Celebrating impact in construction

The Sustainable Construction Project of the Year award will be given to the organization or project teams (cross-company joint entries will be accepted) responsible for delivering an innovative construction project with proven sustainable benefits to the community. The entry must demonstrate that they have gone over and above standards for the built environment and embedded Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into the project. Evidence should focus on the period, July 2022 - July 2024.

• Collaboration (10%)
• Innovation in sustainability throughout the construction planning and project cycle (30%)
• Environmental impact 15%
• Social Impact 15%
• Governance 15%
• Post-delivery community impact 15%

The Sustainable Initiative of the Year award will go to the single initiative demonstrating successful implementation, showing clear measurements of success, collaboration, and outcomes – including Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG principles – in its work.  Evidence should focus on the period, July 2022 - July 2024.

• Evidence of successful initiative (40%)
• Innovation (15%)
• Collaboration (15%)
• Employee and stakeholder engagement (15%)
• Benefits to wider industry (15%)

This award will be given to an organization demonstrating how it has embedded sustainability – including Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG principles – into its business strategy. Examples may include success stories of employee and stakeholder engagement, competitor advantage, support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and include evidence of quantifiable environmental impact, support for climate change mitigation, low- and zero-carbon initiatives, and positive social impact. Evidence should focus on the period July 2022 - July 2024.

• Integrated Sustainability Business Strategy (30%)
• Employer and Stakeholder Engagement (15%)
• Support of UN Sustainable Development Goals (15%)
• Evidence of successful initiatives (25%)
• Innovation (15%)

The Best Use of Technology award is open to organizations (non-technology providers) who can show how they have used technology to improve processes and efficiency, while engaging teams and/or clients in technology. Organizations should provide evidence of how the business case for the technology was developed, data-driven decision-making, specific innovations, improvements in business and/or project performance, competitive advantage, benefits, and any potential to disrupt the wider industry.

• Collaboration (15%)
• Innovation (15%)
• Improved processes and efficiency (20%)
• Successful Implementation (15%)
• Positive impact on the wider industry (15%)
• Data-driven decision-making (10%)
• Employee Engagement (10%)

This award will honour a leader (in-house Senior Manager or Director) who is a pioneer in their organization and a role model for their profession. The winner will be an ambassador of environmental, social, and economic issues, this individual will be able to demonstrate how their passion, collaboration, successful work results, innovation, and leadership have inspired positive outcomes for their business and the wider construction industry.

• Collaboration (10%)
• Innovation (10%)
• Leadership (20%)
• Educate, support, and encourage successors, colleagues, and peers (10%)
• Performance highlights and results (15%)
• Positive impact on the wider industry (20%)
• Future-proofing projects (15%)

This award recognizes an organization that through their efforts has helped provide a more diverse and inclusive workplace and culture through initiatives, programmes, policies, and practices that have directly enhanced the success and culture of the organization and environment for current employees.  Examples of initiative areas could include (not limited to): employing and attracting a diverse workforce, ensuring equal treatment of employees, embracing a culture of diversity and inclusion, providing employees with the support to fulfil their potential, supporting gender balance, supporting parents, leadership development in Diversity and Inclusion (regional/country approach).

• Measuring impact: (30%)
• Employee engagement (25%)
• Collaboration and leadership (15%)
• Training on diversity, equity, inclusion (30%)

This category will recognize leading initiatives (across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia) that implement a reduction in embodied carbon during the construction of new infrastructure, or buildings that support carbon net zero aims. The initiative could also be an alternative design, use of new materials, or innovative equipment to reduce energy consumption during a project and its lifecycle. The project does not have to be complete, however, evidence is requested that shows the lower or zero carbon impact of the initiative. How the initiative presents a reduction in embodied carbon and the impact of the design on reducing operational carbon should also be demonstrated where possible. (Product suppliers are not eligible).

• Energy Efficiency (15%)
• Use of renewable energy (10%)
• Reduction in Embodied Carbon (15%)
• Building Design (5%)
• Material selection (5%)
• Carbon Offsetting (25%)
• Monitoring and reporting (25%)

This award will honour a leader (in-house Senior Manager or Director) who is a pioneer in their organization and a role model for their profession. The winner will be an ambassador for embedding technology into their business. This individual will be able to demonstrate how their passion, collaboration, successful work results, innovation, and leadership have inspired positive outcomes for their business and the wider construction industry.

• Collaboration (10%)
• Innovation (10%)
• Leadership (20%)
• Educate, support, and encourage successors, colleagues, and peers (10%)
• Performance highlights and results (15%)
• Positive impact on wider industry (20%)
• Future-proofing projects (15%)

The Workforce of the Future Initiative award will go to an organization that has successfully implemented a programme to encourage young people into its workforce, improve the skills of its current workforce, focus on worker welfare, and introduce processes that enable transition, encourage knowledge transfer, and foster innovation.  Evidence should demonstrate employee engagement in digital transformation, data projects, training, and development programmes, and attracting and recruiting young professionals.

• Evidence of successful recruitment/training programme (30%)
• Evidence of successful upskilling programme (30%)
• Successful culture of innovation and knowledge transfer (10%)
• Programme Participation Engagement (15%)
• Leadership, employee, stakeholder, and client engagement (15%)