Nominations are now open for the 2025 Karbon Excellence Awards
The Karbon Excellence Awards recognize accounting firms for exceptional impact, growth, and leadership across eight categories, including a new category: AI Innovation.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Karbon Excellence Awards—a celebration of accounting firms from around the world driving innovation, purpose, and impact.
Now in its third year, the Karbon Excellence Awards continue to recognize firms that are not just keeping pace with the accounting profession, but actively shaping its future. Whether through bold technological adoption, outstanding client service, or a workplace culture that puts people first, these awards honor the firms that are setting the benchmark for excellence.
Key dates & details
Nominations are open now and will close on May 2, 2025.
Finalists will be announced shortly after, with winners awarded on June 3, 2025.
You can nominate your own firm or another firm.
Firms may be nominated in multiple categories.
Only Karbon customers are eligible to be nominated.
2025 Karbon Excellence Award categories
Category 1: Sustainability
Recognizes firms making an outstanding contribution to sustainability practices, serving as leaders to peers and clients through purpose, community engagement, and environmental responsibility.
Category 2: Diversity & Authenticity
Recognizes firms championing diversity, equity, and inclusion across the accounting profession in a way that is unique, approachable, and authentic.
Category 3: Balance & Culture
Recognizes firms that prioritize work-life balance and healthy work habits while fostering motivation and purpose within their teams.
Category 4: Connectivity
Recognizes firms that are enhancing connectivity and transparency through innovative use of technology, automation, and integrated systems.
Category 5: AI Innovation
As AI continues to transform the accounting landscape, Karbon is introducing this new category to recognize firms that are embracing AI to improve workflows, elevate the client experience, and lead the profession into the future.
Category 6: Client Excellence
Recognizes accounting firms that exemplify leadership and innovation through consistently outstanding client service, delivering impactful results and building trusted, long-term relationships.
Category 7: Breakthrough Firm of the Year
Recognizes firms that have implemented Karbon within the past year and demonstrated remarkable results across innovation, operations, team culture, and client outcomes.
Category 8: Practice Excellence
This is the major award, honoring firms achieving extraordinary outcomes through outstanding leadership and innovation, demonstrated by sustained success and growth.
A moment worth celebrating
The Karbon Excellence Awards are a celebration of what’s possible when firms embrace progress, support their people, and commit to a bigger purpose.
If you or a fellow Karbon firm have made a meaningful impact in the past year, now is the time to share your story.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I nominate for the Karbon Excellence Awards?
You can nominate any accounting firm, including your own, by completing the 2025 Karbon Excellence Awards nomination form.
You will need to answer a small number of questions in writing that provide evidence of your efforts related to the selected category.
When will the winners be announced?
Nominations close on May 2, 2025.
Shortlisted finalists will be announced on May 8, 2025.
Winners will be awarded on June 3, 2025.
Are the Karbon Excellence Awards open to individuals, or just accounting firms?
The Awards recognize entire accounting firms rather than individuals.
Who has won in previous years?
You can recap on the 2023 Karbon Excellence Awards winners.
Can an accounting firm be nominated if it won in a previous year?
Yes.
Can I nominate my own accounting firm?
Yes, you can nominate your own firm or a peer’s firm. The only requirement is that the accounting firm is a Karbon customer.
Can I nominate the same firm in multiple categories?
Yes.
How many nominations can I submit?
You can nominate as many accounting firms as you like.
Why should I nominate for the Karbon Excellent Awards?
There are many reasons to nominate your practice, or a peer’s practice, for a Karbon Excellence Award.
Winners will be sent a Karbon Excellence Award Winners Pack to promote the award win. This includes:
A framed winner’s certificate
Digital assets including social tiles and email signature graphics to promote your win
An opportunity to be featured in a Karbon customer story
Recognition in a Karbon media release and digital promotion
A media release template to promote your win to your local press
Whether or not your firm or your nominated firm is crowned a winner, the nomination process is an excellent opportunity to reflect on your team’s achievements and bring them to light.
Clients and staff of nominated firms will feel validated that they are with a recognized firm that is making a positive contribution to the wider profession and community.
Plus, award-winning status is a great talking point when you’re trying to win new business, and it can help you build brand awareness.