We encourage you to submit for the Ashden Awards in 2024.
There are many different types of Ashden winners. They reward potential, passion, and a dedication to the ideals rather than the largest organisations or the most polished sales speeches. They’ve featured winners in international media and on stages during the COP climate discussions.
Categories: UK Awards:
- Ashden Award for Energy Innovation
- Ashden Award for People’s Energy
- Ashden Award for Nature Based Solutions
International Awards:
- Ashden Award for Energy Innovation (Global South)
- Ashden Award for Powering Futures in Clean Energy
- Ashden Award for Natural Climate Solutions (Global South)
- Ashden Award for Energising Refugees and Displaced People
Benefits of Winning an Ashden Award:
- Monetary prize of either £10,000 or £25,000, depending on the specific award category.
- Recognition and prestige associated with winning one of the world’s premier sustainability awards.
- Acknowledgment by investors, policymakers, academics, and experts in the sustainable energy and climate change sector globally due to the rigorous assessment process.
- Inclusion in the alumni network of Ashden Award winners, offering opportunities for learning and establishing fruitful partnerships.
- Platform to present the winning work to large and influential audiences at the Ashden Awards ceremony and other related events.
- Exposure through regional, national, international, and specialized media, facilitated by Ashden’s communication team even long after the award ceremony.
- Provision of promotional material, including photographs, print materials, and broadcast-quality videos for winners to use in their marketing efforts.
- Tailored support from the program team to help winners grow or replicate their work, including professional mentoring, training, fundraising assistance, and media support.
- Introductions to influential policy and decision-makers, providing winners with an opportunity to make their voices heard.
- Integration of UK-based winners into the Sustainable Towns and Cities program, embedding their approaches into policy and practice.
- Access to resources such as a climate action co-benefits toolkit and participation in regional local authority learning workshops.
- Participation in a program of free masterclasses covering practical issues like customer experience, communications strategy development, and becoming investment-ready.
- Many of these benefits are also extended, where possible, to shortlisted organizations.
Eligibility Criteria: Businesses, NGOs, government entities, and social enterprises, encompassing both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, including community groups, are eligible to apply. Each award is restricted to projects operating in specific geographical regions.
To be considered for shortlisting and to secure an award, all applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- The submitted work for an award should currently be accessible to customers, clients, or beneficiaries.
- Applicants must demonstrate innovation in their approach to the submitted work.
- The applicant’s work should have the potential for significant impact, achievable through organizational growth or the global replication of their innovative practices. Applicants must be open to collaborating with Ashden and others to realize this objective.
- The applicant must exhibit good governance and management practices, emphasizing the efficient use of funds and a robust plan to generate additional income, whether through sales, grants, or other sources. Organizations can be either for-profit or not-for-profit. Sustainability must be ingrained in the values and practices of the winners.
Award Categories and Geographic Scope:
- Ashden Award for People’s Energy: UK
- Ashden Award for Energy Innovation (UK): UK
- Ashden Award for Natural Climate Solutions (UK): UK
- Ashden Award for Energy Innovation (Global South): Countries receiving ODA funding
- Ashden Award for Natural Climate Solutions (Global South): Countries receiving ODA funding
- Ashden Award for Powering Refugees and Displaced People: Countries receiving ODA funding
- Ashden Award for Powering Futures in Clean Energy: Countries receiving ODA funding
Click here to apply.
https://ashden.org/awards/apply/
Application deadline.
25th ,January 2024.
