The Ashden Awards 2022: UK Shortlist

The dynamic innovation powering UK green jobs in 2022.

The annual Ashden Awards focus on cutting-edge initiatives that are both green and fair – that deliver climate justice, create good jobs, train people in green skills, and cut carbon.

From businesses making low-carbon beer and film sets to companies saving mountains of batteries and wind turbine parts from landfill, discover the 2022 pioneers of the UK’s low carbon future creating jobs across the country.

The 2022 international shortlist has also been announced.

The winners of the 2022 Ashden Awards will be announced this autumn.

The UK shortlist

Ashden Award for Greening All Work

Supporting SMEs helping employees develop the skills for low carbon work and transforming their processes to meet the demands of climate change.

Award prize: £10,000

Supported by: LinkedIn

Toast Ale

Kent
Lower carbon brewing, with beer made from surplus bread.

VECTAR Sets

Greater Manchester
Helping the film and TV industry go green, with flat-pack film sets made from sustainable paper and cardboard.

Elvis & Kresse

Kent
Sustainable luxury accessories – including bags and belts made from recycled fire hoses.

FarmEd

Oxfordshire
Inspiring and educating for a greener farming future.

Ashden Award for Low Carbon Skills

Supporting organisations that are delivering skills training in the low carbon economy, such as low carbon heat, nature restoration and the repair economy, equipping learners with the tools to gain employment in the green sector.

Award prize: £10,000

Supported by: Garfield Weston Foundation

Black Mountains College

Powys
Teaching the skills to regenerate our natural environment.

B4Box

Greater Manchester
Training disadvantaged people and creating warm, energy-efficient homes.

FarmEd

Oxfordshire
Inspiring and educating for a greener farming future.

Low Carbon Academy

Greater Manchester
Ambitious partnership from the North West Skills Academy, upgrading thousands of homes for a carbon neutral future.

Ashden Award for Energy Innovation

Supporting innovation in sustainable energy generation, improved energy efficiency or reducing the energy used to make materials, creating new and better jobs in green industries.

Award prize: £10,000

Supported by: Impax Asset Management

Connected Energy

Newcastle Upon Tyne
A new life for electric vehicle batteries.

Electric Assisted Vehicles

Oxfordshire
Agile, affordable low-carbon delivery vehicles.

Monodraught

Buckinghamshire
Energy-efficient ventilation lowers emissions and protects health in schools.

Renewable Parts

Argyll
Refurbishing wind turbine parts – cutting waste and boosting the green economy.

Register your interest for 2023 awards

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Register your interest in applying for an Ashden Award. You’ll be the first to know when we are open for the next 2023 awards cycle and whether you’ve been invited to submit a full application.

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