The award for Excellence in sustainability focuses on one specific steel construction related sustainability solution and/or activity which has made a positive impact or has provided benefits in all three areas of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social) and that has contributed to the improved sustainability performance of the company, the community in which it operates, or the construction industry at large during 2024.
Examples and outcomes of such an initiative could include:
- Addressing a critical issue affecting the sustainability of the construction industry (e.g. low-carbon transition, reuse, supply chain management, recycling, energy efficiency, improved productivity etc.).
- Community initiatives that provide environmental benefits and/or educational opportunities, promote economic growth, and/or improves stakeholder relationships with the company.
- Influencing or changing regulations or standards that affect the sustainability of the construction industry.
- Improved sustainability brand reputation of the steel construction industry and/or steel products to increase trust and openness of our stakeholders to facilitate growth.
- Improved industry perception amongst stakeholders.
- Improved stakeholder engagement or communications.
Prize
The prize will be delivered during the awards ceremony to take place at the constructsteel annual conference in (date and location TBD).
- A constructsteel Award trophy to be awarded.
- A slot in the constructsteel annual conference will be provided to showcase the project/practice/innovation/solution.
- Social media promotion via constructsteel communications channels.
- Free registration to constructsteel’s steel solution platform (for 3 years).
- Opportunities to engage with steel producing constructsteel members in various global locations.
- constructsteel assumes costs related to hotel and flight for the winner to attend the constructsteel conference.
Judging panel and criteria
- There will be a judging panel consisting of internal and external judges. The external judges are the constructsteel Global Advisory Committee (GAC) and they will do the first round of review or pre-selection. Pre-selected nominations will then be sent to the constructsteel Leadership Team for the second round of review. Final scores reflect scores of both external and internal judges.
- Projects that prioritize material efficiency through reduction, reuse, recyclability, and innovative manufacturing processes will be given greater weight by the Global Award Committee (GAC).
- The judges will evaluate each criterion based on the supporting evidence provided, with scores assigned according to predetermined weightings outlined in the judging criteria.
Representative example
| Judging criteria | |
Decarbonisation.
(This criterion accounts for 60% of the final score) | Describe measures taken to reduce operational and or embodied carbon of the initiative (e.g. tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided/reduced) |
Communication and outreach both within the company and externally
(This criterion accounts for 10% of the total score) | Describe how the initiative is communicated to stakeholders and/or the level of community/stakeholder outreach related to the initiative. |
Leadership and replicability
(This criterion accounts for 15% of the total score) | Describe how the project/initiative has set a good example and how it could be replicated elsewhere by other steel companies. |
Relevance and criticality
(This criterion accounts for 15% of the total score) | Describe how relevant the project/initiative is to the construction industry and its value chain. Describe how it addresses critical issues such as low-carbon transition, water management, supply chain management, recycling, co-products, etc. |
| Additional information | Insert additional information if applicable |
This is for illustration only; criteria weighting may change.
Nominations deadline
Nominations will be accepted until Friday 30 May 2025. Submissions made after this date will not be reviewed. Please complete the form as it stands and do not create custom forms. If you would like to provide additional material as evidence, you can do so, but as separate attachments only.
Please provide a representative image of the project, the name of your company, the contact person and their email address. Kindly ensure that the format of the form below is strictly followed.