Zest sponsors Best Transport Decarbonisation Project at the 2023 MJ Achievement Awards

Zest is sponsoring the Best Transport Decarbonisation Project category at the MJ awards. The awards recognise outstanding achievement in local government. The MJ is the UK’s leading weekly magazine for council chief executives and their teams of decision-makers in local authorities and allied sectors.  

Local authorities are well placed to take action to reduce transport-related carbon emissions. Over 300 councils have declared a climate emergency and the National Audit Office found that almost two thirds of councils in England are aiming to be carbon neutral 20 years before the national target.

Through strategies and projects focussed on decarbonisation, local authorities have the ability to design and deliver a vision for local infrastructure that will enable the switch to low carbon journeys.

“Zest is supporting local authorities across the country by providing long-term EV charging infrastructure, but we have always recognised that this is just one element of a transport decarbonisation strategy,” said Paul Ford, Chief Development Officer at Zest. “We’re looking forward to showcasing the inspiring work of local authorities at the MJ Awards.”  

Judges will be looking for entries that demonstrate an innovative approach to the strategy and delivery of localised transport decarbonisation projects, making quantifiable differences to the environment and local communities. They will be looking for evidence of:

• A description of how the project came into being, its aims and how it was carried out
• How the project has made a difference to citizens and communities
• Any measurement that has been put in place to monitor the effectiveness of the project
• The obstacles that were overcome to achieve it
• How the project was funded.

If you are part of a local authority running an outstanding transport decarbonisation project, then you should enter the MJ awards.