Policy Implementation Award by the EU CERC

The applicants must meet the following minimum criteria to be eligible for the award.

• Applicant: The applicant must be a public organisation with a legal entity status. Individuals are not eligible to receive the award.
• Implementing entity: The implementing entity may have implemented the policy in collaboration with other organisations (e.g. NGOs or private sector entities). Their role in the implementation should be described in the application. However, the applicant and the receiver of the prize can only be a public organisation, as detailed above.
• Geography: The applicant must be from one of the ODA-recipient countries listed on this page, and the policies applied must be implemented in one or more of these countries.
• Circular economy focus: The policy initiative must have an explicit focus on the circular economy or sustainable consumption and production of resources.
• Implementation results: Observable and measurable results must be identified.
• Level of governance: Policies must be implemented at a national, supranational, regional or city level.
• Lead organisation: One lead organisation must be listed and uphold responsibility for coordination throughout the award process.
• Time span: Implementation should have taken place after 2020 and generated results by the application deadline.
• Terms and conditions: The applicant accepts the terms and conditions mentioned on this page.

• The recipient of the award must declare that they will act in a spirit of neutrality and do not use the award to promote their achievements at the expense or of otherwise denigrate rival applicants.
• The recipient is not subject to sanctions under the United Nations Security Council or The European Union.
• The recipient must be able to attend the WCEF in which the award will be handed out or nominate a representative that can attend the WCEF. In addition, the recipient must agree to participate in the production of video material for the award and accepting the award on stage at WCEF.
• The recipient needs to liaise with Sitra for the creation of promotion materials related to the announcement of the award.
• The recipient will enter into a cooperation agreement with Sitra, which will specify in more detail the content and terms of use of the prize. Receiving the prize requires signing the cooperation agreement. The agreement shall be made in English.
• The recipient shall be responsible for all possible taxes related to the award.
• Sitra has the right to publish the name of the award recipient and a description of the awarded initiative on its website and in other communications, including the WCEF event and its website.
• Sitra has the right to make changes to the award rules if necessary. Any changes will be announced on the award website.

• The most important criteria are:  
  • Contribution to the circular economy: The initiative will be evaluated regarding the extent to which it contributes to the circular economy, favouring solutions that promote the higher end of the circular economy hierarchy.  
  • Collaboration and integration: The initiative will be evaluated regarding its model for ensuring engagement and collaboration of relevance as well as the integration of the initiative into other existing policy areas in the country and internationally (including the EU).  
  • Observed and expected impact: The initiative will be evaluated regarding its observed impacts in its specific focus and the ability of the initiative to be sustainably implemented in the future with additional positive impacts.  
• Other evaluation criteria include:  
  • Accessible communication: The initiative is clearly described and available in a publicly accessible format and translated to other languages to allow replication.  
  • Sustainable development: The initiative will be evaluated on its ability to lead to outcomes beyond its specific target area that contribute to sustainable development with a whole society approach.
  • Business and trade: The initiative will be evaluated on the extent to which it has activated business involvement in the circular economy and leveraged possibilities for trade and investments, including with the EU.