The IRI Excellence Award for Innovation in Sustainability is designed to recognize recent outstanding achievement and projects that have made a meaningful impact and significant contribution to sustainability efforts in their organization or industry. 

The Excellence Award for Outstanding Innovative Culture recognizes organizations that foster inclusive, diverse, equitable, and psychologically safe workplaces – cultivating an environment where innovation thrives. It honors companies championing upskilling and professional development to ensure their teams’ adaptability and success in a rapidly changing world. 

The IRI Excellence Award for Digital and Technological Innovation recognizes outstanding achievements in the development or application of digital and technological solutions. The award seeks to inspire innovation and encourage organizations and teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible in their respective industries. 

The IRI Excellence Award in Scientific Advancement is presented annually to innovation teams that have demonstrated remarkable leadership and accomplishment in scientific advancements. (submission portal for academic/startup) 

The IRI Excellence Award for Open Innovation celebrates organizations that break down boundaries to harness ideas, knowledge, and technologies from both inside and outside their walls. This award recognizes companies that embrace collaboration across industries, academia, startups, customers, and communities, demonstrating that innovation is strongest when it is shared.  

This award celebrates visionary leaders whose exceptional contributions and transformative influence have significantly advanced the landscape of innovation.  

The IRI Promising Early Career Innovation Professional Award recognizes individuals who, with less than ten years of experience in the innovation space at the time of their nomination, have already started to make a significant impact within their organizations, inspiring others to follow in their footsteps.