The Eco-Logic Awards rolled out the green carpet in Cape Town this week to celebrate the people, organisations and businesses putting the planet first.
Cape Town, South Africa (30 October 2025) – South Africans are good at many things, but one thing we don’t always give ourselves enough credit for is the way we step up for the environment. The fierceness to protect our natural world runs deep here.
That’s why this week’s Eco-Logic Awards held at the Two Oceans Aquarium are so important. We should always honour and take pride in the local heroes doing good for our planet, just as we do our celebs flying the SA flag high.
Our eco warriors are stars in their own right. Green stars.
The awards have been going for 14 years now, celebrating the many minds who find creative ways to do better by the planet. This year, with comedian Themba Robin as host, it celebrated winners across 12 categories, including climate change solutions, water conservation, circular economy projects, eco-fashion, and community-driven programmes.
The best-dressed were also given their flowers!
The awards culminated with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which honours someone who has spent decades making an impact.
“The Eco-Logic Awards are about inspiration as much as they are about recognition. Every finalist is a pioneer and thought-leader in their field, showing that meaningful action for the Planet is both vitally necessary and achievable. They each embody the very best in Eco-Logical intelligence, offering creative, effective, and tangible contributions that benefit all of us,” says David Parry-Davies, Founder of the Eco-Logic Awards and Editor of The Enviropaedia.
Who are the green stars who walked away with the honours this year? We’ve shared the full list below, but you can also catch the awards broadcast on SABC3 on 9 November at 17h00 or on People’s Planet Channel 115 from 22 November.
In Nature Conservation
Gold: Beyond Expectation Environmental Project (BEEP)
Silver: Lapalala Wilderness School & SANCCOB
In Climate Change
Gold: NBI – Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA-SA)
Silver: Linchpin Environmental Sustainability Solutions
Bronze: Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership
In Eco-Innovation
Gold: Ecofluency
Silver: Wildlife ACT Innovations – Wildlife Tracking Technology
Bronze: CemetQ Technologies (Pty) Ltd
In Circular Economy and Waste Innovation
Gold: Khepri Innovations
Silver: Use It Waste Beneficiation (RF) NPC
Bronze: Linchpin Environmental Sustainability Solutions
In Water Conservation
Gold: Environmental & Rural Solutions
Silver: PureFlow Amanzi – Safe Water Access Initiative by iThemba Kuluntu
Bronze: AECI in partnership with Kusini Water
In Eco-Fashion and Lifestyle
Gold: Up-Cycled Cloth Collective
Silver: Re.Bag.Re.Use
Bronze: MicGalaw
In Eco-Health and Wellness
Gold: Eco Diva Natural
Silver: Wellness Warehouse
Bronze: Jomar Babycare
In Eco-Friendly Products
Gold: Arumloo (Pty) Ltd
Silver: Inverroche Bee&Bee
Bronze: Wild Plum Growers
In Eco-Community
Gold: Nature Connect: Sustainable Schools Programmes
Silver: Lapalala Wilderness School
Bronze: The Sustainability Institute
In Eco-Hospitality and Tourism
Gold: WESSA Coastal Programme
Silver: Hotel Verde
Bronze: WESSA Green Key Programme
Our Eco-Angels
Gold: Lindela Mjenxane from BEEP
Silver: Adele Botha from Kabega Primary
Bronze: Zoë Prinsloo from Save a Fishie
Our Eco-Warriors
Gold: Biodiversity Law Centre
Silver: OXPECKERS Investigative Environmental Journalism
Bronze: Dr Ferrial Adam from WaterCAN
A Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Dr Mavuso Msimang, a conservation leader whose decades of work have helped shape South Africa’s environmental story.
Sources: Supplied
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