Editors' Award for Initiative of the Year

The Editors' Award is decided on by our award-winning editors of NutraIngredients' European edition. This award celebrates the best initiative and is open to any program, project or platform that is able to demonstrate deep and significant improvements for public health, sustainability, and the wider industry.

If your organisation has launched a significant initiative to improve scientific rigor, quality, transparency, environmental sustainability, consumer confidence and trust in the dietary supplements’ industry, then we want to hear from you. Company-centic initiatives do not quality.

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

This category is free to enter.
Entries close Monday, 1 February 2027, at 11:55 p.m. CET (Paris time).

Want to know what our judges are looking for in an entry?

Our judges will base their decision on evidence for:

  • A novel or innovative program, project, or platform that increases consumer trust and transparency or improves public health or promotes a environmentally sustainable future
  • Demonstrable success, including evidence of public, retailer and consumer interest and any other accolades won
  • What gives your initiative the ‘X factor’ – how does it move the conversation forward

To view the entry questions for this category, click to download

REQUIREMENT: Entries for the NutraIngredients Europe Editor's Award for Initiative of the Year Award are required to have a direct impact in Europe.

Judging Process

  • All entries need to abide to our Entry Terms & Conditions
  • Once all entries have been received they will be reviewed by the NutraIngredients Europe Awards Judging Panel made up of independent judges from the industry.
  • Our 2027 finalists will be confirmed and notified in early April 2027.
  • Our 2027 winners will be announced during an awards' presentation in Barcelona on Wednesday 19 May 2026.