This award recognises an institution, individual, project, concept, initiative, or development that has made an exceptional contribution to transition management. Entries should demonstrate leadership, innovation, and measurable impact in supporting the shift toward net zero and sustainable investment practices.

Judges will look for:

• Clear articulation of the contribution and its objectives, scope, and strategy.
• Evidence of tangible impact on the transition to low-carbon, sustainable outcomes.
• Innovation or best practice, demonstrating new approaches or solutions that advance transition management.
• How the initiative influences others, drives collaboration, or shapes broader market or policy practices.
• Transparency and accountability, including reporting on progress, outcomes, and lessons learned.

This category celebrates those who have significantly advanced transition management, creating meaningful change across the investment landscape.

This award recognises asset owners demonstrating leadership in energy transition-related investments or engagement in private markets. It celebrates innovation, strategic influence, and tangible outcomes in private-market allocations.

Judges will look for:

• Clear description of the investment strategy or initiative, including objectives, scope, and rationale.
• Evidence of leadership in deal structures, asset selection, or engagement that advances energy transition goals.
• Innovation and value creation, showing how the asset owner has improved ESG outcomes or unlocked opportunities in the private markets.
• Impact measured through financial performance, environmental outcomes, or enhanced transition management.
• How the initiative demonstrates collaboration, transparency, and lessons learned, including adaptations to challenges.

This category celebrates private market initiatives that drive meaningful progress toward net zero.

This award recognises pension funds and institutional investors that demonstrate leadership and innovation in their stewardship approach, using their influence to drive meaningful change in the companies they invest in and the asset managers they employ. While recognising that causal relationships and additionality may be difficult to prove, entries should focus on how stewardship is integrated into investment strategy and deployed to achieve tangible outcomes, including supporting the transition to net zero, improving governance, or promoting sustainable business practices.

Judges will look for entries that demonstrate:

• A clear, well-defined stewardship strategy, aligned with the pension fund’s long-term objectives and net zero commitments.
• Evidence of proactive engagement, such as voting, collaborative campaigns, or dialogues with companies and asset managers.
• How the strategy is structured with measurable targets, transparency, and accountability.
• Innovation and leadership, showing how the fund goes beyond compliance to influence broader market practices.
• Outcomes and impact, including examples of how engagement has shaped corporate behaviour, improved ESG performance, or advanced transition objectives.

Entrants should provide concrete evidence of progress, lessons learned, and how stewardship activities contribute to long-term value creation, risk management, and alignment with beneficiaries’ interests. Honest discussion of challenges or setbacks, and how the strategy has adapted, is encouraged.

This category celebrates investors using their influence responsibly and strategically to deliver meaningful change across the investment landscape.

This award recognises asset owners that have integrated the energy transition across a wide range of asset classes, demonstrating strategic leadership in transition management and investment decisions.

Judges will look for:

• A clear, comprehensive strategy for integrating energy transition and net zero considerations across portfolios.
• Evidence of leadership and influence, showing how the institution has set ambitious goals and guided peers, managers, or companies toward better practices.
• Innovation and long-term thinking in the selection, management, or structuring of investments.
• Demonstrable impact on carbon reduction, risk mitigation, or value creation, supported by quantitative or qualitative evidence.
   
• How the strategy is transparent, measurable, and aligned with beneficiaries’ long-term interests, with lessons learned shared openly.

This category celebrates institutions driving systemic change and exemplifying leadership in the energy transition.

This award recognises asset owners demonstrating leadership in energy transition-related investments or engagement in public markets. It highlights strategic influence, innovation, and measurable outcomes in listed equities or fixed-income investments.

Judges will look for:

• Clear articulation of the strategy or initiative and how it supports energy transition objectives.
• Evidence of leadership in engagement, stewardship, or innovative investment structures in public markets.
• Demonstrable impact, including environmental outcomes, risk management, or value creation.
• Transparency in reporting, including progress updates, lessons learned, and adaptations.
• How the strategy influences companies, peers, or markets, setting best practice standards.
  This category celebrates public market investments that advance the energy transition and demonstrate strategic leadership.

This award focuses on how asset owners communicate and report on their net zero and transition management strategies. It recognises clear, honest, and innovative reporting that enhances stakeholder understanding, accountability, and engagement.

Judges will look for:

• Evidence of transparent and structured reporting on net zero goals, progress, and challenges.
• How communication demonstrates integration of transition management across portfolios.
• Innovative approaches to engaging stakeholders, beneficiaries, or the wider market on transition objectives.
• Honest discussion of challenges, trade-offs, and adaptations in the transition strategy.
• Impact and clarity, showing how communication has strengthened credibility, accountability, or influenced peers.

This category celebrates asset owners who set a high standard for transparency and leadership through effective communication.