Nominations Open for the Ashden Awards 2022

Deadline: 15-Mar-22

Nominations are now open for the Ashden Awards 2022 to accelerate climate innovation, helping businesses, charities, governments, and others power up their impact in the UK and low-income nations.

Winners and finalists enjoy grants, publicity and priceless new connections – as well as endorsement from globally-recognised climate experts.

This year’s Ashden Awards will boost climate innovators transforming the world of work – those delivering roles and skills for the UK’s low-carbon transition and the spread of clean energy around the world, or making every job a green job.

For 20 years, they have supported the brigthest pathfinders and pioneers – this year, let them help you on your journey.

Award Categories

UK Awards
- Ashden Award for Energy Innovation: £10,000
- Ashden Award for Skills in Low Carbon Sectors: £10,000
- Ashden Award for Greening Work: £10,000
International Awards
- Ashden Award for Energising Refugee Livelihoods: £25,000
- Ashden Award for Energising Agriculture: £25,000
- Ashden Award for Energy Access Skills: £25,000

Why Apply?

Winning an Ashden Award brings a prize of up to £25,000 as well as ongoing development support, from professional mentoring to pro-bono legal help.
They put winners in front of funders, investors, policymakers, journalists and others who know the unique value of an Ashden Award and the strength of their rigorous assessment process.
They’ll create a promotional film about your work and tell your story in mainstream and specialist media, and through their growing digital channels. They’ve helped previous winners gain coverage at Sky News, The Telegraph, Times of India, Al Jazeera, New Scientist and other leading platforms.

Eligibility Criteria

Businesses, NGOs, government organisations, and social enterprises (both for-profit and not-for-profit, including community groups) are all eligible. Each award is limited to work in certain parts of the world.
To be shortlisted and win an award, all applicants must satisfy these eligibility criteria:
- The work submitted for an award must be currently available to customers, clients or beneficiaries.
- The applicant must show an innovative approach in their work. Many award winners use established technologies, but there must be innovative aspects to the work as a whole. These could include innovative approaches to marketing and distribution; improved financing mechanisms, a new way of sharing training and skills; introducing a technology to a country or region; or employing an innovative business model.
- The applicant’s work must have the potential to create significant impact. This might be achieved by their growth as an organisation, or the replication of their innovation in new communities, regions or countries. Applicants must be willing to work with Ashden and others to achieve this goal. ‘Significant’ impact could be a large reduction in emissions, a mitigation action that addresses a serious threat to people’s wellbeing, or a transformation in people’s quality of life – particularly the most marginalised.
- The applicant must show good governance and management. They are looking for efficient use of funds and a strong plan to generate further income, whether from sales, grants or any other source. Organisations can be for profit or not-for-profit. Winners must have sustainability embedded in their values and practices.