Awards Backing Our Impact
Each award and distinction we have received serves as external validation of our technical rigor, transparency, and innovative capacity. These accolades celebrate the success of our solutions as pioneering tools that empower businesses and governments to achieve real, measurable, and lasting results within the most strategic ecosystems in Colombia and beyond.
100 New Leaders of Colombia
December, 2025
The newspaper El País included our CEO, Mariana Sarmiento, in its list of 100 New Leaders of Colombia. This recognition celebrates her transformative vision and the impact of Terrasos in creating innovative solutions that position nature as the central pillar of progress and sustainability in the country
Best Project Developer, Biodiversity
First Place. Environmental Finance. 2024
Terrasos was once again named the Best Biodiversity Project Developer of 2024 by Environmental Finance in their 2024 Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings. Receiving this distinction for the second consecutive year validates the strength of our Habitat Banks and positions Terrasos as the leading benchmark in creating transparent, scalable, and results-oriented biodiversity markets.
Diente de León Awards
Second Place. Cenit. 2024
CENIT recognized Terrasos for our innovative management of the La Lope Habitat Bank. This award celebrates our environmental compensation model for its high technical and social efficiency, demonstrating that it is possible to comply with national regulations while ensuring the long-term preservation and restoration of biodiversity in strategic regions.
BritCham "Lazos a la Sostenibilidad" Award
First Place, Biodiversity Action. 2024
Terrasos took first place at the 2024 BritCham "Lazos a la Sostenibilidad" Awards in the Biodiversity Action category. This recognition highlights our pioneering work in developing Habitat Banks, distinguishing us for implementing innovative financial mechanisms that ensure measurable and long-lasting outcomes for nature across the country.
SiB Colombia Recognition: Leadership in Open Data
July, 2024
Terrasos received the "Highest Number of Publications" and "Greatest Data Coverage" awards from SiB Colombia. These accolades celebrate our leadership in generating detailed, open scientific information, reaffirming that our conservation projects serve as a vital data source for protecting the nation's biodiversity.
Environmental Protection Award
Winner, Caracol TV. 2024
Winners of the Caracol Televisión Environmental Protection Award. This honor recognizes Terrasos for leading the creation of Habitat Banks, a pioneering model that ensures effective and transparent biodiversity restoration in Colombia under high-integrity standards.
Environmental Responsibility Sourcing Recognition
First Place, Ocensa. December, 2023
Ocensa recognized Terrasos for our exemplary management in operating the country's first Habitat Bank. This award highlights our ability to execute environmental compensation in an innovative and efficient manner, ensuring real conservation outcomes and strengthening sustainability in Colombia's strategic infrastructure projects.
Images courtesy of OCENSA.
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™
Finalist, EY Colombia. 2023
EY Colombia recognized our CEO, Mariana Sarmiento, as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ – Social Entrepreneur award. This honor celebrates her vision in leading Terrasos, highlighting our work in creating high-impact environmental investments that provide real solutions to biodiversity loss and drive relevant conversations for the country's sustainable development.
UpLink Top Innovator
Winner Restoration at Scale. World Economic Forum. 2023.
Terrasos was recognized as a Top Innovator by UpLink (World Economic Forum) in the 'Restoration at Scale' Challenge. This international award honors our innovation in biodiversity finance, positioning Habitat Banks as one of the most promising global solutions to address the nature loss crisis through high-integrity standards.
Best crediting innovation (non-carbon) & Best project developer, biodiversity
Environmental Finance. December, 2023.
In 2023, Terrasos was named Best Biodiversity Project Developer and a leader in Credit Innovation (non-carbon) by Environmental Finance. These global awards validate our technical capacity to structure reliable, transparent, and pioneering biodiversity markets, which serve as a global benchmark for conservation finance.
B Corp Certification
B Corp Certification. 2017
Since 2017, we have been a certified B Corp, reaffirming our commitment to the triple bottom line: social, environmental, and economic. This certification validates that we operate with the highest standards of transparency and accountability, placing nature conservation at the heart of a business model that generates real value for society and the planet.
