On the evening of the 30th September, sustainability practitioners from across the globe met in London to celebrate some of the best organisations, initiatives, and people in responsible business
Nearly 200 practitioners of responsible business - from a great variety of geographic and industrial backgrounds - descended upon the Waldorf Hilton in London on 30th September to acknowledge some of the leading figures and organisations in sustainability. From FMCG to finance, from Phillipines to Poland, all manner of organisations were present and represented on the night.
Natalia Cohen, the record breaking ocean rower, set the tone for the evening with a fantastic regaling of her 257-day long expedition across the Pacific.
BBC World News presenter Kasia Madera provided a predictably professional and commanding presence as presenter for the evening.
The food, drink, and conversation were all in great flow throughout, and with all that, the stage was set for the winners and highly commended from each category to be announced...
Sustainable Innovation
Winner
Arizona Chemical
Highly commended
Türk Telekom
Interface
Best Company Category
Winner
Interface
Highly commended
DSM
Accor Hotels
Best Social Enterprise
Winner
Neigbourly
Highly commended
Alquity
Akshaya Foundation
Best Sustainability Report
Winner
EY EMEIA Financial Services
Highly commended
Novartis
Best Integrated Report
Winner
Vancity
Highly commended
Swedfund
Best Communications
Winner
DSM
Highly commended
PepsiCo
ABN Amro
Best Engagement Campaign
Winner
Simplot
Highly commended
Starhub
Best Supplier Engagement
Winner
Deutsche Telekom AG
Highly commended
HP
Abbott
Best Business to Business Partnership
Winner
B&Q Plc and Scott Pallets
Best Business NGO Partnership
Winner
GSK Plc and Save the Children UK
Highly commended
Keurig
Most Effective Domestic Community Investment
Winner
YES Bank
Highly commended
Jeronimo Martins
Most Effective International Community Investment
Winner
Timberland
Highly commended
Sealed Air
Best Employee Engagement
Winner
Hanes
Highly commended
Lloyds
Sustainability Leader of the Year
Winner
Sophia Mendelsohn, jetBlue
Highly commended
Sandy Macdonald, Standard Life
Denise Hills, Itaú Unibanco S/A
CEO of the Year
Winner
Daniel T. Hendrix, CEO, Interface
Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Dame Polly Courtice D.B.E., L.V.O., Director, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Dame Polly Courtice ended the evening with a modest yet rousing speech to the evening's delegates: "We know the challenges we face are not getting any easier; we know there’s an enormous amount we still need to do to respond to those challenges. But it amazes me to think what it is possible to do when you give people the licence to do it.”