A new award has been launched to highlight best practice in sustainable travel.

The award is run by the infamous Ashden Awards and sponsored by Eurostar. Entries are invited from organisations which can demonstrate innovative and effective programmes which have delivered results such as reducing carbon emissions and behaviour change.

An important aspect of the award, is that winners will receive substantial ongoing assistance as well as a cash prize of up to £20,000.

“The AshdenAward for Sustainable Energy has a history of helping winners to develop and promote their schemes and we are pleased that this new award will allow us to work with organisations doing outstanding work in the field of sustainable travel as well,” said James Dark, Project Manager of the 2012 Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel.

The deadline for initial applications is Tuesday 25 October 2011. For full details of the award and to apply, please visit: http://www.ashdenawards.org/travel_awards