RECOGNISING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND DIGITAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

This award recognises an organisation which 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 organisation 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, provide employees with the support to fulfill their potential, supporting gender balance, supporting parents, leadership development in Diversity and Inclusion (regional/country approach).

This category will recognise leading initiatives (across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia) that implement 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 which shows the lower or zero carbon impact from 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)

This award will be given to an organisation 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 January 2020 - July 2022.

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, January 2020 - July 2022.

The Workforce of the Future Initiative award will go to an organisation that has successfully implemented a programme to encourage young people into its workforce, improve the skills of its current workforce, focused on worker welfare and introduced 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.

The Community of the Future award will recognise the community development demonstrating commitment to the following areas throughout the construction cycle: collaboration, connectivity, reducing environmental footprint and waste, access to healthcare and education, resilience, urban mobility, safety, security and data-driven performance.

The Sustainable Construction Project of the Year award will be given to the organisation 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 January 2020 - July 2022.

This award is open to organisations (non-technology providers) which can demonstrate how they have successfully implemented sustainable digital transformation in their business. Entrants must show how they have had a successful impact on the business by focusing on fixing pain points, team collaboration, operational change and fostered innovation. Examples of improved productivity, digital use cases and positive impact on client projects and engagement should be provided.

This award is open to a specific client digitalisation project. Entrants must demonstrate client and cross-team collaboration, how people were at the heart of the project, project objectives, results, successful use of data and reporting and how any challenges were overcome. The entry must give evidence on how digitalisation improved the construction project processes and operating model.