We are delighted to share that the Sustainability Institute has been awarded “Leading Regenerative Development Brand – South Africa – 2026” by Global Brands Magazine.
Now in its 14th edition, the Global Brands Magazine awards recognise companies that stand out among industry leaders for exceptional services and visionary leadership. This year’s Education Awards honoured outstanding contributions to the education sector. The criteria for selection considered innovation, educational impact, learning excellence, sustainability, and overall contribution to the advancement of education. The Sustainability Institute emerged as a top choice. The judges recognised our pioneering approach to transformative learning, our social innovation programmes, and our commitment to developing education that contributes to a more equitable future.
The award reflects the collaborative perspectives and actions the Sustainability Institute enables through its programmes and learning approach. It is also a recognition of the people who contribute to our vision every day: our students, staff, partners, and the Lynedoch community.
This award follows other acknowledgements that affirm the work happening in our Imaginarium and the Lynedoch Valley:
- Global Schools Prize 2026: The Sustainability Institute Schools Programme (SISP) was named in the top 50 shortlist for the Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Schools Prize, selected in the Health and Wellbeing category from almost 3,000 nominations and applications from 113 countries. Sunny Varkey, Founder of the Varkey Foundation, said of SISP: “Your approach to teaching and learning powerfully demonstrates how schools play a defining role in equipping young people with the knowledge, skills, and values needed to shape our rapidly evolving world.”
- Eco-Logic Awards 2025: Bronze award for Eco-Community excellence recognising a quarter of a century of regenerative living and transformative education in the Lynedoch Eco-Village and SI’s campus.
- Most Transformative Learning & Social Innovation Organisation 2024 – South Africa.
These accolades are recognition of the commitment the SI has to partnerships and education that help create the future we want to live in.