Entente Cordiale 120 Award

The Entente Cordiale 120 Award will recognise a vibrant and successful initiative focussed on Franco-British cooperation. We are looking for initiatives that foster bilateral ties by building on shared interests and values.  

This can be demonstrated through joint working on key sectors (energy, defence) or on priority issues for both the UK and France. The award-winning initiative is one that has had concrete and durable results in any key sector for the UK and France (energy, defence) or on a priority issue for both countries.  

The company must be able to provide evidence of its commitment to bilateral working and demonstrate a positive and measurable impact on the UK-France economic relationship. These initiatives can be joint ventures between a UK and French company to promote investment, a partnership between a UK and French company dedicated to exports on both sides of the Channel, a UK company involved in the delivery of key events in France or even an SME that has been working on market access to facilitate UK-France trade.

Criteria:

• Extent of the commitment to fostering Franco-British trade collaboration 

• Quality and relevance of the initiatives taken to foster collaboration 

• Potential for repetition in other sectors to service the UK-France relationship 

• Can be a UK or a French company headquartered in either France or the UK

• Can cover export, invest or market access

Following the UK-France Summit in March 2023, both the UK and France are committed to supporting closer bilateral working and economic growth. Business was at the heart of the Summit’s agenda.  

We encourage UK and French companies to apply for the Entente Cordiale 120 Award, a special category that is unique to our 2024 awards.