From Blue Chips to start-ups, some of the UK's most exciting green businesses will be celebrated at this year's awards
BusinessGreen is today delighted to announce the finalists for the 2018 BusinessGreen Leaders Awards, the UK's most prestigious celebration of the best of green economy.
We are also pleased to announce one of our keynote speakers at this year's awards on the evening of June 27 will be Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry.
"This year's awards were more competitive than ever with a record number of entries across all categories providing a testament to the growing strength and influence of the green economy," said BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray. "Congratulations to all our finalists and good luck at this year's awards."
Finalists now have until Monday May 21 to confirm their place at this year's gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Brewery in central London.
BusinessGreen can also today announce that the charity partner for this year's awards will be leading solar development charity SolarAid.
Consultancy of the Year
3Keel LLP
Longevity Partners
PE Energy Solutions Limited
Sustainable Homes
Syzygy Renewables
WSP
Communications Agency of the Year
Barley Communications
Browning Environmental
Ecuity Consulting LLP
Greenhouse PR
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Manufacturer of the Year
Epson UK
Ibstock Brick
ITM Power
Kingspan Insulated Panels
Mars, Incorporated
Microtex Products Ltd
Van de Sant Innovations BV
Investor of the Year
Barclays - Social Innovation Facility
Cubico Sustainable Investments
Impax Asset Management
Legal & General Investment Management
Low Carbon Innovation Fund
Macquarie Capital
NEST - National Employment Savings Trust
Octopus Group
Sustainable Ventures' Sustainable Accelerator
Triodos Bank
Employee Engagement Campaign of the Year
Arriva Rail North
Belazu Ingredient Company in partnership with Veris Strategies
Signol
CSR/Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year
Barclays: Rising to the water challenge
Borough Market: Leading the Way on Drinking Fountains
Mars Incorporated, Sustainable in a Generation Plan
Lloyd's Register's Technology Radar - Renewable energy
Octopus Energy - 1,000 Tree Promise
Ørsted - Love Your Home - Let's create a world that runs entirely on green energy
Environmental Awareness Campaign of the Year
Carbon Tracker - 2 Degrees of Separation
Climate Disclosure Standards Board - TCFD implementation workshop series
Ecosurety and Hubbub - #BringBackHeavyMetal 2017
Global Action Plan and Partners - Clean Air Day
Hubbub: The Square Mile Challenge
Southern Water - The River Itchen Challenge
The Carbon Literacy Project
RE100 - led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP
UK Green Building Council - The State of Sustainability in the UK Built Environment
Vivergo Fuels - Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) Campaign
Circular Economy Project of the Year
Globechain
Just Clear
LEAF Social
Van de Sant Innovations BV
Digital Project of the Year
Ambiental Risk Analytics and Landmark Information - FloodFutures
Axis Europe Waste Transfer Notes
Barclays - Greenstone collaboration
Cobham plc - Overcoming hard to reach data with Accuvio
Global Canopy - SCRIPT (Soft Commodity Risk Platform)
Greengame - making sustainable living, the norm.
Plan A
Green Infrastructure Project of the Year
Canary Wharf Group Biodiversity Action Plan
eight2o/Thames Water - Mains replacement
First Mile - 'The Sacktory'
Macquarie Capital - Markbygden Ett Wind Farm
Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd - White Collar Factory
Open Energi - South Mimms project: battery storage & EVs
ReFood London
Source London - London's largest Electric Vehicle Chargepoint Provider
UK Power Networks Services - Sustainable Construction Polyfibre
Energy Efficiency Project of the Year
BasePower
Finn Geotherm
International Innovation Services
RE:NEW
Tuffin Ferraby Taylor & British Property Federation
Whitefox Technologies
Transport Project of the Year
Arriva UK Bus
Celtic Renewables Ltd
SGN and JGR Transport Ltd
Signol
UK Power Networks - Black Cab Green
Supply Chain Project of the Year
BT sustainability contract requirement
TerraCycle / Suez / Head & Shoulders (P&G)
Renewable Energy Project of the Year
Covanta and GIG waste-to-energy partnership
Energy Performance Validation Scheme (EPVS)
Highview Power Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) at Pilsworth Landfill Facility
Innogy Renewables UK Ltd. - Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm
Kerry Menstrie Heat Recovery Project
Ørsted - Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm
Syzygy Renewables & Landsec - White Rose Shopping Centre solar PV system
Innovation of the Year
Bulldog Skincare For Men Sugarcane Packaging
Epson - PaperLab
GFG Alliance - GREENSTEEL
Levity Crop Science - Lono fertilizer
Lloyds Banking Group, Commercial Banking, Green Loan Initiative
Senergy Innovations
UPS Smart Electric Urban Logistics
Verv (by Green Running)
Quantum Technology Supersensors
Sustainability Report of the Year
EQ Investors
REHAU Sustainability Report 2018
Young Sustainability Executive of the Year
Emily Moder, SteamaCo
Chloe McIvor, Ketchum
Dagoberto Cedillos, Open Energi
Ismini Dimitriadou, UK Power Networks
Josh Egan, Intertek plc
Kyle Macneill, Arriva Rail North
Dr Laura Daniels, UK Power Networks
Simon Messenger, Climate Disclosure Standards Board
Tanja Groth, The Carbon Trust
Sustainability Executive of the Year
Gillian Harrison, Whitefox Technologies
Henning Ohlsson, Epson Europe
Julia Barrett, Willmott Dixon
Matthew Gorman, Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd
Sustainability Team of the Year
Arriva Rail North - Northern's Environment Team
BT - Purposeful Business Team
Heathrow - Sustainability, Risk and Reputation Team
Landsec's Sustainability Team
RE:NEW
Politician of the Year
To be announced on the evening
Entrepreneur of the Year
Erik Nygard, CEO, Limejump
Etienne Cadestin, Longevity Partners
Joe Warren, Powervault
Laurence Kemball-Cook, Pavegen
Stephen Fitzpatrick, CEO and Founder, OVO
Small Business of the Year
Habitat Aid Ltd
Kapdaa - The Offcut Company
Kebony
Limejump
Pavegen
Verto Homes
Leader of the Year
David Symons, WSP
Rob Clark, Epson UK
Simon Tranter, Willmott Dixon
Tanya Davies, Innogy
Lifetime Achievement Award
To be announced on the evening
Company of the Year
GFG Alliance
Limejump
Ørsted
ReFood UK
Tetra Pak
Willmott Dixon
