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CIHT EDI Award

Enter the 2023 CIHT Awards today

Get the recognition you and your organisation deserve.

EXTENDED deadline for entries: Monday 13 March 2023

Overview

CIHT believes in working for equality, diversity and inclusion in the transportation sector. A sector that truly represents the wider community that we serve enables us to deliver the best solutions to the challenges we face.

This award recognises employers or individuals that have implemented (or been involved in) an EDI (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion) initiative of merit. The overall judging will consider how the EDI initiative has been implemented, what steps have been done in its creation and the measures used to monitor progress, including:
• Stakeholder engagement
• Clarity of aims & objectives
• The accessibility of the EDI initiative
• Lessons learnt during implementation
• The longevity of the initiative

The EDI initiative should have made a positive contribution to the organisation, industry and society. The judges will also be looking for how well the initiative(s) have been embedded in the organisation and evidence of culture change.

A message from Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CBE

Sue Percy, Chief Executive, highlights why your organisation should enter the CIHT Awards. The most prestigious and rewarding awards for the Highways and Transport sector worldwide. We ensure there is no obstacle to enter. Free to enter, no project too big or too small, any location and judged by impartial expert judges with a diversity of experience and opinion.

Why you should enter

Every entry will be considered for CIHT events, activities and thought leadership
Every shortlisted entry will be highlighted in the website, on social media and in the Transportation Professional magazine, invited to take part in CIHT 8 Questions and is given dedicated space in the CIHT The Work section (viewed by thousands of CIHT members and decision makers in the highways and transportation sector)
Every winner will be featured in the website, on social media, in Transportation Professional magazine, provided with branding for tenders and given amazing PR opportunities

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If your organisation currently works in the highways and transportation sector there is no obstacle to enter

The awards are free to enter
No project too big or too small
Entries can be from any location
Entries are open to every organisation working in the sector, whether a CIHT partner or not
Entries can be submitted by anyone whether a CIHT member or not
Eligible projects can be entered for as many categories as appropriate
An organisation can also enter as many distinct eligible projects as they wish for a category
Entries are judged by impartial expert judges with a diversity of experience and opinion

Key dates

Launch/open for entries: Monday 9 January 2023

EXTENDED deadline for entries: Monday 13 March 2023

Shortlist announced: Tuesday 11 April 2023

Winners announced: Thursday 15 June 2023

Eligibility

To enter this year’s awards, your work needs to have been live at some point between 01/01/2021 and 01/01/2023 and address all judging criteria.

In addition, for the judges to be able to properly assess how the entry has led to achieving the benefits intended, at the time of entry, it should have been fully implemented or open to use for a period of at least 6 months and no earlier than 01/01/2021.

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Assessment criteria

(i) Description - How does this entry meet the award description? (Max 250 Words) (10 Points)

Max 250-word summary explaining why this project/product/strategy/initiative meets the description for this award.

(ii) Solution - Why and how was this solution identified? (Max 300 Words) (20 Points)

Please explain why and how this solution was identified

The judges will reward applications that can demonstrate:

A clear definition of the outcome you were trying to achieve and why
A logical explanation of why this option was chosen
Evidence that you ensured that all the relevant stakeholders have bought into this solution

(iii) Delivery - How has this work been delivered? (Max 250 Words) (15 Points)

Please describe the planning, design and delivery process you have used to execute this work.

The judges are particularly interested in how challenges and opportunities have been identified and addressed.

(iv) Results - What have been the results? (Max 250 Words) (15 Points)

Please describe the results of your work.

The judges will reward applications that can demonstrate:

If and how you have delivered the outcome you were trying to achieve
How you have performed against time, cost, quality, carbon emission, social value, and any other metrics relevant that were set for this work

(v) Alignment - to CIHT Strategy (Max 200 Words) (10 Points)

Judges will award additional marks to applications that can demonstrate a contribution to CIHT’s strategic objectives:

Carbon Action: Measurable reductions or elimination of greenhouse gas emissions
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Clear demonstration of well-considered EDI practices in either the project or organisation
Professionalism: Clear contribution to increasing professionalism in the transport sector

Entry Rules

You are the owner of all intellectual rights in your entry or have all necessary consents from all other owner(s) of intellectual rights in your entry
Entries must be received no later than the published deadline date
All submissions must be made online
All entries must be supplied and conform to the category rules and submission formats
Work entered into more than one category must be treated as a completely separate entry
The judges’ decision is final
Due to the number of entries received, we cannot give feedback on individual entries
By entering these awards, you give the organisers the right to share, publish and otherwise use my entry in all media
The evidence contained in the submission must be correct and you can provide further details if required

What should be included in an entry

A high resolution, 300 dpi, version of your company logo
Your entry taking care not to exceed the word limit
A summary of the activity. The summary is what will appear on the website and promotional material if you are nominated. Tell people why your entry is so good and why it is worth further attention
Supporting material: photographs, videos and/ or other graphic images that illustrate your entry in any way is encouraged
At least one photo or image provided should be in high resolution, 300 dpi, for potential reproduction in promotional material

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