Sustainable City Awards 2018 - Notes for Applicants

The Sustainable City Awards aim to recognise, reward and promoteinnovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in sustainability.

Key dates

-12th February 2018Launch of awards

-12th April 2018Closing date for applications

-April - May 2018Judging

-12th July 2018Awards Ceremony

Who can enter

The Sustainable City Awards are open to all types of organisations from the private and public sectorsacross the UK. Whether you represent a multinational corporation or a community-run action group, we welcome your application. The Sustainable City Awards have been designed to allow all organisations, no matter how large or small, to compete on an equal basis.

How to Apply

1)Before submitting your application, make sure it meets the category criteria. Please keep your entry as concise as possible.

2)There is no limit to the number of categories you can enter. You are welcome to enter multiple categories if you have suitable projects or initiatives. However, you need to submit one entry per categoryonly and a separate application form for each category you decide to apply for.

3)Each organisation cannot enter more than one application per category. Please make sure that companies with subsidiaries submit only one application per company.

4)When possible, you should support your application with robust evidence showing the success and impact of your project. Therefore, quantitative and qualitative results dating from the last 12 to 18 months will be welcome to help the judges in their decisions. For instance, if you have made great strides in reducing your energy consumption, we want to know how much you have saved and how you did it. This can include staff education, or investment in equipment and technology. The judges will take into account the size of your organisation and its scope for impact in order to ensure fairness when assessing the evidence you provide between bigger and larger organisations or groups.

5)The judges will be looking for innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in sustainability. They will focus on the achievements of the project and relevant supporting information that makes you stand out from the crowd. The judges are not looking for perfection. We encourage applicants to use non-technical language and “speak from the heart”.

6)Whilst we welcome photos and supporting information, please do not send annual reports or corporate publicity unless directly relevant to your application, as they will not be considered. If you wish to send supporting information, please do not attach documents that exceed 2MB in size. Web links to online documents are preferable. Commercial confidentiality will be respected.

When you have completed your application please send it to

Judging process

Judging will take place from April onwards. Judging panels will be formed by the supporting organisations for each category. These panels will select a shortlist of five organisations from which the category winner and a highly commended entry will be chosen. An independent judging panel will be convened to select an overall winner for the Sustainable City Awards from the category winners and highly commended entrants. The Judging criteria are available to download from the website. All applicants will be notified by e-mail whether or not they have been shortlisted in May.

Winners

The announcement of the winning and highly commended entry for each category will take place at the awards ceremony at The Crystal on the 12th of July 2018.

One overall winner from a non-commercial organisation will also be declared. In addition to this and subject to the quality of the entries,The Sir Peter Parker Award, made for excellence in sustainable leadership, will be awarded to a business.

The Sir Peter Parker Award

The coveted Award is awarded to the business which best demonstrates leadership in sustainability. So if your organisation is a business and you want to be considered for the award, please make sure you take a look at the separate set of criteria for this award available to download from the webpage.

Awards Ceremony

The Awards ceremony will take place at The Crystal - a sustainable cities initiative by Siemens, the world's most sustainable events venue, largest exhibition on the future of cities and 2016 winner of The Sustainable City Awards – on 12th July 2018.

All shortlisted applicants will be invited, and may bring two additional guests.

If you have any queries regarding the Sustainable City Awards please contact us by e-mail , or by telephone on 0207 2349 400.

The Sustainable City Awards 2018

Closing date for entries:midday on Friday30thMarch 2018

Rewarding and recognising innovation and leadership in sustainability

Innovative Spaces Category

Before you complete the form:

-Please read the “Notes for Applicants” and additional information on the website to help with your application -

-You are free to enter as many categories as you wish butplease complete a separate form for each category entered.

-Whilst we welcome photos and supporting information, please be aware that there is a 2MB limit for your entry. So if you would like to include annual reports or corporate publicity;web linksare preferable to attachments.

-Unfortunately we cannot accept postal entries. Please e-mail this form to

Part 1:What is the title of the entry?
Title:
Part 2:About your Organisation
Name of person completing entry: / Job title:
Organisation Name: / Address:
Telephone No: / Email:
Organisation Type (e.g. Third Sector): / Website Address:
Part 3:About Your Achievements
Q1: Your work
Please give a brief description of the project or initiativeyou are entering for the award (Maximum 250 words).
Q2: Innovative Spaces
Explain to which extent your project(s) would mitigate the effects of activities on climate change, or how you have adapted to the effects of climate change, i.e. through conservation spaces, sustainable infrastructure, and environmentally-sound architecture. Is it a one-off activity or part of an on-going programme? How is it funded? (Maximum 500 words).
Q3: Innovation
Highlight the innovative aspects of the project: why is it different? When appropriate, please provide quantifiable data (Maximum 500 words).
Q4: Leadership
To what extent do your efforts encourage responsible behaviour in others? Please describe how you engage with your staff, customers, suppliers or other stakeholders (Maximum 500 words).
Q5: Measuring
Please provide quantitative results that demonstrate the positive impacts of the project on the environment, workplace or community. Where appropriate, explain their significance within the context of the organisation’s overall impact. Please show the financial viability of the project (Maximum 500 words - additional quantitative data reports are encouraged).
Part 4:Additional Comments
Your Organisation
Please disclose any additional information which may be relevant to this application - tell us a little bit about your organisation and any other work it is doing in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility or Sustainable Development(Maximum 500 words).Corporate marketing material will not be accepted.

Next Steps

Please return the completed form viae-mail to:

All applications will be treated in strictest confidence.