The selection process for the awards involves a number of impartial industry experts who generously volunteer their time to evaluate submissions. These individuals are chosen for their expertise and experience.
Judges review entries, ensuring a fair and unbiased evaluation. In cases where judges have conflicts of interest within specific categories, they abstain from participating in the assessment of those particular entries.
Upon the submission deadline, judges receive all entries in a uniform format, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. Each entry is then scored by the judges based on the defined criteria for each category.
The judges and sponsors of each category will then arrange a site visit with each shortlisted finalist in late April/early May. All finalists must have availability to facilitate this in order to be in with a chance of winning.
Finally judges will decide upon the winners once all site visits have been conducted.
It is crucial to note that the entire judging process is conducted confidentially, and all decisions reached during this process are considered final.
