Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance's annual global United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Award recognises and supports outstanding achievement in contributing towards the achievement of the UN SDGs with a donation of £50,000 from the Clifford Chance Foundation alongside 500 hours of pro bono support to the winning organisation.
2024’s award will focus on NGOs whose work contributes towards SDG 16, which is to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels".
The judges welcome entries from NGOs around the world adopting innovative strategies in relation to access to justice and SDG 16, in particular those for whom winning the award would have the potential to help them significantly scale their work, or in other ways transform the organisation. Entries will be assessed by the same criteria irrespective both of the entrant's geographical location and of whether they have had any previous involvement with Clifford Chance.
Clifford Chance will provide the winning organisation with a £50,000 donation and 500 pro bono hours. The winner will be chosen by a judging panel including representatives from the firm's Responsible Business Board, the firm's strategic pro bono partners, and select client representatives.
Key application process dates:
- Application process opens on Monday 24 June 2024 and can be accessed here
- Application process closes on 2nd August 2024
- Winner announced October 2024
The winner will be chosen by a judging panel led by Clifford Chance Senior Partner Adrian Cartwright, as well as representatives from the firm's Responsible Business Board, the firm's strategic pro bono partners, and select client representatives.
For more information on Clifford Chance's pro bono and community activities, please visit here.
About the 2023 winner
Clifford Chance has named not for profit employment organisation Alive and Kicking as the 2023. Alive and Kicking's core operation is the production of ethically and sustainably made sports balls to help adults in vulnerable job groups, including refugees, by creating employment opportunities across sub-Saharan Africa.
About the 2022 winner
Clifford Chance has named humanitarian, digital connectivity charity Jangala as the winner of its United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) award. Jangala is a British charity which works internationally with grassroots and large aid and development organisations to enable internet access for people in need of urgent aid or longer-term development assistance across the humanitarian crisis, education, healthcare and refugee fields.
About the 2021 winner
Clifford Chance named environmental protection charity and voluntary carbon standard, Plan Vivo as the winner of its first ever Sustainable Development Goal award, developed with the objective of supporting non-governmental organisations (NGOs) whose work contributes to the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Plan Vivo, based in Scotland received a £50,000 donation and 500 hours of pro bono support over an 18-month period to support the next stage of its growth, in particular, its ability to measure and evaluate impact and better incorporate the inclusion of marginalised groups at the project design stage.
