South Africa's eco-champions win big at 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

The winners of the 2025 Eco-Logic Awards were announced at The Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town on 27 October. The awards recognise achievements across 12 categories, including climate change solutions, water conservation, circular economy projects, eco-fashion, and community-driven programmes.

Dr Mavuso Msimang received the Eco-Logical Intelligence Lifetime Achievement Award. Image supplied.

“Our winners and finalists represent the very best of South Africa's eco-champions who are leading the way in supporting and advancing benefits for people, planet, and profit,” says David Parry-Davies, founder of the Eco-Logic Awards and editor of The Enviropaedia.

“Each one demonstrates that through creativity, determination, and eco-logical thinking, we can create a thriving future that is not only sustainable but also more intelligent, inclusive, kind and harmonious with nature.”

Entries opened earlier this year, with submissions carefully evaluated by a panel of independent, environmentally knowledgeable executives from diverse backgrounds.

All the winnners

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nature Conservation	Beyond Expectation Environmental Project (BEEP)	Lapalala Wilderness School AND Sanccob: Frontline Defence for the Critically Endangered African Penguin
Climate Change	NBI - Climate Finance Accelerator - South Africa (CFA-SA)	Linchpin Environmental Sustainability Solutions	Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership: Global Collaboration for Regional Resilience
Eco-Innovation	Ecofluency	Wildlife ACT Innovations - Wildlife Tracking Technology	CemteQ Technologies
Circular Economy and Waste Innovation	Khepri Innovations	Use It Waste Beneficiation (RF)	Linchpin Environmental Sustainability Solutions
Water Conservation	Environmental and Rural Solutions	PureFlow Amanzi - Safe Water Access Initiative by iThemba Kuluntu	AECI in partnership with Kusini Water
Eco-Fashion and Lifestyle	Up-Cycled Cloth Collective	Re.Bag.Re.Use	MicGalaw
Eco-Health and Wellness	Eco Diva Natural	Wellness Warehouse	Jomar Babycare
Eco-Friendly Products	Arumloo	Inverroche Bee&Bee	Wild Plum Growers
Eco-Community	Nature Connect: Sustainable Schools Programmes	Lapalala Wilderness School	The Sustainability Institute
Eco-Hospitality and Tourism	Wessa Coastal Programme	Hotel Verde	Wessa Green Key Programme
Eco-Angel	Lindela Mjenxane - BEEP	Adele Botha - Kabega Primary	Zoë Prinsloo - Save a Fishie
Eco-Warrior	Biodiversity Law Centre	Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism	Dr Ferrial Adam - WaterCAN
Eco-Logical Intelligence Lifetime Achievement Award	Dr Mavuso Msimang