The Grand Connaught Rooms were at full capacity earlier this evening (19 November) for the ninth year of the Awards which celebrate the individuals and organisations that are setting the standard when it comes to doing business better.
(Scroll down for full list of winners).
After a record-breaking year of entries, 88 finalists were whittled down by our esteemed panel of judges to 14 separate winners, with categories ranging from Energy and Water Management through to Sustainable Supply Chains, Employee Engagement and Product Innovation.
Opening the Awards, edie editor Luke Nicholls said: “The Sustainability Leaders Awards have become a shining example of how the green industrial revolution is entering the corporate mainstream.
“All of this year’s finalists have shifted from talking about ambitious sustainability initiatives to delivering them at scale and at pace. And in many cases, they’re already seeing a huge return on investment.”
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Big winners
Family-owned construction firm Willmott Dixon took home the coveted Sustainable Business of the Year award, with judges praising its exceptional progress on carbon reduction and scale of ambition on sustainability.
Supermarket groups M&S and Tesco (with Global Action Plan) also took top honours, winning the Employee Engagement & Behaviour Change and Sustainability Reporting awards respectively. Meanwhile, Dutch fashion retailer and circular economy pioneer Mud Jeans took home the award for Sustainable Business Models.
Elsewhere, National Grid scooped the gong for Carbon Management, Heathrow Airport was awarded for its Energy Management, and Southern Water was the winner of the Water Management category.
In the two people categories, Veolia’s Estelle Brachlianoff won the Sustainability Leader award, while Anthony Kingsley from Vacherin took home the Sustainability Professional award. Both were praised by judges for their passion and commitment to bring others along their sustainability journey.
Sustainability Leaders Awards 2015: The Winners
Sustainable Business of the Year – Willmott Dixon
Sustainability Leader – Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia
Carbon Management – National Grid
Energy Management – Heathrow Airport
Employee Engagement & Behaviour Change – Tesco with Global Action Plan
Sustainability Product Innovation – Genesis Biosciences
Sustainability Product Innovation: Energy Efficiency – Lontra
Sustainability Professional – Anthony Kingsley, Vacherin
Sustainable Business Models – Mud Jeans
Sustainability Reporting – Marks & Spencer
Sustainable Packaging – LINPAC Packaging
Sustainable Supply Chains – KPMG
Waste & Resource Management – DS Smith
Water Management – Southern Water
To the victors come the spoils! Congratulations to all of this year’s @edie #susleaders 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/zDipLjLS1S
— edie.net (@edie) November 19, 2015
edie staff
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