenGen at its geothermal site in Naivasha. Here, steam from deep beneath the Rift Valley is turned into renewable electricity for Kenya's grid.

It is a fitting setting for a programme about sustainability that can be proven, not just promised.

The Awards evening takes place during the KenGen Sustainable Energy Conference 2026 (24–27 November), which expects more than 1,500 delegates from over 80 countries, including around 200 investors and 40 financiers.