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2026 The 7th ESCI Best Practices Awards Program

Posted：12/17/2025 Last Modified：01/02/2026 Views：857
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Overview of the 7th ESCI Best Practices Awards Program

Following the success of 2013 ,2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2024 ESCI Best Practices Awards Program, the ESCI-KSP management team, with the support from APEC member economies, host the 2026 ESCI Best Practices Awards Program, in order to continue the momentum of regional efforts in developing new methods, technologies and applications, and to offers an opportunity to encourage best practices, facilitate knowledge-sharing and give public recognition to accomplishments in energy smart related cases within the APEC region. The criteria adopted for ESCI Best Practices Awards Program is particularly to highlight merits in policy-making strategy formation and implementation processes. Also, to encourage constant updates on the progress of various project on the ESCI-KSP website, those which participated in former ESCI Best Practices Awards Program are welcome to take part in this years’ program with renewed contents on the website.

 

AWARDS CATEGORY

The Awards will be made under five categories- Smart Transport, Smart Buildings, Smart Grids, Smart Jobs and Consumers, and Low Carbon Model Town. 

 

ELIGIBILITY

The Awards will be open to both the public and private sectors who have submitted cases on the ESCI-KSP website. Submit your cases here.

 

TIME TABLE

The benchmarks are as follow:

Time

Agenda

01 JAN 2026

Submission of Cases

31 MARCH 2026

Cases Submission Deadline

30 JUNE 2026

Winner Announcement

*2 winners will be chosen for each category.

the second half of 2026

Award Ceremony

 

CRITERIA

Judging will consider the cases’ articulation and compatibility with its goals, implementation, and outcomes.

The criteria are:

STRATEGY (35%)
Criteria “Strategy” is intended to highlight the concepts and ideas of the project, containing 3 elements.

Innovativeness
(15%)

 I 5% Is the innovative concept come from the project itself or other existing programs?
II 5% How the innovative policy design encourages financial support and public-private partnership?
III 5% How does the innovative concept catch the trend of future development?

Inspiration
(10%)

 I 5% Whether the idea can inspire later/subsequent cases?
II 5% What domain has been enlightened by this policy?

Clearness
(10%)

 I 5% Is there any open and transparent channel of public communication?
II 5% Is there any difference between this policy and other similar policies?

 

MEASURE (35%)
Criteria “Measure” is intended to highlight the actual implementation of the project, containing 4 elements.

Practicability
(10%)

 I 5% Has any effective measure for moving ahead been made?
II 5% Is there any numerical goal for reference?

Replicability
(5%)

 I 5% Could the ideas, methods or techniques be applied internationally?

Cost-effectiveness
(10%)

 I 5% Will it be cost-effective to implement?
II 5% Is there any measurable reduction of emission or energy use? Please describe the measurement method.

Consistency
(10%)

 I 5% Are adopted measures consistent with energy policy and strategy?
II 5% Is there any long-term measure or implementing organization for this project?

 

PERFORMANCE (30%)
Criteria “Performance” is intended to highlight the outcome of the project, containing 3 elements.

Completeness
(10%)

 I 5% Is the achievement scale measurable?
II 5% Will it make a considerable success in project goals?

Verifiability
(10%)

 I 5% Is there any data presented to support the project?
II 5% Is there any supportive measurement or reference for the provided data?

Impact
(10%)

 I 5% Will it make a significant change in the field of energy efficiency and energy saving?
II 5% Will it impact multiple operational areas or just single specific area?

 

GENDER (additional 10 points)
Criteria “Gender” is intended to highlight the gender inclusive within the project, containing 2 elements.

Women Empowerment
(5 points)

I

5 points

Will the project empower women through education, training, skill development, or access to capital and markets?

Equality
(5 points)

I

5 points

Will the project make a positive impact on gender equality or benefit both women and men?

 

JUST TRANSITION (additional 10 points)
Criteria “Just Transition” is intended to highlight the just and inclusive within the project, containing 2 elements.

Just
(5 points)

I

5 points

Will the project deliver domestically defined equitable benefits, and pursue positive environmental, social, and economic outcomes?

Inclusiveness
(5 points)

I

5 points

Will the project create resilient firms, institutions, and communities, and provide support for decent work and workforce development?

 

The point system for the review is:

  • ​Level 1: Not Mentioned at all –0 POINT
  • Level 2: Briefly mentioned but irrelevant –1 POINT
  • ​Level 3: Mentioned but not described –2 POINTS
  • ​Level 4: Mentioned, described but not in detail –3 POINTS
  • ​Level 5: Mentioned, and described in detail –4 POINTS
  • ​Level 6: Mentioned, described in detail and provide examples –5 POINTS
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