Public Service Sustainability
Initiatives and progress made by the Public Service to help push the sustainable development agenda. Applicants under this category can consider:
- Efforts to introduce or reform public policies and regulations within the Government that support sustainable development.
- Efforts to implement and promote the 17 UN SDGs and Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategic Goals into all aspects of their work.
- Efforts to introduce socio-economic and environmentally friendly strategies in their operations and at the workplace.
- Efforts to improve and take care of their employees’ health and well-being.
- Efforts to collaborate with other public entities to reach and implement sustainability.
- Any other efforts shown by public entities in embedding sustainability across government operations.
Specific Eligibility Criteria
This award will apply specifically to stakeholders that are:
- Bodies or Entities that fall under the Public Service or Public Sector
Submissions must relate to one clearly defined project or initiative implemented by the applicant. The submitted project may comprise multiple activities, actions, or events, provided that these were delivered as part of the same overarching project and under a single project title or objective. Applications may not consist of a collection, summary, or portfolio of unrelated projects or of all work carried out by the applicant within the eligible time period. Where an applicant has undertaken several distinct initiatives, one specific project must be selected and submitted.
Prizes
Those placing first will be awarded a trophy, while second and third place will be awarded a commemorative token.
EVALUATION Criteria
1. Impact (60%):
Successful impact includes measurable results in shifting people’s behaviours and public perceptions and/or influencing public policies and/or budgetary allocations towards the acceleration of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategic Goals. Successful impact also indicates remarkable improvements in social, economic and environmental conditions including gender equality, health, capacity development, inclusion, economic stability, food security, climate adaptation and/or mitigation, environmental protection, and/or peace.
2. Novelty/Innovation of the approach (15%):
How innovative is this project/initiative? How does the project/initiative build upon a breakthrough idea?
3. Scalability/Replicaility (15%):
How does this project/initiative have the potential to be scaled up and/or be replicated in other contexts to accelerate the achievement of United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategic Goals? Has it already been scaled up and/or replicated?
4. Public vote (10%):
Each shortlisted nomination will be put on social media and the public will vote on the award they believe deserves to win.
