Overview

This award recognises projects, schemes, products, or strategies delivered or developed by the highways and transportation industry that can demonstrate a contribution to sustainable development. The judges of this award will be looking for entries that show a clear commitment to one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal(s) and demonstrate environmental benefits with either a global or local impact. 

Example UN Sustainable Development Goals include (but not limited to): 

• Goal 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 

• Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
• Goal 13 – Climate Action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 

A message from Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CBE

Sue Percy, Chief Executive, highlights why your organisation should enter the CIHT Awards. The most prestigious and rewarding awards for the Highways and Transport sector worldwide. We ensure there is no obstacle to enter. Free to enter, no project too big or too small, any location and judged by impartial expert judges with a diversity of experience and opinion

Why you should enter

• Every entry will be considered for CIHT events, activities and thought leadership
• Every shortlisted entry will be highlighted in the website, on social media and in the Transportation Professional magazine, invited to take part in CIHT 8 Questions and is given dedicated space in the CIHT The Work section (viewed by thousands of CIHT members and decision makers in the highways and transportation sector)
• Every winner will be featured in the website, on social media, in Transportation Professional magazine, provided with branding for tenders and given amazing PR opportunities

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If your organisation currently works in the highways and transportation sector there is no obstacle to enter

• The awards are free to enter
• No project too big or too small
• Entries can be from any location
• Entries are open to every organisation working in the sector, whether a CIHT partner or not
• Entries can be submitted by anyone whether a CIHT member or not
• Eligible projects can be entered for as many categories as appropriate
• An organisation can also enter as many distinct eligible projects as they wish for a category
• Entries are judged by impartial expert judges with a diversity of experience and opinion

Key dates

Launch/open for entries: Monday 9 January 2023

EXTENDED deadline for entries: Monday 13 March 2023

Shortlist announced: Tuesday 11 April 2023

Winners announced: Thursday 15 June 2023

Eligibility 

To enter this year’s awards, your work needs to have been live at some point between 01/01/2021 and 01/01/2023 and address all judging criteria.

In addition, for the judges to be able to properly assess how the entry has led to achieving the benefits intended, at the time of entry, it should have been fully implemented or open to use for a period of at least 6 months and no earlier than 01/01/2021. 

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Assessment Criteria

Entry rules

• You are the owner of all intellectual rights in your entry or have all necessary consents from all other owner(s) of intellectual rights in your entry
• Entries must be received no later than the published deadline date
• All submissions must be made online
• All entries must be supplied and conform to the category rules and submission formats
• Work entered into more than one category must be treated as a completely separate entry
• The judges’ decision is final
• Due to the number of entries received, we cannot give feedback on individual entries
• By entering these awards, you give the organisers the right to share, publish and otherwise use my entry in all media
• The organisers reserve the right to verify that all entries have been commercially produced for a commercial client where relevant
• The evidence contained in the submission must be correct and you can provide further details if required

What should be included in an entry

• A high resolution, 300 dpi, version of your company logo
• Your entry taking care not to exceed the word limit
• A summary of the activity. The summary is what will appear on the website and promotional material if you are nominated. Tell people why your entry is so good and why it is worth further attention.
• Supporting material: photographs, videos and/ or other graphic images that illustrate your entry in any way is encouraged
• At least one photo or image provided should be in high resolution, 300 dpi, for potential reproduction in promotional material

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Inspiration

>>> See the 2022 Shortlist

Exclusive to CIHT Members: The Work

You can now browse all the shortlisted entries from the 2020 awards onwards.

See the supporting information, visuals, evidence and more that goes into work that wins for your business.

>>> Access the work

Help and support

To register your interest in attending or to discuss sponsorship opportunities please contact conferences@ciht.org.uk.

If you require any further information regards the awards please do not hesitate to contact us on awards@ciht.org.uk.