While submissions to the 2025 BASIS Awards won’t open for another couple of weeks (keep your eyes peeled for that!) we’re excited to publish the categories for this year’s event, which will be taking place at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on November 25th.
1. Leadership
Strategic Leadership in Sustainability
For individuals and organisations showing real leadership – embedding sustainability into strategy, governance, and day-to-day decisions. We’re looking for vision, commitment, and measurable results.
2. Initiative of the Year
Inspirational Action Â
For standout campaigns, programmes or projects that have inspired positive environmental and / or social action – from education and fan engagement to behaviour change, awareness and media impact. Have you shifted perceptions? Mobilised people? Left a legacy? Tell us how.
3. Innovation
Technology, Products or Data Solutions
Celebrating creative, game-changing innovations that have delivered sustainability outcomes – whether in operations, logistics, products, or processes. Think carbon tech, waste tools, travel platforms, material breakthroughs, or fan-facing tech.
4. Partnership
Collaborations that Deliver Impact
Honouring partnerships that demonstrate shared purpose, real-world delivery, and measurable environmental and social outcomes. We’re looking for collaborations that go beyond the usual, and deliver more together.
5. Community Impact Award
Recognising sport-led projects that have made a tangible difference to the environmental fabric and consciousness of our communities — through local engagement, education, access, or regeneration.
6. Carbon Reduction AwardÂ
Celebrating the organisation which has made the most impactful climate action effort to measure and reduce carbon emissions over the last year.
7. Rising Star
Spotlighting an emerging individual making waves in sustainable sport – through leadership, creativity or advocacy – opening up the next generation of sustainable sport leaders.
8. Nature
Celebrating work to protect and restore habitats, biodiversity and the natural environment in and / or around sports venues and facilities.
