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Topic Aquaculture Biodiversity Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Coastal Protection Coral Reefs Education Fisheries Marine Conservation Marine Protected Areas Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Research Seaweed & Algae Waste Management
Mechanism Accelerator Blended Finance Grant Investment Loan / Concessional Finance Prize Technical Assistance
Region Africa Arctic Baltic Sea Global India Mediterranean Nordic / Denmark North Sea Southeast Asia
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Rolling / Open Deadlines

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TotalEnergies Foundation — Marine & Coastal Environment Programme · TotalEnergies Foundation · 2026 call open from 5 February 2026; check fondation.totalenergies.com for deadline
For NGOs Corporate Grant Blue Economy Capacity Building Marine Conservation
Rolling
Wipro Earthian Awards - Sustainability Education Program · Wipro Foundation (Wipro Limited) · Annual program; the 2025 cycle has closed. Next round timing not specified.
For NGOs Corporate Prize India Biodiversity Education Waste Management
periodic
Pernod Ricard India Foundation — Prakriti Circular Economy Incubation · Pernod Ricard India Foundation · Annual programme — next cohort expected late 2026
Corporate Accelerator Grant India Capacity Building Circular Economy Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
Alandsbanken Baltic Sea Project · Ålandsbanken Baltic Sea Project · Annual, typically January 1 - February 28
For NGOs For Researchers Corporate Grant Baltic Sea Biodiversity Marine Conservation Pollution Research
periodic
Swiss Re Foundation - GrantStation · Annual, typically Q4 — Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience; 2026 cohort semifinalists already selected
For Startups Corporate Blended Finance Grant Prize Technical Assistance Global Capacity Building Climate
periodic
Swiss Re Foundation - Terra Viva Grants · Annual, typically Q4 — Swiss Re Foundation Entrepreneurs for Resilience; 2026 cohort semifinalists already selected
For NGOs For Startups Corporate Grant Technical Assistance Global Aquaculture Capacity Building Climate
periodic
Rolex Awards for Enterprise · Rolex · Biennial, applications typically open every two years. Last cycle: 2023 laureates selected. Next round not yet announced.
Corporate Prize Global Biodiversity Climate Marine Conservation
periodic
AB InBev 100+ Accelerator — Circular Economy Challenge · AB InBev / 100+ Accelerator (co-sponsored by Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Unilever) · Cohort 7 closed — Cohort 8 timeline unknown
For Startups Corporate Accelerator Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) - WEF · World Economic Forum initiative — not a direct funder. Facilitates access to $3.1B+ secured through NPAP networks · Engagement is ongoing — contact country NPAP offices
For NGOs For Startups Corporate Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Waste Management
Rolling
Walmart Foundation · Walmart Foundation · Invitation-only
Corporate Global
periodic
The Incubation Network (SecondMuse & Circulate Capital) · The Circulate Initiative and SecondMuse (with backing from Circulate Capital, U.S. State Department, Ocean Conservancy, and AEPW) · Main three-year programme concluded March 2023. Country-specific accelerators ongoing; check incubationnetwork.com for current intake rounds
For Startups Corporate Foundation Impact Investor Multilateral Accelerator Grant Technical Assistance India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Tomra — Circular Economy · Tomra · No grant programme
Corporate Global Nordic / Denmark Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Plastic Energy — Chemical Recycling · Plastic Energy · No grant programme
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Nestle — Creating Shared Value Packaging · Nestle S.A. · No open call
For NGOs Corporate Africa Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Rolling
Procter & Gamble — Ambition 2030 · Procter & Gamble · No open call
Corporate India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Rolling
Mondelez International — Sustainable Futures · Mondelez International · No open call
Corporate India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Rolling
Mars Inc. — Sustainable in a Generation · Mars Inc. · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Rolling
BASF — Chemycling / Circular Economy · BASF · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Rolling
Dow Inc. — Stop the Waste / Pulling Our Weight · Dow Inc. · No open call
Corporate India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
LyondellBasell — Sustainability · LyondellBasell · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
SABIC — TRUCIRCLE · SABIC · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Veolia — Circular Economy · Veolia · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
Rolling
Borealis — EverMinds / Social Plastics · Borealis · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Tetra Pak — Recycling Partnerships · Tetra Pak · No open call
Corporate Africa India Southeast Asia Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Berry Global — Sustainability · Berry Global · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Eastman Chemical — Molecular Recycling · Eastman Chemical · No open call
Corporate Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Equinor — Sustainability · Equinor · No open call
Corporate Nordic / Denmark Climate
Rolling
Partnership for a Circular Tomorrow (PACT) - Coca-Cola Foundation · The Coca-Cola Foundation and Global Environment and Technology Foundation (GETF) · No open call deadline — platform model with ongoing partner selection
For NGOs Corporate Grant Technical Assistance Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Adidas — Parley for the Oceans · Adidas / Parley for the Oceans · No open call — contact Parley
Corporate Global Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Henkel — Social Plastic / Plastic Bank Partnership · Henkel AG & Co. KGaA · No open call — contact Plastic Bank first, then approach Henkel
For NGOs Corporate Africa Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Maersk — Sustainability / Ocean Plastic · A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S · No open call — partnership proposal required
Corporate Global Nordic / Denmark Marine Conservation
Rolling
Carlsberg Group — Together Towards ZERO and Beyond · Carlsberg Group / Carlsberg Foundation · No open call — partnership proposal required
For NGOs Corporate Nordic / Denmark Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Rolling
Unilever - Circular Packaging & Waste-Free World · Unilever plc · No open call — proactive partnership proposals required
For NGOs For Startups Corporate Accelerator Grant Investment Technical Assistance Global India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Orsted — Green Fund / Marine Sustainability · Orsted A/S · No open call — sponsorship applications via orsted.com/sponsorships-and-partnerships
For NGOs Corporate Nordic / Denmark Biodiversity Marine Conservation
Rolling
Coca-Cola Foundation / World Without Waste · The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCF) / The Coca-Cola Company World Without Waste initiative · No open call. Rolling partnership enquiries via coca-colacompany.com/social-impact
For NGOs Corporate Africa India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
UNDP Management of Plastics Waste and Circular Interventions in South and Southeast Asia · UNDP Asia-Pacific / The Coca-Cola Foundation · October 2027
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Multilateral Grant Technical Assistance India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Pollution Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
periodic
Rolex Awards for Enterprise - Environment and Exploration · Rolex (Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative) · Periodic, typically every two years. Most recent cycle: 2023 laureates. Next cycle expected circa 2025-2026.
