Sustainability Leadership Category - Eligibility Criteria & Application Questions

Sustainability Leadership & Outstanding Achievement Category

Driving global best practice in infrastructure 

This category of awards seeks to recognise excellence in sustainability practice in infrastructure, with a focus on the delivery of impact and outcomes through an initiative, innovation or approach. Submissions will be considered within the broader context of their IS Rating assessment and achievement. 

Award Descriptions 

Excellence in Governance Outcomes 

For organisations who can demonstrate how project governance processes (sustainability strategy, risk and opportunity management, sustainable procurement, integrated decision-making) have delivered outstanding sustainability outcomes across priority issues. External stakeholders’ involvement in governance aspects should be highlighted.

Excellence in Social Outcomes 

Entrants should demonstrate beneficial, measurable, and enduring outcomes for people achieved by the initiative, innovation or approach – whether that be the local community, specific stakeholder groups, indigenous peoples or the project workforce. Sponsorships with others to achieve these outcomes should be highlighted.

Excellence in Environmental Outcomes 

Entrants should demonstrate beneficial, measurable, and enduring outcomes for the natural environment achieved by the initiative, innovation or approach – whether driving towards net zero, achieving circular economy outcomes or enhancing ecological values. Sponsorships with others and external stakeholder involvement to achieve these outcomes should be highlighted.

Excellence in Economic Outcomes 

Entrants should demonstrate beneficial, measurable, and enduring economic outcomes achieved by the initiative, innovation, or approach – through including broader sustainability factors (e.g., the social cost of carbon) in project decisions, enhancing the local business economy, building workforce capability, or driving long term benefits realisation. Sponsorships with others and stakeholder involvement to achieve these outcomes should be highlighted.

Outstanding Achievement – IS Rating Scheme (By invitation only)

Only 10 projects will be invited to apply for this particular award based on achieving the highest rating scores between the period of 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023. This award will be determined by the judging panel and awarded to the project team who has achieved outstanding sustainability outcomes for people, the planet and the economy and across the quadruple bottom line.

Eligibility Criteria

The initiative, innovation, or approach must have been implemented in a project that is registered for or has achieved an Infrastructure Sustainability Council Rating (IS Rating). All organisations applying for an award must be a current member of Infrastructure Sustainability Council. Entrants must provide full disclosure of any fines or prosecutions in the last three years, not limited to the project your submission applies to. It will be at the Infrastructure Sustainability Council’s complete discretion to determine whether the application can be accepted based on the disclosure information provided. The outcomes must have been achieved between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.

Application Questions