Deadline: 6 November 2018
Applications are open for Ashden Awards that reward innovative enterprises and programmes that deliver, or play a key part in enabling the delivery of sustainable energy systems and through this bring social, economic and environmental benefits.
Categories
- Clean Cooking (£20,000 prize)
- Sustainable Energy & Healthcare (£20,000 prize)
- Financial or Business Model Innovation (£20,000 prize)
- Powering Business (£20,000 prize)
- Sustainable Mobility (£20,000 prize)
- Sustainable Cities and Buildings (£10,000 prize)
- Cooling for People (£20,000 prize)
- Impax Ashden Award for Energy Innovation(£10,000 prize)
- UK Ashden Award for Sustainable Buildings (£10,000 prize)
- UK Ashden Award for Clean Air in Towns and Cities (£10,000 prize)
Benefits
- Award of up to £20,000
- National and international media exposure
- Tailored support to develop their work even further
- Media materials to help applicant tell their story
Eligibility Criteria
Businesses, NGOs, government organisations, and social enterprises (both for-profit and not-forprofit, including community groups) are all eligible.
Key Criteria
- Sustainable Cities and Buildings: Organisations working in the built environment to rapidly decarbonise urban buildings and districts, including retrofitting existing buildings, as well as the design and construction of new buildings
- Sustainable Mobility: Innovative enterprises or programmes that are improving access to sustainable transport and mobility services for those who currently have inadequate access, and having a measurable impact on greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution or congestion
- Powering Business: They are looking for enterprises or programmes providing and/or using sustainable energy or energy efficiency in the provision of goods and services to produce income or value
- Clean Cooking: They are seeking organisations accelerating the uptake of cleaner and more efficient cooking solutions which reduce indoor air pollution, improve health and protect the environment
- Sustainable Energy & Healthcare: They are looking for organisations providing and/or using sustainable forms of energy to support the provision of healthcare services, including solutions for mobile, emergency and humanitarian contexts, cold-chain and other eco-system needs
- Cooling for People: They are looking for organisations that are delivering work that alleviates heat stress for those spending time outdoors in hot climates, whether for work or while travelling
- Financial or Business Model Innovation: They are looking for organisations or programmes improving access to energy through innovations in financial mechanisms and business models
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications online via given website.
For more information, please visit Ashden Awards.