Corporate Prize Global Biodiversity Marine Conservation Research
Rolling
Closed Loop Partners — Circular Plastics Fund · Closed Loop Partners (backed by Dow, LyondellBasell, NOVA Chemicals and others) · Rolling
Corporate Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
The Coca-Cola Foundation - Corporate Philanthropy for Recycling and Sustainability · The Coca-Cola Foundation · Rolling - invitation only, no open calls
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Godrej Trusts Environmental Sustainability Programs · Rolling basis
For NGOs Corporate Grant Technical Assistance India Biodiversity Circular Economy Climate Waste Management
Rolling
Waste Transformation Through CSR Projects in India - Earth5R · Rolling basis — CSR project partnership model, no fixed call deadlines
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Grant Technical Assistance India Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Adidas x Parley for the Oceans · Adidas / Parley for the Oceans · Rolling partnership enquiries
Corporate Africa Southeast Asia Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
Rolling
Nestle — Creating Shared Value (CSV) Plastic Waste Partnerships · Nestle S.A. · Rolling partnership enquiries
Corporate Africa India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Danone — Ecosystem Fund & Circular Packaging Partnerships · Danone S.A. · Rolling partnership enquiries
Corporate India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Dow Inc. — Plastic Waste Initiatives (Stop the Waste / Pulling Our Weight) · Dow Inc. · Rolling partnership enquiries
Corporate India Southeast Asia Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
A.P. Moller Foundation - Climate & Ocean Grants (DKK 1B+) · A.P. Moller Foundation (A.P. Moller Fonden) · Rolling — applications accepted year-round via online portal
Corporate Grant Arctic Nordic / Denmark Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
Rolling
Maersk Sustainability Initiatives - Ocean Health · Maersk (A.P. Moller-Maersk) · Rolling — partnership inquiries accepted year-round
Corporate Grant Africa Global India Southeast Asia Blue Economy Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste
Rolling
PepsiCo Foundation · PepsiCo Foundation · Rolling — pepsico.com/our-impact/philanthropy/pepsico-foundation
For NGOs Corporate India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
Rolling
Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF) · Circulate Capital (backed by PepsiCo, P&G, Dow, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Danone, Mondelez, CHANEL, Chevron Phillips) · Rolling — submit pitch deck anytime at circulatecapital.com/apply-for-funding
Corporate Global India Southeast Asia Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
Rolling
Ocean 14 Capital - Blue Economy Private Equity · Ocean 14 Capital (private equity fund, blue economy) · Rolling; pitch to portfolio team via ocean14capital.com
Corporate Global Circular Economy Marine Conservation Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling
periodic
Diageo Sustainable Solutions — Innovation Accelerator · Diageo · Round 5 expected late 2024 — check dss@diageo.com for status
Corporate Accelerator Africa India Circular Economy Plastic Waste Waste Management
Rolling
IUCN IslandPlas Community Grants · Unknown — no open call found; programme supports 7 African island nations through rolling community grants
For Communities / Cooperatives For NGOs Corporate Grant Africa Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management
Rolling
Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA) by Fetola · Fetola (in partnership with Nedbank) · Waiting list open (no fixed deadline for next cohort)
For Startups Corporate Foundation Accelerator Technical Assistance Africa Capacity Building Circular Economy Waste Management
periodic
Amcor — Lift-Off Innovation Challenge · Amcor plc / Amcor Ventures · Winter 2025/26 cycle CLOSED (Dec 12, 2025). Next cycle expected late 2026.
For Startups Corporate Accelerator Global Circular Economy Plastic Waste
periodic
Second Muse - Social Innovation Accelerator · SecondMuse (with clients including USAID, World Bank, Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation) · periodic
For NGOs For Startups Corporate Foundation Accelerator Investment Technical Assistance Africa Global India Southeast Asia Blue Economy Capacity Building Circular Economy Climate Plastic Waste Recycling & Upcycling Waste Management