The Cold Chain Federation has achieved independent Awards Trust Mark accreditation across all three of its cold chain industry awards programmes, recognising its commitment to delivering fair, transparent and robust awards through independently judged processes that meet established standards of good practice.
The accreditation covers the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards, Cold Chain Business Awards and Cold Chain People Awards, each of which has successfully met the requirements for Accredited status.
Run by the Independent Awards Standards Council, the Awards Trust Mark is an independent accreditation programme designed to enhance trust between awards organisers and entrants by recognising good practice in how awards are managed, judged and delivered.
Tom Southall, deputy chief executive at the Cold Chain Federation, said: “The need for industry awards to be independent, transparent and impartial has driven the successful development of our Sustainability Awards. To provide extra confidence to entrants, we are delighted to have achieved Awards Trust Mark accreditation not only for our existing Sustainability Awards, but also for our brand new Cold Chain Business Awards and Cold Chain People Awards.
“Through this hard-earned recognition, companies and individuals who take the time to apply for our industry awards can be confident that their entries will be assessed fairly and that winners truly demonstrate the highest level of industry excellence.”
As this is the Federation’s first year of accreditation, Accredited is the highest level currently available to its programmes. The Federation is committed to building on this achievement, with the ambition of progressing towards Outstanding accreditation following its first accredited awards cycle.
Entries for the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards 2027 are currently open, with winners set to be announced at the Federation’s Climate & Energy Summit on 18 March 2027.
To find out more about the Cold Chain Awards, visit: https://www.coldchainfederation.org.uk/awards/.
