Housing Europe announces call for entries to European Responsible Housing Awards
The magazine is aiming that the ideas, inspirations and good practices shared at the Responsible Housing Awards will shape the development of the housing of the future.
Housing and how (and, indeed, where) people live will be a decisive factor in the shaping of the future, and remains fundamental.
What began in 2014 as an EU-funded funded initiative focussing on Corporate Social Responsibility within the social and affordable housing sector, has now transformed into a unique opportunity for public, social and cooperative housing providers to participate in a Europe-wide competition and demonstrate accomplishments, innovations and best practices under five diverse award categories.
1. Fair financing for housing affordability
- How does your organisation contribute to more stable housing markets?
- What does your organisation do to support responsible procurement practices as well as local economic growth and employment?
2. “More than a roof” – supporting communities of equal opportunities
- How is your organisation extending the initial mission to provide “more than a roof”?
- How does your organisation guarantee fair access to housing and related services as well as meeting the diversity of households’ needs?
3. Leading innovation, agents of fair energy transition
- What is your organisation and tenants doing to, not only safeguard our environment and natural resources, but to actively offer alternative and sustainable ways of producing, consuming and living?
4. Building strategic alliances, fostering community collaboration
- What does your organisation do to support greater stakeholder engagement?
- How does your organisation help tenants/residents in strengthening institutional and structured participation?
5. Empowering the team, addressing employees’ changing needs
- What does your organisation do to ensure a good work-life balance for employees?
- What type of mentoring, training and learning opportunities exist?
The deadline for entries is 28 February, and for more details on the awards and how to enter, please go to www.responsiblehousing.eu
The Responsible Housing Awards 2019 ceremony will take place on the 6th of June during the International Social Housing Festival: “Our Planet, our Cities, our Homes…”, in Lyon.
Key European stakeholders will act as Jury members of the Awards, evaluating whether the applications meet the cross-cutting criteria consistent with the European Responsible Housing Code of Conduct.