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The Finalists

2026

CIST East Africa Industries LTD. (Mitigation Category)

CIST develops integrated ethanol-biogas systems that convert agro-processing waste into fuel and energy, cutting methane emissions across Sub-Saharan Africa.

WeVOIS Labs Private Limited (Mitigation Category)

WeVOIS, a technology-enabled waste management company, operates integrated collection and recycling systems across Indian cities, using digital platforms to divert waste from landfills.

Mitti Labs (MRV Category)

Mitti Labs reduces methane emissions from rice cultivation through Alternate Wetting and Drying practices, using a digital platform to generate high-integrity credits while improving water efficiency.

The Global FoodBanking Network (Finance Category)

The Global FoodBanking Network’s "From Waste to Impact" initiative reduces methane emissions by recovering surplus food and measuring avoided emissions through the FRAME methodology.

Surplus Indonesia (Social & Cultural Category)

Surplus is a climate-tech platform that prevents food waste and methane emissions by redistributing surplus food across farms, retailers, and hospitality businesses in Indonesia.

Humanity Centered Designs (Social & Cultural Category)

Humanity Centred Designs intercepts pre-consumer textile waste in India, mechanically recycling it into sustainable materials to prevent landfill methane and create income for artisans.

Grale (Mitigation Category)

Grale is a Swedish ClimateTech company developing patented plant-based plastic alternatives from agricultural waste and forestry side streams to reduce methane emissions.

eVerse.AI (MRV Category)

eVerse.AI develops AI-powered infrastructure for livestock methane reduction, combining measurement devices and feed interventions to cut emissions by 30% while boosting farmer incomes.

RuMeth International Ltd. (MRV Category)

RuMeth International provides an MRV platform that operationalizes UNFCCC methodology, helping livestock producers accurately measure and verify enteric methane reductions.

Carrot Foundation (Finance Category)

Carrot Foundation operates a digital platform that verifies and funds organic waste diversion to composting, using carbon finance to incentivize methane prevention.

ImplementaSur (Social & Cultural Category)

ImplementaSur leads the Recycle Organics Program, reducing methane emissions from organic waste through composting and anaerobic digestion across the Global South.

SOS Group (Mitigation Category)

removes invasive Sargassum seaweed before it decomposes, preventing methane emissions and converting the biomass into agricultural products and biomaterials.

Biru Karbon Nusantara (MRV Category)

Biru Karbon Nusantara installs household biodigesters in Indonesia that capture methane from livestock manure for cooking fuel, generating verified carbon reductions.

AgriCapture, Inc. (Finance Category)

AgriCapture helps farmers adopt water-saving rice practices to reduce methane emissions, generating verified carbon credits that create new revenue streams for growers.

4MyCiTy Inc. (Finance Category)

4MyCiTy prevents methane emissions by diverting food and organic waste from landfills through redistribution and rapid aerobic composting systems.

Educated Choices Program (Social & Cultural Category)

The Educated Choices Program empowers students to make sustainable food choices through science-based education, aiming to reduce demand for methane-intensive livestock products.

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