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Meet the Innovators

leading the way to a zero carbon future.

Calling all trailblazers

This year, the Ashden Awards will raise up climate pioneers transforming the world of work. 

Are you creating green jobs and delivering the training, connections and resources needed for thriving, fair and sustainable economies in the UK and low-income countries?

Apply to the 2022 Ashden Awards 

and let us help you on your journey building a new world of work.

Apply by 15 March 2022

THE 2021 Winners

Mbou Mon Tour

Natural Climate Solutions

Mahila Housing Trust

Cooling in Informal Settlements Award

Kensa Group

UK Climate Innovation Award

Solar Freeze

Humanitarian Energy Award

Carbon Co-op

UK Green Skills Award

New Energy Nexus Uganda

Energy Access Innovation Award

YICE Uganda

Regenerative Agriculture Award

Bharatiya Vikas Trust

Energy Access Skills Award

The Welcoming

UK Green Communities Award

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Meet the winning innovators

Regenerative Agriculture

Mbou Mon Tour

Community-led rainforest conservation

  • Africa

Awards Year: 2021

Natural Climate Solutions

Gender EqualityNatural Climate SolutionsSustainable Cooling

Mahila Housing Trust

Helping women tackle indoor heat stress

  • India

Awards Year: 2021

Cooling in Informal Settlements Award

Sustainable HeatingEnergy Efficiency

Kensa Group

Sustainable, efficient heating

  • UK

Awards Year: 2021

UK Climate Innovation Award

Humanitarian Energy

Solar Freeze

Sustainable cold storage for farmers and refugee communities

  • Africa, Global

Awards Year: 2021

Humanitarian Energy Award

Green Skills, Jobs and Training

Carbon Co-op

Practical training and networks help builders create green homes

  • UK

Awards Year: 2021

UK Green Skills Award

Energy AccessHumanitarian Energy

New Energy Nexus Uganda

Supporting rural clean energy businesses

  • Africa

Awards Year: 2021

Energy Access Innovation Award

Regenerative Agriculture

YICE Uganda

Sustainable farming pioneers support women and refugees

  • Africa

Awards Year: 2021

Regenerative Agriculture Award

Energy Access

Bharatiya Vikas Trust

Training for local banks and entrepreneurs boosts sustainable energy

  • India

Awards Year: 2021

Energy Access Skills Award

Green Communities

The Welcoming

Helping Edinburgh's new arrivals go green

  • UK

Awards Year: 2021

UK Green Communities Award

Gender EqualityNatural Climate Solutions

Rede de Sementes do Xingu

Seed-collection network raises incomes and protects the Amazon

  • South America

Awards Year: 2020

Natural Climate Solutions

Energy AccessHumanitarian EnergyGender EqualityRenewable & Low-Carbon Energy

United Nations Development Programme Yemen

Solar microgrids bring cash and energy to conflict-hit communities

  • Asia

Awards Year: 2020

Humanitarian Energy Award

Energy AccessRenewable & Low-Carbon Energy

Togolese Agency for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy (AT2ER)

Smart and ambitious energy access strategy

  • Africa

Awards Year: 2020

System Innovation for Energy Access

Energy AccessFinancing Climate SolutionsRenewable & Low-Carbon Energy

SOLShare

Giving villagers in Bangladesh the power to trade electricity

  • Asia

Awards Year: 2020

Financial Innovation for Energy Access

Gender EqualitySustainable CoolingRenewable & Low-Carbon Energy

S4S Technologies

Solar drying cuts food waste and supports women entrepreneurs

  • India

Awards Year: 2020

Energy and Livelihoods

Sustainable BuildingsEnergy Efficiency

Passivhaus Homes

Tools and support help builders, architects and clients create efficient housing

  • UK

Awards Year: 2020

Sustainable Built Environment UK

HealthSustainable Cooling

Natural Resources Defence Council

Lifesaving measures tackle heat stress in Ahmedabad

  • India

Awards Year: 2020

Cool Cities

HealthSustainable Transport

ITDP India Programme and Greater Chennai Corporation

Transforming walking and cycling in Chennai

  • India

Awards Year: 2020

Sustainable Mobility

Sustainable BuildingsSustainable Heating

Guru Systems

Heat network software helps social housing tenants

  • UK

Awards Year: 2020

Energy Innovation UK

Sustainable Transport

e-cargobikes.com

Cleaner air and better working conditions

  • UK

Awards Year: 2020

Clean Air in UK Towns and Cities

Green Skills, Jobs and TrainingSustainable Buildings

BuildUp Nepal

Backing green building entrepreneurs

  • Asia

Awards Year: 2020

Sustainable Built Environment

Energy AccessHealthSustainable Buildings

Karuna Trust

Empowering patients and staff

  • India

Awards Year: 2019

Ashden Award

Sustainable BuildingsRetrofitEnergy Efficiency

The National Energy Foundation and Energiesprong UK

High-impact retrofits

  • UK

Awards Year: 2019

UK Ashden Award for Sustainable Buildings

Sustainable Transport

SMV Green

A rickshaw revolution

  • India

Awards Year: 2019

Ashden Award for Sustainable Mobility

Energy AccessGender EqualityHealthClean CookingRenewable & Low-Carbon Energy

Sistema.bio

Clean, affordable cooking

  • Central America

Awards Year: 2019

Ashden Award for Clean Cooking

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