2 July 2026, Port Vila - The finalists for the Pacific Innovation Forum for Climate and Environment (PIFCE) Private Sector Climate and Innovation Pitching Competition have been announced.
From the 10 organisations and companies from across the Blue Pacific who contested the semifinal round on Wednesday, five have made the cut and are preparing for the final round tomorrow.
The finalists are Kahuto Pacific (Fiji), Blue Garden (French Polynesia), Eagle Vetiver Systems (PNG), Fine food /Ocean Environmental Solutions (Vanuatu) and Enviromesh (Australia/Vanuatu).
Before the main plenary on Friday, these five companies will have to convince the Judging Panel that their pitch is the best, offering a commercially viable solution with positive climate and environmental impact to our Pacific communities.
V-Lab Founder and President, Mr Marc-Antoine Morel, announced the winners and congratulated all the finalists.
PIFCE is supported by the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC)/Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
SPREP Director of Climate Change Resilience, Ms Tagaloa Cooper acknowledged the innovation of all entrepreneurs and said SPREP is proud to have been able to support their work.
The winner will receive a cash prize of AUD 10,000. There will be consolation prizes as well as The People's Choice award, to be determined by an audience vote during the final.
The inaugural Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) is held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 1–3 July 2026.
Attended by government Ministers, officials, entrepreneurs, non-governmental organisations, civil society groups, private sector leaders, and academic institutions from across the Pacific, PIFCE is an initiative of the Government of Vanuatu.
It is supported by the Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC)/Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), V-Lab Vanuatu, Japan International Cooperation Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, British High Commission Port Vila and the United Kingdom Development.
To find out more, visit: https://pcccinnovation.com/pifce2026/