Finalist2026Technology Innovator of the Year
The Innovation Awards · Birmingham
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Recognition & trust
Built in London.Recognised on the world stage.
From the UK’s Technology Innovator of the Year shortlist to the Most Promising Team award in Shanghai and selection by Google with the UAE Prime Minister’s Office, SustainGRC is setting the standard for how organisations govern risk, resilience and sustainability.
- Awards
- 4awards and finalist places
- Programmes
- 10programmes and sponsors backing SustainGRC
- Countries
- 4UK, China, UAE and Finland
- Audience
- 4,000+at our London Business School session
Key sponsors
Awards
Independent juries. International stages. One verdict.
From London and Birmingham to Shanghai, independent juries have singled out SustainGRC and the team behind it.
4
awards and finalist places
Finalist2026
Silver · UK & Europe
WeStart Global Innovation Competition
Took silver among the UK and European finalists in London, then went on to the global final in Shanghai.
Award
Most Promising Team
Named Most Promising Team on the international stage at the global final in Shanghai.
Finalist
LBS Launchpad
Chosen as a finalist in London Business School’s flagship venture programme.
Programmes
Backed by Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Anthropic and Atlassian
The technology leaders and growth programmes that chose to back SustainGRC. Shown as programmes and partners, not customers.
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programmes and partners
Hand-picked1 of 25startups across EMEA
Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech
Hand-picked as one of just 25 startups across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the UK’s representative for public services. Delivered by Google in partnership with the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program under the UAE Prime Minister’s Office.
SelectedTrade missions
Grow London Global
Selected for the Mayor of London’s flagship programme for high-growth scaleups, delivered by London & Partners. Through its international trade missions, SustainGRC is taking London-built governance technology to corporates, investors and markets around the world.
- SelectedSponsored
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Backed by Google Cloud to build and scale on Google’s AI, including Gemini, with dedicated technical and business support.
ProgrammeMicrosoft for Startups
Built and hosted on Microsoft Azure, and listed on the Microsoft commercial marketplace.
ProgrammeNVIDIA Inception
Member of NVIDIA’s programme for startups building with AI and accelerated computing.
ProgrammeClaude scale-up programme
Part of Anthropic’s programme for companies building at scale with Claude.
PartnerSponsoredAtlassian
Atlassian partner, sponsored to run delivery on Jira and Confluence.
ProgrammeTech Nation
Selected for Tech Nation’s Libra programme for UK technology founders.
Sustainable VenturesProgrammeSustainable Ventures
Backed by the UK’s climate and sustainability venture community.
Selected90 Day Finn
One of up to 15 global technology companies chosen each year for Helsinki’s business expansion programme, delivered with Business Finland.
Event partnerInnovation Zero MENA Congress
Event partner at the region’s congress on climate and sustainability innovation.
On the ground
From embassies to boardrooms
Moments from the programmes, missions and rooms where SustainGRC has made its case.
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moments · tap any photo to enlarge
Boards are not short of reports. They are short of reasons to trust the numbers in them.
Deep technology
Probabilistic AI. Deterministic control.
Generative AI is probabilistic. Governance cannot be. SustainGRC wraps every AI output in deterministic rules, verified evidence and human approval, so the figures a board sees are the same every time they are checked.
- 01AI
Proposes
Drafts, classifies, explains and spots patterns across the data.
- 02Deterministic engine
Verifies and scores
Scores, thresholds and detections run on fixed rules. AI never sets them.
- 03People
Confirm
An accountable owner approves, with the evidence in front of them.
- 04System
Locks the record
Approved records are sealed. They can be superseded, never overwritten.
Deterministic where it counts
AI does the heavy lifting. Rules make the call. Every score can be traced back and reproduced.
- No black-box calculations
- Same inputs, same result
Enterprise data integrity by design
Integrity is built into the data model, not bolted on in a report.
- One owner for every record
- Evidence verified before it counts
- Full audit trail of every change
Data quality engine
Every data point is checked for quality and freshness against its source before it reaches a board pack.
- Anti-greenwashing controls
- Protected by a UK patent filing
Impact & thought leadership
Shaping how business thinks about AI and sustainability
SustainGRC’s founder helps lead the conversation on governed AI and sustainability at one of the world’s leading business schools.
London Business School4,000+
Audience at London Business School for Dr Ahmed Shawky and Professor Ioannis Ioannou on AI and sustainability.
London Business School sustainability board
Contributing practitioner insight on governance, assurance and sustainability to the School’s sustainability board.
AI and sustainability
Dr Ahmed Shawky with SustainGRC adviser Professor Ioannis Ioannou, on how governed AI turns sustainability data into decisions boards can trust.
Trust & standards
Held to the standards our clients answer to
Security, privacy and reporting standards built into the platform and the company behind it.
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standards, certifications and registrations
GRI Licensed Software Partner
Licensed by the Global Reporting Initiative, the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standard.
Licensed partner- Cyber Essentials+
Cyber Essentials Plus
The UK government-backed cyber security scheme, independently tested.
Certified 
ICOICO registered
Registered with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
Registered
GDPRUK GDPR and EU GDPR
Privacy by design across data handling, retention and access.
Built in- EU AI Act
EU AI Act
Governed AI with human approval and a recorded audit trail.
Compliant by design - Patent filed
UK patent filed
Protecting the data quality engine and anti-greenwashing controls at the heart of the platform.
Intellectual property 
Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
Enterprise-grade hosting on both leading clouds.
Hosting
Milestones
How we got here
From a London start-up in 2022 to stages in Shanghai and Helsinki. Here is the road so far.
10
milestones
4
years in
- Award: Finalist, Technology Innovator of the Year
- Award: Silver, WeStart TOP100 UK & Europe final
- Award: Most Promising Team, Shanghai
- Press: Interviewed by CCTV+ at the Pujiang Innovation Forum, Shanghai
- Programme: Selected for 90 Day Finn, Helsinki
- Programme: Selected for Google for Startups: AI for GovTech
- Event: Co-hosted a Business Sustainability Leadership panel with Meta, London
- Launch: Platform and SustainGRC Academy launched
- Patent: UK patent application filed
- Founded: SustainGRC founded in London
Questions
Recognition and trust, answered
Can't find what you're looking for? Our team will take you through the detail.
Talk to usSustainGRC took silver in the UK and Europe round of the WeStart TOP100 Global Innovation Competition and won the Most Promising Team award at the global final in Shanghai. It is a finalist for Technology Innovator of the Year at The Innovation Awards 2026, with the winner announced on 13 November.
Yes. SustainGRC was one of 25 startups selected for Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech, run with the Emirates Government Service Excellence Program under the UAE Prime Minister’s Office.
SustainGRC was a finalist in LBS Launchpad. Its founder, Dr Ahmed Shawky, is an LBS Sloan Fellow and impact contributor to the School’s sustainability board, and contributed with SustainGRC adviser Professor Ioannis Ioannou to a London Business School session on AI and sustainability, watched by more than 4,000 people.
Yes. SustainGRC is a GRI Licensed Software Partner for sustainability reporting.
AI proposes, deterministic rules verify and score, an accountable person confirms, and the system locks the record. AI never sets scores or thresholds, so results can be traced and reproduced. The platform is designed to be EU AI Act compliant.
SustainGRC is led by Dr Ahmed Shawky, a former Big Four assurance professional and LBS Sloan Fellow, with advisers including David Hill, recipient of the Chartered IIA’s J J Morris Award.
SustainGRC Ltd is headquartered in London and serves regulated organisations across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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