Award Categories

The Water Efficiency Awards have been re-designed following feedback gathered from previous years.

Celebrating great campaigns that change the way people use water. This category will consider projects with an emphasis on communicating and educating a target audience to raise awareness, leading to a positive change in attitudes towards water usage. Judges will be looking for well-planned and structured campaigns, as well as evidence of how much attitudes or behaviours of the target audience have changed as a result of the project.

Recognising practical measures that save water and money. This category seeks to reward water conscious projects where measurable environmental and financial savings have been achieved either by changing daily use on premises, or through a manufacturing process. Judges will be looking for evidence of the amount of water used both before and after the implementation of the project, together with clear information on the process used and how the project was communicated and delivered within the organisation.

Acknowledging smart solutions for sustainable water use. This category seeks to reward projects or academic research relating to water efficiency where creative solutions have been identified to overcome barriers to achieving sustainable solutions; and have contributed to increasing knowledge and improving understanding. Judges will be looking for evidence of how the project or research was conceived and implemented and not necessarily the amount of water saved.

Commending outstanding overall achievements in water efficiency. This category seeks to reward businesses for their overall, outstanding efforts to deliver water efficiency, including water and energy savings, communications and innovation. Two winners will be selected, one from the Water Utility sector and a company from the wider business sector.

From entrants within the Water Utility sector, judges will be looking for for a commitment to water efficiency that positions the firm above and beyond regulatory requirements and acts as a beacon for its peers. Judges will be looking for evidence of: incentivising public/commercial best practice, investment in infrastructure, clear strategy, co-operation with competitors.

 

Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be selected in each category.

In addition, two overall winners will be selected to receive the Chief Executive's Award, one from the utilities sector and one from the wider business sector.