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The 2026 TIME Earth Awards includes honorees: fashion designer **Stella McCartney**, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All **Damilola Ogunbiyi**, environmental activist and Indigenous rights advocate **Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim**, and IKEA Foundation senior advisor **Jesper Brodin**. The 2026 TIME Earth Awards issue has a worldwide cover featuring **Stella McCartney**, accompanied by an in-depth interview. Read the interview [here](http://time.com/collection/earth-awards/2026/stella-mccartney/). Explore the complete list of the 2026 TIME Earth Awards: [here](https://time.com/collection/earth-awards/2026/) **Of this year’s awards, TIME editors write**: “Every year TIME honors individuals whose actions have had an undeniable impact on efforts to tackle one of the most urgent crises facing our planet: climate change. TIME’s Earth Awards are an opportunity to celebrate those who are inspiring and effecting lasting progress. This year, TIME is excited to bring together a particularly international group of honorees.” Read more [here](https://time.com/article/2026/03/19/how-we-chose-2026-earth-awards/). To celebrate, TIME will host its fourth-annual TIME Earth Awards in London on March 26, marking the first time the event will be held in the city. The dinner will feature remarks from the 2026 TIME Earth Awards honorees, with appearances by leaders from the global TIME100 and TIME communities, including **Stella McCartney**, **Damilola Ogunbiyi**, **Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim,** **Jesper Brodin**, actor and producer **Cate Blanchett**, and more. 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