The SustainableNXT Awards 2025 shine a spotlight on these trailblazers – individuals and organizations that are driving real change, embracing innovation and embedding sustainability into the core of their operations. Whether it’s reducing environmental footprints, ensuring fair labor practices, or pioneering circular models, these efforts deserve to be recognised and celebrated.
A distinguished panel of independent experts will evaluate the entries to ensure credibility, transparency, and relevance to today’s sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Let’s honour those building a fashion future that’s not only stylish – but sustainable, scalable, and responsible.
Gain recognition as a sustainability leader in the fashion ecosystem.
Position your company as a trusted partner for brands, retailers, and stakeholders.
Showcase your innovation, impact, and measurable results to global decision-makers.
Enhance your visibility through media coverage, industry features, and networking opportunities.
Honouring breakthrough technology transforming apparel manufacturing to reduce environmental impact and drive sustainable efficiencies.
Recognizing tech solution reshaping retail practices for better environmental outcomes, consumer awareness, and traceability.
Awarding a tech innovation that redefines recycling processes to close the loop in fashion and textile waste.
Celebrating a pioneering solution provider driving clean technology adoption across the fashion value chain.
Recognising a blockchain-based innovation enabling transparency, trust, and traceability in supply chains.
Applauding a young tech company with high-impact solutions focused on sustainability in fashion and lifestyle.
Awarding the most disruptive tech solution tackling climate change through measurable reductions and long-term impact.
Recognising a retail brand that integrates sustainability at the core of its operations, products, and customer experience.
Honouring a fashion brand that has shown exceptional commitment to sustainability across design, sourcing, and production.
Celebrating a direct-to-consumer brand prioritising environmental and ethical practices from production to packaging.
Recognising a designer label that beautifully blends sustainability with creativity and craftsmanship.
Awarding a digital retail platform that enables and promotes conscious consumption through its ecosystem.
Honouring a footwear brand leading in material innovation, ethical production, and waste-conscious design.
Recognising a home and lifestyle brand that champions sustainability in both aesthetics and functionality.
Celebrating a retail destination setting new benchmarks in eco-friendly infrastructure and responsible retailing.
Applauding a transformative retail initiative that actively contributes to planetary health and climate resilience.
Recognising a brand that has innovated or transformed its packaging to be truly sustainable and circular.
Awarding a manufacturer with a proven track record in sustainable operations, resource efficiency, and social compliance.
Recognising a textile mill committed to clean processes, sustainable fibres, and community upliftment.
Celebrating a supplier transforming trims and accessories with eco-friendly materials and practices.
Honouring a footwear manufacturer that adopts planet-first approaches in design, sourcing, and energy use.
Recognising a home & living manufacturer committed to responsible production and sustainable materials.
Celebrating packaging companies offering scalable, circular, and low-impact solutions for the fashion industry.
Awarding excellence in digitised product development that reduces waste and accelerates sustainable innovation.
Recognising a company pioneering closed-loop production processes and circular business models.
Honouring a factory that integrates automation, IoT, and AI to enhance sustainability and operational efficiency.
Celebrating a logistics partner offering carbon-efficient, transparent, and sustainable supply chain solutions.
Recognising a warehousing solution that leads in energy efficiency, green design, and waste management.
Awarding an industrial park promoting collaborative sustainability, clean energy, and resource sharing.
Recognising a company revolutionising dyeing processes with minimal water, energy use, and environmental impact.
Honouring sustainable chemical and wet-processing technologies driving cleaner production.
Awarding leadership in developing or supplying safe, green, and certified chemical solutions.
Recognising an agency that upholds sustainability, fairness, and transparency in its global sourcing practices.
Celebrating a liaison office that actively drives and enforces sustainability mandates across its supply network.
Honouring a professional or entity enabling transformative and responsible sourcing models.
Recognising an organisation upholding international compliance and sustainability standards with rigour and impact.
Awarding a company integrating tech-enabled tools to modernise auditing, certification, or testing processes.
