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Why Apply?

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  • Speaking opportunities and case studies for executive education
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  • Exclusive invitations to our flagship events, including the Steward Leadership Summit
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Which solutions qualify?

  • Impact made between 1 October 2022 and 23 October 2024
  • Financially sustainable
  • Implemented in Asia and the Pacific
  • Primarily owned, managed and implemented by your organisation

Previous SL25 winners can submit new solutions or past winning solutions that showed significant new process.

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Timeline

Applications open
Apply
24 Oct 2024
14 Jan 2025
Information Session
Register
Applications close
15 Feb 2025
Mar - Jun 2025
Judging period
Application results
Jul 2025
Jul / Aug 2025
SL25 unveiling dinner

Timeline

24 Oct 2024
Applications open
Apply
14 Jan 2025
Information Session
Register
15 Feb 2025
Application close
Mar - Jun 2025
Judging period
Jul 2025
Application results
Jul / Aug 2025
SL25 unveiling dinner

FAQ

SL25 started in 2022. Past SL25 honourees can be found here.

No, applying is free.

There are only seven main questions. You may download the application form here. Please note that the offline form is strictly for consultation purposes only, and you would still have to submit your application via the online form here.

No, we do not expect you to provide any confidential information. However, we strongly encourage you to provide evidence of a sound business model that is financially self-sustaining.

Yes, we welcome applications from all sectors, as long as the solution is financially self-sustaining by solving an environmental or social issue.

Yes, as long as the previously submitted solution has shown significant improvements, such as widened impact and a renewed strategy. We also welcome you to submit new solutions that meet the eligibility criteria.

SL25 is a list of 25 financially self-sustaining solutions that tackle an environmental or social problem. The solutions are not ranked.

No, all solutions must have been implemented in Asia and the Pacific.

For non-APAC-headquartered companies, you may submit a solution if its geographical impact is in APAC, and you have an office in the area(s) where your project is implemented.

We may follow up with applicants through the application platform to clarify claims in the application form or request applicants to provide more information via email or virtual interviews.


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