TOI Ecopreneur Honours: A Fantastic Evening Of Honouring Amazing Visionaries
Sometimes, a little appreciation is all it takes to inspire more good. It’s not just kids who want a pat on the back—many selfless doers are quietly doing amazing things for the planet and people. And, even if they don’t ask for recognition, they deserve it because it helps spread their message on bigger stages. The TOI Ecopreneur Honours did just that, giving eco-champions a chance to share their work. And we cheered them on, loud and clear.
The TOI Ecopreneur Honours
The TOI Ecopreneur Honours 2025 honoured 26 trailblazers driving India’s green revolution—startups, innovators, and changemakers who are walking the talk with clean-tech, circular design, and real-world impact. These eco-leaders aren’t just dreaming of change—they’re building it.
Here’re some honourable mentions that inspire change through creativity and courage.
- Malhar Kalambe’s Beach Please, a youth-led movement mobilizing thousands for beach clean-ups
- Mayank Nagori’s Gud Gum, promoting plastic-free chewing gum
- Chirag MG’s Sunbird Straws, offering natural alternatives to plastic
- Prachi Shevgaonkar’s Cool The Globe app, helping individuals track and reduce their personal GHG emissions
- Phool.co, a startup that converts floral waste into eco-friendly products while empowering marginalized women
- Ecoil, a startup that collects used cooking oil from food business operators and helps turn it into clean biodiesel fuel
- Mahina, a revolutionary startup that offers reusable, comfortable, and eco-friendly period products designed for every flow
- Without, a startup that created the world’s first sunglasses made entirely from thrown-away packets of chips.
- Godrej Properties, pioneering sustainable real estate with green building certifications, water conservation, and mangrove preservation initiatives
- Adani Green Energy, envisioning India’s clean energy future through large-scale solar and wind power projects
- Hero MotoCorp, embedding sustainability in manufacturing, achieving carbon neutrality milestones, and promoting green mobility initiatives
Behind every solution listed here are ordinary people who chose extraordinary action. That’s the real takeaway: our choices today write tomorrow’s story. Take a bow, changemakers! You’re running the sustainability relay, passing the baton of environmental action across communities and generations.
From Grassroots to Boardrooms
At the first TOI Ecopreneur Honours 2025 panel, Malhar Kalambe (Beach Please India) and Prachi Shevgaonkar (Cool The Globe) talked about how young people and social media are helping everyone get involved in caring for the environment. The panelists shared how small steps by individuals, when added together, can make a big difference for the planet.
Hero’s Kuppuswamy, Adani’s Verma, Zomato’s Kumar, and NHEV’s Sinha debated green growth strategies at the second TOI’s sustainability panel. From operational overhauls to plastic-neutral deliveries, they agreed that India’s future demands business innovation paired with ecological stewardship.
Honouring Today, Inspiring Tomorrow
The TOI Ecopreneur Honours reminded us that sustainability isn’t a single grand gesture; it’s a daily commitment to doing better for our planet. From grassroots trailblazers to industry leaders, each honoree proved that a greener future isn’t just a dream; it’s already taking shape, one innovation at a time.
Let’s celebrate these changemakers and carry their spirit forward. After all, every small step we take today plants the seeds for a brighter and greener tomorrow.
Feeling inspired? Take the first step with our Sustainable Challenge, small daily actions that add up to real impact. And if you missed the live event, catch all the insights from the TOI Ecopreneur Honours ceremony and panel discussions here: Watch Now.
