In October 2025, Lead With Sustainability’s Founder, Anne Snelson, was delighted to be invited to be a judge on the panel of Landor Links inaugural Decarbonising Transport Awards.
Landor Links had previously trained virtually all their staff in Carbon Literacy through Lead With Sustainability. The company had also become a Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation in 2025.
Celebrating innovation and impact
The transport sector is the largest emitting sector of any within the UK. So transitioning to low-carbon vehicles is an essential challenge of our time.
Recognising and celebrating those leading the way is crucial. Not just to reward progress, but to inspire others to follow suit.
Held in March 2026, the awards brought together local authorities, organisations and innovators from across the UK. All were united in a shared goal: accelerating the decarbonisation of transport.
From active travel and public transport to digital innovation and behaviour change. The breadth of entries demonstrated how momentum is building across the industry.
Recognising leadership in decarbonisation
The awards were designed to highlight projects and initiatives that deliver real, measurable impact. Entries were judged against robust criteria. Like carbon reduction, innovation, scalability, collaboration and leadership. The aim was to ensure winners represented real solutions with genuine potential to maximise change.
Innovation at the heart of change
On the day, our founder, Anne Snelson was honoured to present the winners of the 2026 Innovation Award. Transport for Greater Manchester won the award for their design guide – ‘Streets for All’.
The innovation award seeks to recognise ground-breaking innovations in transport decarbonisation. So it includes urban planning, design and transport-oriented developments.
TfGMs Streets for All Design Guide, prioritises ‘people-focused’ design. It aims to reduce car dependency and create sustainable, accessible, safer streets.
Thoughts on the awards
Reflecting on the event, Anne celebrated the calibre of entries and the way best practice was being shared across the industry. She highlighted the “fabulous range of projects”, as well as recognising how valuable it is to celebrate achievements across all modes of transport.
Inspiration for the sector
The Decarbonising Transport Awards are powerful because they amplify success. By bringing leaders together across transport, sustainability, and policy, the event encourages knowledge-sharing and collaboration. These are critical to accelerating change.
Lead with Sustainability believes that building confidence within organisations is key. Initiatives like these recognise achievement and build momentum. Encourage others to take action and scale their impact.
Looking ahead
As the urgency of climate change grows, so too does the need for bold, innovative solutions in transport. The Landor LINKS Decarbonising Transport Awards are an important reminder that progress is happening. And by celebrating and sharing, we can go further, faster.
We look forward to seeing how these winning ideas evolve, scale, and inspire others in the years ahead. And we’re looking forward to seeing how the 2027 Decarbonising Transport Awards develop as well.
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