RE100 Leadership Awards categories

RE100 changemaker

The RE100 changemaker award celebrates members setting ambitious renewable electricity goals and making significant contributions to reaching their net zero targets.

• What sustainability targets has your company set alongside your RE100 goal? How do they complement each other?
• What’s driving your company to go beyond your RE100 target? And what role has your RE100 commitment played in this?
• How will your company achieve these targets? What innovative approaches are being taken?
• Are there examples of impactful procurement strategies that your company is implementing?
• What benefits will your sustainability strategies have on, for example, increasing the percentage of renewables on the grid or driving systemic change?
• What are the benefits of setting ambitious sustainability targets?

RE100 market trailblazer

The RE100 market trailblazer award celebrates RE100 members who are committed to driving market change; communicate transparently about the barriers they face; and collaborate with companies, utilities and governments to drive change.

• What are the difficult markets that your company operates in and what are the specific challenges you face? 
• How has your company been addressing these challenges? How has your company openly shared the barriers and solutions?
• What kind of procurement options does your company use in markets where it’s difficult to source renewables?
• What are the benefits of removing market barriers and what role does business have to play in driving market change?
• Are you a member of a RE100 Policy Working Group or have you participated in RE100 advocacy efforts, such as signing government sign-on letters?

How does your work support the six RE100 Global Policy Messages?

RE100 key collaborator

The RE100 key collaborator award recognises RE100 members who are collaborating with their peers and suppliers, as well as publicly disclosing their electricity and emissions data, as they work towards their renewable electricity goals.

• How have you worked with other companies to achieve your renewable electricity goals?
• How are you working with your supply chains to enable them to switch to renewables?
• Why is it important for your company to share knowledge and best practices?
• Are there any examples of your company’s efforts to share key learnings?
• Why is it important for your company to publicly report and disclose your progress?

RE100 enterprising leader

RE100 enterprising leader award celebrates those ambitious smaller companies ‘going above and beyond’ in their efforts to hit their RE100 target. Through our diverse membership, RE100 has had a significant impact on corporate renewables ambition. Via this award, we want to shine a spotlight on those members demonstrating enterprising leadership in their industry or home market, despite having a smaller operational footprint.

• What is your RE100 target and what makes it ambitious?
• Why is it important for your company to be part of RE100?
• What are the benefits of joining RE100? Why should other companies in your home market become a member of RE100?
• What challenges does your company face in sourcing renewables in your company’s home market? How does you company plan to address these challenges?
• What is your company’s strategy to achieve 100% renewable electricity?
• Are there any examples of impactful sourcing options that your company is implementing or plans to implement?
• Are there any innovative solutions that your company has created to achieve your renewable electricity target?

Best newcomer

Best newcomer recognises those members that joined RE100 from 2023 onwards and have already made a significant reduction to their carbon emissions. Whether that’s through the increase of their own renewable electricity use, working with suppliers to lower their carbon footprint, or by implementing sustainable strategies.

• What have you achieved since joining RE100, or as preparation for joining RE100?
• Why was it important for your company to join RE100?
• What does being a member mean to you?
• What’s your strategy for achieving 100% renewable electricity, and how far along are you to achieving it?
• In what capacity have you worked with RE100 and other members in achieving your goals?
• What challenges has your company overcome in committing to RE100?