The SDG Business Pioneers Award ceremony was the final event of the annual SDG Business Pioneers competition for 2024, which aims to promote private sector efforts in the field of sustainable development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2024 we declared the sixth generation of SDG Business Pioneers.

The SDG Business Pioneers Award recognizes and accentuates the efforts of private sector companies related to achieving the SDGs in BiH as well as motivates new entrepreneurs to create their business models in accordance with the SDGs.  This Award is granted as part of the programme “Translating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Framework in Bosnia and Herzegovina into sustainable and inclusive growth” (SDG2BIH), a joint initiative funded by Sweden and implemented by UNDP in partnership with UNICEF and UN Women under the overall United Nations’ support to the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement the SDG Framework in BiH. The official partner for this award is the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

You can read more about the methodology HERE.

Awarded companies will be recognized and will receive the “SDG Business Pioneers Award in BiH 2024 – Winner” trophy.

All finalists and the winners will receive e-packs with the logos “Winner/Finalist – SDG Business Pioneer in BiH 2024” and will be authorized to use the SDG Business Pioneers Award “seal” in their business communication and on e-platforms.

All finalists will be promoted on communication channels controlled by the SDG2BiH Programme, as well as on communication channels owned by donors and partners during 2024/2025 !

The application process is structured to follow GRI standards and provide “blueprint” basis to companies for their first reports on the state of implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at the company level. Be among the first companies to have annual sustainability report!

The SDGs are a game changer for companies. Engaging in the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals brings long-term and sustainable advantages.

12,000,000,000,000 USD (yes, 12 trillion!) are the estimated market opportunities opened by the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.

(report by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission Better Business, Better World).

The SDG Business Pioneers Award 2024 in this theme was awarded to companies that inspire others in the way they treat their employees and clients and create decent jobs (SDG 8 and SDG 10). Special attention was paid to recognizing companies that are leaders in the employment of youth, women, highly qualified personnel and employees from vulnerable groups (SDG 5). The Award also promotes breadth and depth in the sales and supply chain (SDG 9), community relations, as well as ethical business and solutions that lead to company-wide zero-corruption policies (SDG 16).

The SDG Business Pioneers Award 2024 in this theme was awarded to companies that put focus on the decarbonization process and actively reduce their environmental footprint, as well as to those that purposefully and continuously improve their value chains (SDG 12 and SDG 9) and actively contribute to the development of their communities. Development, new technologies, and the in-house innovation process (SDG 5 and SDG 11) were rewarded.