August 19, 2026 · Sustina has been selected as a grant partner in Climate KIC‘s Inclusive Climate Entrepreneurship program for the 2026–2027 cycle. Sustina is the only Philippine organization chosen for this year’s Asia-Pacific cohort.
Climate KIC is Europe’s leading, independent climate innovation agency and community and one of the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology. It aims to accelerate climate innovation and research.
The grant is worth EUR 22,000, awarded by the Climate KIC International Foundation with support from Irish Aid. It will fund Sustina’s new initiative: “Climate SustainabilityGlobal EssentialsSustainabilitySustainability is the ability to manage and use resources to meet present needs without compromising future generations. It can be examined through environmental, economic, or societal lenses. These are the…Read more in the Glossary → for Entrepreneurs,” a capability-building workshop series for Filipino climate entrepreneurs, with a focus on women, youth, indigenous innovators, circular economyCircular Design & EconomyCircular economyAn economic model designed to keep materials in continuous use through maintenance, reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling, decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources.Read more in the Glossary → practitioners, and founders in rural and coastal communities.
“Climate entrepreneurs in the Philippines are already building the solutions their communities need,” said Anna Reyes, Sustina Executive Director. “What they haven’t had is support designed around their reality. This grant will help us close that gap, so that these entrepreneurs can properly measure the impact that exists because they exist.”
Sustina will deliver two workshops over the coming year: one in Metro Manila and one in a coastal province. Each cohort will run on Sustina’s Adaptive Sustainability Framework, developed specifically for the Philippine context. It will include a circular and blue economy module developed with Circulo, the Philippines’ first circular economy initiative.
The program is built around four goals set by Climate KIC: culturally grounded delivery, health-responsive programming, strong evidence and learning systems, and support for coastal and blue economy entrepreneurs.
Sustina’s plan includes cultural mapping with prospective participants before the curriculum is finalized, a monitoring framework tracking outcomes by gender, age, disability, and location, and a published case study and toolkit shared with Climate KIC’s broader network of grant partners across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
For more information, email team@sustina.earth.
