LUCE Awards | Legacy Women

Building on the strong foundation laid in previous years, the 4th edition of the LUCE Awards represents a renewed step forward in accelerating the Green Transition. As global attention intensifies around energy, climate, and sustainability challenges, this edition reaffirms once again the critical role women play in shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future.

With our ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality in the energy, climate, and sustainability sectors — and with the valuable support of Edison— the 4th edition of the LUCE Awards celebrates the outstanding contributions of women driving innovation and progress in these fields. As we forge ahead on the path toward a greener tomorrow, this edition aspires to further amplify the voices and achievements of women who are pioneering solutions for a sustainable planet.

Legacy Women category

The scope of this category is to honour the career of senior female professionals who have successfully used their platforms and voices to push forward the energy, climate, and sustainability sectors.

The profile for the ideal candidate includes the following aspects:
– LEGACY: the candidates should be established female professionals working at the forefront of the energy climate and sustainability sectors;
– ADVOCACY: the candidates should be women who have a track record of impactful projects or initiatives with a social mission and whose work has contributed significantly to the advancement of energy and climate goals;
– TIMELINESS OF THEIR ACTIONS: the candidates should be women who are still active in their roles and engaged in initiatives paving the way for a greener future.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

● Age limit: none
● Geographical scope: world
● Years of experience: over 15
● The candidates must have leveraged their influence for advocacy projects or initiatives, projects with a social mission, and projects with an impact that goes beyond career advancement objectives.

INELIGIBILITY

● The women that are part of the selecting committee can’t be candidates for the award;
● When shortlisting candidates for the first round of the selection process, the members of the Committee can’t put forward names of women working/ being affiliated with the same company/ institution as theirs;
● Women whose contributions have already been acknowledged far and wide are to be excluded from the selection (e.g.energy commissioners, energy ministers, celebrity advocates, and high-level political personalities. The idea of the award is to shed light on the contributions and careers of women that too often go undetected and neglected).

SELECTION, EVALUATION CRITERIA AND VOTING

● A committee made of a majority of high-profile women in energy, climate and sustainability will shortlist a maximum of 18 candidates (up to 2 name for each member of the Committee) for the award;
● Among the shortlisted, all the eligible candidates (see “ineligibility” criteria in the section above) will qualify for the final vote on the Lights on Women platform;
● All those shortlisted who give permission to participate in the public vote, will be featured on the platform with a profile (including a picture, a short bio and a quote) and a vote will be opened;
● All registered members of the Lights on Women database (Energybase) will be allowed to vote a maximum of one candidate from the list of eligible shortlisted;
● The candidates that have collected more votes will win the Award.

AWARDING CEREMONY AND PRIZES

The winner will be invited to the awarding ceremony in Florence on 9 June 2026 to receive the trophy.