It is important to note that judges will be determining success on the below criteria, please ensure your entry speaks to all three factors which will be given a scoring out of 5.
• VISION: forward thinking idea, strategy, or breakthrough tech/leadership
• IMPACT: both direct and indirect impact on the business, performance, industry, and society
• SCALABILITY: whether this effort is replicable, not only by the company, but by peers and even competitors – to ensure long-lasting and far-reaching impact
This award recognises the hard work being undertaken to create an inclusive workforce. This award will go to a project or initiative that best demonstrates measurable impact in promoting progressive inclusivity values around development, investment, strategy, education, or recruitment – with the goal in mind to ensure a more just and equal automotive industry. It’s important that there’s data, disclosures and investments that support this ambition, plus evidence of a supporting governance structure featuring incentives and business objectives.
Entries will be considered over a 2-to-5-year timescale.
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Reducing emissions in transport isn't an easy task, it requires investments and innovations to help accelerate decarbonisation. This honour is designed to award organizations who are making a sustainable impact, this could include but not limited to reducing carbon footprint across business operations, manufacturing or supply chain, creating EV vehicle solutions, recycling, sustainability initiatives and more. *Please note, we will accept projects that are not yet publicly available if proven results are shown.
Entries will be considered over a 2-to-5-year timescale, but activity during 2024-2025 must be demonstrated.
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The award will go to a company that has developed an innovative product offering that is accelerating the automotive industry or their organization. This recognition is open to those who can demonstrate innovation across any area of the automotive industry including Technology, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Innovative Partnerships that have delivered innovation together. Entries must provide data, disclosures and investments that demonstrates real positive impact from this new product offering.
Entries should highlight how the product is both designed and delivered. Entries will be considered over a 2-to-5-year timescale, but activity during 2024-2025 must be demonstrated.
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This recognition celebrates those individuals pioneering new ideas and actions which challenge the status quo within the automotive industry. Those leaders recognized will demonstrate inspiring, motivational, and passionate leadership to their team, company, or industry, and has a clear commitment to long-term impacts. Entries will be considered over a 2-to-5-year timescale, but this person’s activity during 2024-2025 must be strongly demonstrated.
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This recognition celebrates the outstanding achievements of women within the automotive industry. Those leaders recognized will have demonstrated inspiring leadership to their team, company, industry or inspired other women. This person’s activity during 2024-2025 must be strongly demonstrated.
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Other Entry Criteria FAQs:
• We do accept nominations for projects that are not yet publicly available if the project/pilot has proven results
• The Visionary Leader and Empowering Women Honours are for Individual Leaders – you may submit multiple executives
• The DEI Commitment, Reducing Emissions and Innovation Honours are for Organizations – you may submit multiple organizational projects
