The Circle Awards celebrate and unite those leading the way to a better future.

Our unique judging criteria enables a wide range of different entry types to be evaluated on their own merit regardless of budget, size of project, or scale of resources.

Entries are open to individuals, businesses and organisations of all sizes, as long as they are registered in Australia or New Zealand*.

*Excluding the Research and Under 19 categories where there is no requirements for business registration. Entrants must be based in Australia or New Zealand to be eligible though.

The judges will be reviewing entries based on the following criteria: Innovation / Impact / Efficiency / Circularity / Accreditation / Vision.

To find out more about the Judging Criteria, check out the Entry Kit.

Entries are judged across three stages:

Stage 01: All entries are reviewed and scored by the judges assigned to each category. The top 3 - 4 scoring entries will be shortlisted and progress to Stage 02.

Stage 02: Category judges review the shortlisted entries and collectively determine the category winner.

Stage 03: The winning entries of all categories are shared across the entire judging panel and a vote is held to decide the Judge’s Choice winner.

To find out more about the judging process, check out the Entry Kit.

The category you choose should be based on the tangible output of your entry, rather than how that tangible output is created.

For example, a brand that creates a pair of jeans that are available for purchase via the public would be best suited in the Fashion category (even though there would be elements of Design and Materials & Processes involved within the creation of the jeans).Whereas a prototype for a pair of jeans that is circular by design would be best suited to the Research category.

If you are unsure on which category you should enter, feel free to getting touch with us [email protected] and we can advise.

You can enter in as many categories as you like, however an entry fee will apply for each Category.

The entry fee for each category beyond the first entry will be reduced by 25%. Discount will be applied at Checkout.

Early-bird Entry
(Until 23:59 AEST, 5th August ): $99 per category entry + GST

Standard Entry:
$199 per category entry + GST

Under 19s
FREE

Prizes include:

• JOLT Media Package (valued at $20K)
• Creative Assets Package inc. Brand Film (valued at $20K)
• 1-on-1 Mentoring Sessions with Industry Leaders
• Team Training Workshops
• Engraved Mycelium Trophies

To find out more about the prizes, check out the Entry Kit.

Early-bird Entry Deadline: 23:59 AEST 5th August

Entries Close: 23:59 AEST 20th September

The People’s Choice Awards is a public vote that takes place after all entries have closed.

All valid entries are included in the vote (you have the option of opting-out as part of your entry) and we’ll get in touch with you before voting opens to share your unique voting link.

Unfortunately the judges will not be able to provide specific feedback on all

Once the winers are announced you can submit a request for feedback and we will attempt to get this for you but it can’t be guaranteed due to judges other commitments.

The winners will be announced in a live event in Sydney on the 18th of October as part of Purpose Conference.

We’ll be releasing more information about this event once entries close.

We’ll also be announcing the winners via our Instagram following the live announcement.

We’re always up for finding ways for brands that share our vision and values to help us make an even greater impact. Get in touch to chat about partnership opportunities.