The shortlist is announced for the 2024 Unlock Net Zero Awards

Recognising the growing importance of biodiversity, we have two categories that will reward projects across housing association and community projects, as well as recognising new build development projects that accommodate biodiversity commitments.

The prestigious building or development of the year award will recognise both domestic homes and commercial designs and the climate champion of the year categories which recognises the efforts of individuals will cover people working across the public, third and private sectors.

We often talk about the power of partnerships in the delivery of low carbon solutions so we have split our collaboration category into four to recognise the positive working practices across retrofit projects, innovation and research, education and engagement and the development of new projects.

Reflecting an increase in the volume of retrofit activity we are recognising work from right across the UK through regional projects in the North and Scotland, Central and East of England and in London and the South.

Innovation will be a big part of the net zero transition and we recognise its importance with four categories, rewarding innovation in the field of funding and finance, the advancement of technology, product development and data and knowledge building activity.

Recognising the importance of landlords, we will have an award for the public sector and housing association sector, alongside one for the commercial landlord of the year.

The final categories are:

• Advisory team of the year
• Biodiversity & nature – housing association and community projects
• Biodiversity & nature – development projects
• Building or development of the year – homes
• Building or development of the year – commercial
• Climate champion of the year – public and third sector
• Climate champion of the year – private sector
• Collaboration of the year – retrofit projects
• Collaboration of the year – innovation and research
• Collaboration of the year – education and engagement
• Collaboration of the year – new development projects
• Company/organisation of the year
• Engagement campaign of the year
• ESG team of the year
• Funding team of the year
• Green homes upgrade – North & Scotland
• Green homes upgrade – Central & East of England
• Green homes upgrade – London & South
• Innovation of the year – funding and finance
• Innovation of the year – technology
• Innovation of the year – product
• Innovation of the year – data and knowledge building
• Landlord of the year – public sector/housing association
• Landlord of the year – private sector
• Skills and Training
• Supply chain partner of the year

The full shortlist per individual category can be found here and we congratulate everyone who has made the final list.

We invite everyone to an evening of celebration for positive climate action in a sustainability focused ceremony taking place alongside Housing 2024 at Manchester Central, the only place where the whole UK housing and wider living sector comes together every year.

Attendance at the awards also entitles you to a free visitor pass for all three days of the exhibition providing the perfect opportunity to network, share best practice and hear from speakers from across the sector.

An early bird discount is currently available for tables and individual seats at the ceremony until Friday 24th May. You can secure your place at the ceremony here

Despite some of the negative headlines around net zero, we believe the quality of this shortlist highlights just how much good work is going on at the moment in the journey towards net zero. Our mantra is we need action, we need urgency, we need to learn from doing and we need solutions at scale. Join us on the 26th to celebrate this in action.