Meet the Building Bridges 2026 Billboard Initiative Awards Jury
The Building Bridges Billboard Initiative Awards Jury brings together communications experts to identify and celebrate the most inspiring initiatives featured at Building Bridges 2026. The Building Bridges Initiative Awards takes place for the first time this year and is an interactive and more informative evolution of the billboards that feature in the Village during the three-days of the flagship conference. The jury will assess partner-led initiatives showcased under this year’s theme,”Investable Solutions to Global Challenges.“
The awards are designed to recognise projects that demonstrate innovation, tangible impact and the potential to contribute to real-world transformation. The jury is composed of members of the Building Bridges Communications Committee, representing a broad range of organisations and perspectives from across the sustainable finance ecosystem, including our Diamond Sponsors and Founding Partners. This diversity helps ensure a balanced and credible evaluation process, reflecting the spirit of Building Bridges as a neutral platform that convenes finance, business, public institutions and civil society around shared challenges and practical solutions.
Im Vorfeld der Veranstaltung prüfen die Jurymitglieder alle eingereichten Initiativen unabhängig voneinander, bevor sie an der endgültigen Auswahl teilnehmen. Um Fairness und Transparenz zu gewährleisten, stimmen Jurymitglieder, die teilnehmenden Organisationen angehören, nicht für ihre eigene Initiative ab.
Jede Initiative wird anhand von sieben qualitativen Kriterien bewertet:
- Relevanz: Übereinstimmung mit dem Thema „Investitionsfähige Lösungen für globale Herausforderungen“
- Replizierbarkeit: Potenzial zur Anpassung an andere Kontexte
- Skalierbarkeit: Wachstumspotenzial und die Möglichkeit einer breiteren Wirkung
- Langlebigkeit: Finanzielle Glaubwürdigkeit und langfristige Überlebensfähigkeit
- Soziale Auswirkungen: Berücksichtigung gesellschaftlicher Folgen
- Kreativität: Originalität und Einzigartigkeit
- Resonanz: Fähigkeit, Engagement und Interesse zu wecken.
The initiative that best meets these criteria will receive the Building Bridges Jury Award for Best Initiative, while conference participants will simultaneously determine the recipient of the Peoples Choice Award through on-site voting during Building Bridges 2026.
The winners will be announced during the closing plenary session on 8 October 2026, providing an opportunity to spotlight concrete, solution-oriented initiatives from across the Building Bridges community.
