# Schwab Foundation Awards

Honouring social entrepreneurs and innovators worldwide


## About

Each year, the Schwab Foundation, in collaboration with the Motsepe Foundation, awards outstanding social entrepreneurs and innovators who are making significant contributions to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.These awards highlight effective models of social innovation and promote the mobilisation of social innovation ecosystems. The goal is to encourage collective action and advance systemic thinking and practices across civil society, business, and government institutions.


### Social Entrepreneurs

Employ innovative, market-based approaches to directly address social issues.


### Corporate Social Innovators

Leaders within multinational or regional companies who drive the development of new products, services, initiatives, or business models that address societal and environmental challenges.


### Public Social Innovators

Leaders in the public sector in government or in international organisations who harness the power of social innovation to create public good through policy, regulation, or public initiatives.


### Collective Social Innovators

Bringing together organisations to solve complex problems that cannot be tackled by individual actors.


### Social Innovation Thought Leaders

Recognised experts and champions who are shaping and contributing to the evolution of the field of social innovation.


## Selections timeline

New awardees are announced at the World Economic Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

[More on the categories and criteria](https://weforum.ent.box.com/file/1750402844836?s=vuj8yp1l4frr7lcb2gni36yxswwhh33s)


## Timeline

*Chronological events and milestones*


### Frequently asked questions

Eligibility, selections process and more.

[FAQ](https://weforum.ent.box.com/file/1750387787948)


### Get in touch

Send a request to learn more.

[Contact form](https://wefglobal.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bdWvYiA8hY4uJ7L)