Celebrating a lab setting benchmarks in quality, safety, and sustainability testing for textiles and fashion.
Recognising a certification body facilitating credible and trusted sustainability journeys for brands and suppliers.
Honouring a service provider known for accuracy, transparency, and commitment to ethical inspections.
Awarding an auditing firm or team delivering high-integrity social and environmental audits.
Recognising a lab that combines cutting-edge equipment with sustainability-focused testing capabilities.
Honouring a firm that demonstrates leadership in conducting thorough and impact-oriented audits.
Celebrating an initiative making a tangible difference in lives, livelihoods, and community wellbeing.
Recognising a finance institution facilitating access to green capital and supporting sustainability transitions.
Awarding an institute that leads in nurturing future sustainability leaders and researchers.
Honouring an NGO advancing environmental or social sustainability through advocacy and action.
Recognising a trade body or association pushing the sustainability agenda at a systemic level.
Honouring an individual who has led responsible sourcing efforts through innovation, policy, or advocacy.
Recognising a leader driving technological innovation with a core sustainability and equity impact.
Celebrating a pioneer advancing material science to enable circularity in fashion.
Awarding an emerging professional making bold strides in transparency, inspection, or certification.
Recognising an individual committed to uplifting garment workers and community welfare.
Honouring a passionate educator building awareness, capacity, and future leadership in sustainability.
Celebrate with the changemakers! The SustainableNXT Awards 2025 culminate in a glittering evening ceremony that brings together industry leaders, sustainability champions, media, and influencers.
Limited seats available – Book your tickets now to be part of this one-of-a-kind celebration of sustainable transformation.
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The SustainableNXT Awards celebrate excellence in sustainability across the fashion and textile industry. From supply chain transparency to green innovation and circular design, the awards recognize individuals, brands manufacturers, sourcing houses, malls, financial and social institutions, and technology players shaping a more sustainable future for fashion.
Any individual, brand, manufacturer, technology provider, or organization working in or with the fashion and apparel industry with a demonstrated commitment to sustainability can apply or be nominated. Both Indian and international entities are welcome.
Nominations can be submitted via the online nomination form available on the SNXT Awards page. You will need to provide project details, measurable impact, relevant documentation and references if required. There is a nominal fee per nomination.
Yes, self-nominations are encouraged. The awards are designed to spotlight genuine impact, whether you’re a large company or a startup.
Yes, a fee of INR 3,000 + GST is applicable per nomination. If you're submitting two or more nominations, a discounted fee of INR 2,500 + GST per nomination will apply. This fee helps cover the evaluation and jury process and ensures a fair and transparent awards program
All nominations are reviewed by an independent jury of sustainability experts, industry veterans and thought leaders. The evaluation is based on innovation & new ideas, impact on the company, impact on the community, and scalability & future potential with global sustainability goals.
The last date to submit nominations is 10th November. Early submissions are encouraged to ensure ample time for review and follow-up if needed.
Award winners will be announced at the SustainableNXT Awards Gala Night during the SustainableNXT Conference 2025, taking place on 4th December at Le Meridien, Gurugram (India).
Yes, third-party nominations are welcome. If you admire a peer, supplier, collaborator, or industry leader’s sustainability efforts, you can nominate them on their behalf. However, the nominator will be responsible for the nomination fee. We may also contact the nominee for their consent and any additional details required during the evaluation process.
Absolutely. The awards are designed to recognize innovation and impact regardless of scale. Several categories are specifically curated for emerging brands and startups making bold moves in sustainability.
Yes. Shortlisted entries will be featured in our official event communication, website and media coverage as exemplary sustainability case studies in fashion.
Yes, minor updates (like supporting documents or impact data) can be submitted by emailing the team before the nomination deadline. Use the subject line “Update to Nomination – [Your Name/Organization Name]”.
For queries related to nominations, categories, or partnerships, please write to us at contact@apparelresources.com
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