Awards
ICLEI Europe recognises and celebrates towns and cities demonstrating outstanding contributions and commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability. We do this through hosting our own awards and also being members of the jury for national and European-wide awards. As an organisation we have also picked up a few awards along the way!
Showcasing excellence in sustainability
ICLEI Europe hosts two annual awards:
The Transformative Action Award
The Transformative Action Award, co-organised by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the City of Aalborg (Denmark), with support from the European Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank, is given to a city, region or civil society organisation that uses the 15 pathways outlined in the Basque Declaration to catalyse a socio-cultural, socio-economic or technological transformation in their community, in addition to furthering the implementation of the European Green Deal at local level.
The actions taken reflect local or regional contributions to the implementation of international goals and commitments, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Climate Agreement and more. The competition is open to any local or regional authority, or civil society organisation located in an EU Member State, EEA country or EU candidate or accession country that has endorsed the Mannheim Message.
The 6th edition of the Transformative Action Award is now open.
Closing date: Midnight (CEST) 14 October 2022
For more information, visit here.
Procura+ Awards
The Procura+ Awards draw attention to sustainable, circular and innovation procurements and tender procedures, and give visibility to the most dynamic, forward-looking and innovative public authorities and their initiatives. The winners of the Procura+ Awards have strong potential for replication and scaling-up and are excellent sources of inspiration for any public authority using procurement instruments to purchase cutting edge solutions.
The Procura+ Awards recognise outstanding achievements in four categories:
- Sustainable Procurement of the Year - Recognising the outstanding environmental, social and economic impacts of the procurement
- Innovation Procurement of the Year - Recognising the outstanding innovation of the procurement and the public authority as a launch customer
- Circular Procurement of the Year - Recognising outstanding circular economy applications in the public authority’s procurement
- Procurement Initiative of the Year - Recognising outstanding programmes, policies, actions, guidance and tools that contribute towards strategic, sustainable, circular and innovation procurement
More information about the Procura + Awards can be found here.
ICLEI Europe is also on the jury for European and national awards:
European Green Capital Award
Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis
Recognition of ICLEI's work
ICLEI Europe's work and project's in which it is a partner have been recognised through a number of awards:
Eurid web award
2017 - Winner (Laurels category) SMR-project
2016 - Winner & finalist (Better World category), European Mobility Week, GrowSmarter
The annual .eu Web Awards, launched in 2014, showcases outstanding .eu and .ею websites which deliver on content, structure, navigation, and functionality, visual design, and accessibility.
Family-friendly organisation
Certificate of Recognition
The Ministry of Labour for Baden-Württemberg and the Family Council for Baden-Württemberg awarded ICLEI European Secretariat GmbH in Freiburg with a certificate of recognition as "family-friendly company" for implementing family friendly workplace practices and benefits.
World Smart City Award
2017 - Finalist, GrowSmarter Project
The World Smart City Awards seek to reward pioneering projects, ideas and strategies that promote sustainable urban development around the globe. One of ICLEI's collaboration projects was a successful as a finalist in 2017.