International Award in Climate Solutions Worth £25,000 from Ashden

The Ashden Award is now available for those who want to participate and win valuable grants, publicity and priceless new connections – as well as endorsement from globally-recognised climate experts. The Ashden Awards accelerate climate innovation, helping businesses, charities, governments and others power up their impact in the UK and low-income nations. This year’s Ashden Awards will boost climate innovators transforming the world of work – those delivering roles and skills for the low-carbon transition and the spread of clean energy around the world, or making every job a green job.

• 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.   
• Winners are exposed to funders, investors, policymakers, journalists and others who know the unique value of an Ashden Award and the strength of its rigorous assessment process.   
• A promotional film will be created about your work and tell your story in mainstream and specialist media, and through Ashden Award ‘s growing digital channels. The award has helped previous winners gain coverage at Sky News, The Telegraph, Times of India, Al Jazeera, New Scientist and other leading platforms.  
• As an award winner, your views, needs and insights will be at the heart of Ashden Award’s influential reports, toolkits and events – which shape the views of key climate decision makers.  
• All winners join the Ashden network – giving them the chance to connect with new partners through masterclasses, investor pitching events and introductions to influential policy makers.  
• The following three awards are for work carried out in the UK:
• Ashden Award for Energy Innovation (UK).
• Ashden Award for Skills in Low Carbon Sectors (UK).
• Ashden Award for Greening Work (UK).
• The following three awards are for work in this list of eligible countries:
• Ashden Award for Energizing Refugee Livelihoods.
• Ashden Award for Energizing Agriculture.
• Ashden Award for Energy Access Skills.

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• Businesses, NGOs, government organizations, social enterprises and community groups are all eligible.
• 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 organization, 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 marginalized.
• The applicant must show good governance and management. The award is looking for efficient use of funds and a strong plan to generate further income, whether from sales, grants or any other source. 
• Organizations can be for profit or not-for-profit. Winners must have sustainability embedded in their values and practices.

About Ashden:-

Ashden is a London-based charity that works in the field of sustainable energy and development. Its work includes the annual Ashden Awards, advocacy and research in the field of sustainable energy, and mentoring and practical support for award winners. Ashden's mission is to accelerate transformative climate solutions and build a more just world. Its awards, events, networks and analysis support climate innovation in the UK and developing countries around the world. Ashden awards are given to organizations and businesses that deliver local, sustainable energy schemes with social, economic and environmental benefits.

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