The new Pet Industry Sustainability Awards Program is official, with 2 separate awards!
- The Worldwide Pet Sustainability Awards
- The European Pet Sustainability Awards
Exclusive to PSC Accredited Members, these two awards are designed to spotlight leadership, innovation, and measurable progress across the pet industry across areas including sustainable packaging, ingredient innovation, climate action, social impact, and industry collaboration, highlighting companies turning sustainability commitments into measurable action.
Elevate Your Brand
Earn third-party recognition from the leading sustainability partner in the pet industry. plus a winner badge, physical trophy, and coordinated media announcement to amplify your leadership.
Amplify Your Impact
Showcase your measurable progress across PSC channels, trade show screens, social media spotlights, blog features, and badge placement in the Sustainable Companies booklet.
Activate Your Marketing
Receive a complete Winner Toolkit, including badge files, press release template, social post copy, internal email template, and communication guidelines so you can confidently promote your achievement.
The Worldwide Pet Sustainability Awards
Applications Open May 18th for all PSC Accredited Members
Categories:
- Overall Industry Leadership
- Sustainable Packaging Innovation (Packaging Suppliers):
- Sustainable Ingredient Innovation (Ingredients Suppliers)
- Product Innovation
- Environmental Excellence
- Social and Governance Excellence
Ceremony:
The awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place during Impact Unleashed, November 9-11, 2026 in Boulder, Colorado. This celebratory event brings together industry leaders to recognize companies driving meaningful progress and setting new standards for sustainability performance.
Applications for the Worldwide Sustainability Awards close August 31, 2026.
The European Pet Sustainability Awards
Applications Open to PSC Accredited Members Headquartered in Europe
*Please note, the European Pet Sustainability Awards are separate from the Interzoo Sustainability Award, although both are presented at Interzoo.
Applications closed 8 April 2026
2026 European Pet Sustainability Award Winners
Industry Collaboration Award
Recognized for advancing pre-competitive collaboration, transparency, and collective action across the value chain, including leadership in responsible recruitment, climate risk in sourcing regions, and the development of more sustainable packaging solutions.
Climate Action Leadership Award
Honored for a science-based approach to greenhouse gas measurement and reduction, supplier engagement, and integrating climate considerations into long-term business strategy.
New Sustainable Product of the Year: Consumable
Awarded for embedding sustainability into product design through certified organic and low-impact ingredients, transparent sourcing practices, lower-impact production methods, and packaging improvements that increase recyclability and reduce material use.
New Sustainable Product of the Year: Hard Goods
Recognized for integrating recycled materials, renewable energy, lifecycle thinking, and transparent reporting into product and operational design.
Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award
Honored for scalable packaging solutions designed for recyclability, meaningful use of post-consumer recycled content, transparent disclosure, and advancing circular packaging systems across the pet industry.
Sustainable Ingredient Innovation Award
Recognized for developing scalable, data-backed, and innovative fermentation-based ingredient solutions that reduce pressure on marine ecosystems while improving supply resilience and lowering environmental impact.
Read more about the winners: [PRESS RELEASE] Pet Sustainability Coalition Announces First-Ever European Pet Sustainability Award Winners at Interzoo 2026
Still need to achieve Accreditation?
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