The 2025 Sustainability World Cup

In the 2025 program, multiple teams from around the world learned about sustainability and competed in 2 separate games online over 7 weeks (from April to May) to find the sustainability leaders of tomorrow.

The Winners of The 2025 Sustainability World Cup

The following two awards were based on game results, gameplay and a video submission:

• Sustainability World Champions:
  Game 2 Curupira Team (from Spain and Latin America)

• Game 1 Best Sustainability Leader:
  Fiona Wright (from Canada)

• Game 2 Best Sustainability Leader:
  Asier Murua (from Spain)

The following awards were based on game results only.

Game 1: 

• Best Sustainability Performance and Best Business for Sustainable Growth: Curupira Team (from Latin America)
• Best Sustainability Governance Performance: Kanga Team (from England)
• Best Sustainable Profits: IowaCola Team (from the USA)

Game 2: 

• Best Sustainability Performance and Best Business for Sustainable Growth: Curupira Team (from Spain and Latin America)
• Best Sustainability Governance Performance: Kanga Team (from Scotland)
• Best Green Market Strategy: AmbassaT Team (from Sri Lanka)
  
  

The winners were announced on Friday 6th June 2025.

Congratulations to our winners and everyone that finished the program.  You are the sustainability change-makers of the future.

In addition, we were centre stage at The Digital Enterprise Show in Malaga, Spain on Wednesday 11th June to discuss the program and celebrate all those who contributed to its success.  

During the program, the participants:

• Learned the fundamentals of sustainability and its key terms
• Learned about ESG and how it measures sustainability
• Identified the challenges and opportunities of sustainability for business leaders
• Developed and executed a sustainable market strategy that drives sustainable growth
• Learned useful tools, principles and models to understand the subject and grow sustainably
• Learned from experts with “live” Q&A sessions
• Improved their team-working skills
• Grew their sustainability network with other sustainability champions at an international level
• Gained awards and certificates to add to their sustainability credentials
  
  

The Sustainability World Cup was created by Dr Leila Bardasuc and Edmund Bradford .  It uses the Sustain2Win simulation for the gameplay. 

To register your interest in being part of The 2026 Sustainability World Cup, use the form below to get in touch with us.  We would love to hear from you!

Be a Sponsor for 2026!

Have your brand associated with The Sustainability World Cup. There are many benefits to being a sponsor, including:

• Enhancing the sustainability credibility of your brand
• Developing the sustainability talent of your own staff
• Finding new potential good sustainability talent to recruit
• Promoting your brand to an educated audience
• Building academic-industry links
• Universities: Promoting your courses on sustainability

Interested in being a sponsor?  Please contact us using the form below.