The CoreNet Global UK Chapter Awards are now open so don’t miss this opportunity to raise your profile in corporate real estate. We’re looking for entries from across the full range of professions involved in both the demand and supply side of corporate real estate. This year we have opened up the Awards, allowing all non-members who are sponsored by members to be nominated. (excluding the Executive Award).
Categories this year include:
- Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year Award
- Corporate Real Estate Partnership of the Year Award
- Innovation Award
- Young Leader of the Year Award
- Young Persons’ Essay Award (details to follow)
The Awards
There are 5 awards that are judged each year.
Innovation Award
This Award focuses on innovation and the creative application of new ideas to corporate real estate and/or workplace design & management or on a project or initiative that demonstrates a new sustainable principle. In either category the initiative and/or project should demonstrate how it provides an inspiring example to others in the industry, or leadership through measurable results. Nominations are sought from UK-based in-house teams, service providers, landlords and other building or property professional.
Selection Criteria
Projects or initiatives should have been planned to be innovative contributions to the delivery or operation of real estate. In the case of a project-based submission, it should have been completed within the last 12/15 months or be substantially complete with clear business benefits.
Examples of entries might include the following:
- New property financing and tenure ideas
- Use of leading edge technology and techniques
- New ways of managing and designing the corporate workplace
- Transformation projects that have led to increased business performance
- Board level engagement connected with the above
- Innovation in any major aspect of environmental sustainability
- Major workforce engagement initiatives
- Board level engagement connected with the above
Partnership Award
For this Award entries are invited from service providers, advisers, landlords and other building or property professionals. Partners should be UK based and may be individuals and outsourced teams advising or working in partnership with corporate real estate professionals, as well as the providers of real estate or land. Submissions should highlight the added value provided to the tenant, client, corporation or organisation as a result of the collaboration.
Selection Criteria
Nominations open for any UK-based service providers, advisors, landlords and other building or property professionals. The Partnership Award may be made to individuals or teams advising or working in partnership with their client organisations, as well as the providers of real estate or land. Submissions should highlight the added value provided to the client/s, tenant/s, corporation/s or organisation/s as a result of the collaboration.
The judges will take the following points into consideration in judging this Award (please base the details of your nomination on these areas as far as possible):
- Strong evidence of the creative partnership having been built between the partner and the client organisation, benefiting both parties
- Identification and capture of the business benefits resulting from the collaboration, which would otherwise have been missed, eg. increased flexibility, cost saving, productivity improvements, speed to market etc
- Process improvements, re-engineering, change management and/or the introduction of industry best practices arising out of the partner's particular expertise
- Clear, concise, reporting against pre-determined key performance indicators, which demonstrate the value-added benefits resulting from the relationship
CRE Corporate Real Estate Executive of the Year Award
Nominations for this Award may be made for any UK-based corporate real estate executive, who is a member of the UK Chapter of Corenet. Submissions should focus on how the nominee has raised the profile of the industry, led a major initiative or, through industry-leading thinking, has earned the respect of his/her peers and brought value to the Corporation, its business and shareholders.
Selection Criteria
The judges will take the following points into consideration in judging this Award (please base details of your nomination on these points as far as possible):
- The distinctive characteristics of the nominee and why you believe these stand out in the industry
- The nature of the outstanding achievements made in the interests of the end-user business
- The contribution which the nominee has brought to the industry more generally (if applicable)
A clear demonstration of the value delivered and change brought about by the nominee.
Young Leader of the Year Award
Nominations for this Award may be made for any UK-based corporate real estate executive that is a member of the UK Chapter of Corenet, and is 35 years old or younger. Submissions should focus on how the nominee has raised the profile of the industry, led a major initiative or, through industry-leading thinking, has earned the respect of his/her peers and brought value to the Corporation, its business and shareholders.
Selection Criteria
The judges will take the following points into consideration in judging this Award (please base details of your nomination on these points as far as possible):
- The distinctive characteristics of the nominee and why you believe they are a rising star
- The nature of the significant contribution to or innovative work within the Corporate Real Estate industry
- A clear demonstration of the nominee’s achievements in their career to date
How to Nominate
To nominate, you will need to register as a nominator on the Awards 2016 Nomination site. Once registered you can save a nomination and complete later by logging in with your registered email and password. All nominations must be complete by 2 December 2016.
Each nomination will require a presentation of no more than 10 slides and 1,000 words that doesn't exceed 6MB and a 100 words summary, full details are available when you click the link above.
Please note that nominations (presentations) are
for judges viewing only. A 100 word synopsis is used for publicity if your
entry is shortlisted and all content will be approved by the authors.
Key Dates
The following is the timetable of key dates:
2 December 2016 – Submission period closes
22 February 2017 – Shortlist interviews including filming of 2 minute videos on each shortlisted submission to be shown at ONE BIG DAY 2017. The interviews will be held at CBRE, St Martin's Court, 10 Paternoster, London EC4M 7HP
8 March 2017 - Winners announced at ONE BIG DAY 2017
Judging Panel
The judging panel for the 2016 CoreNet Global UK Chapter Awards is:
Jonathan Turner, Honeywell – Chair
Mike Gedye, CBRE – Vice-chair
Greig Scott, Terradata – End User
Nick Giradeau, HSBC – End User
Sasha Tinson, C&W – Young Leader
Gill Parker, BDG – Service Provider
Ginny Gibson, Henley Business School – Academic