Sustainability Excellence Awards 2025

Yorkshire
Midlands

Thursday 24 April 2025 | 12pm-4pm
Swinton Park, Ripon, North Yorkshire

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The Yorkshire Sustainability Excellence Awards recognise the businesses and organisations in the region that are making permanent and positive changes to their environmental impact.That can range from cutting energy use or moving to renewable sources, significantly reducing emissions or waste, or leading a broader group - which could be the supply chain, employees, occupiers, or industry peers - to use environmental goals as the main driver for change.However businesses have addressed the challenge, the judges looked for impact and outcomes, and evidence of a genuine commitment and culture to making a difference.Created by TheBusinessDesk.com in partnership with Clarion, Deloitte and the Swinton Estate, the awards are now in their second year after a hugely successful launch in 2024.Each finalist will receive two complimentary tickets to the exclusive awards lunch at Swinton Park in North Yorkshire.

Why you should enter

Gain recognition: Take the opportunity to gain recognition for your businesses achievements.Networking opportunities: The awards provide a platform for networking with like-minded businesses and experts in the sustainability sector.Enhanced brand reputation: Participation in the Sustainability Excellence Awards showcases your commitment to environmental responsibility, contributing to a positive brand image.

Headline Sponsors

2025 Shortlist

Innovation

Apleona UK
Camira
Hill Cross Furniture
Kelling Group
KERACOL
Oscrete

Investment

Airedale Springs
Fera Science
Mone Bros Group
Quick Labs
The Park Lane Group

Micro Business (up to 10 employees)

Flood Technology Group
Gooddrop
KERACOL
Make it Wild
Optimo Business
SAIL

Social Impact in Sustainability

Bradford College
Heck Food
Robertson Construction
SBFM (Sustainable Business Facilities Management)
The Boot Repair Company

Circular Economy Excellence

Camira
John Cotton Group
Mone Bros Group
NaughtOne
Seagulls Re-use
Trad Collective

Property and construction

Britcon
Living Walls UK
Robertson Construction
Ventrolla
Wellington Place, MEPC

SME Business (up to £50m turnover)

Airedale Springs
Andel
Britcon
Burmatex

Large Business (£50m+ turnover)

Beyondly
Camira
Jet2
John Cotton Group
Phoenix Software

Overall winner

Selected by the judges from the eight category winners, and will be announced at the awards.

Previous Winners

2024 Alumni

Judges

Steve Crow, Clarion
Mark Cunliffe-Lister (Earl of Swinton), Swinton Estate
Helen Dunmore, Deloitte

Christian Hellmund, Clarion
Ashleigh Burns, Swinton Estate
Arran Taylor, Deloitte

Venue

The Swinton Estate occupies 20,000 acres of the most commanding of landscapes, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.

📍 Swinton Estate, Ripon HG4 4JH

Friday 23rd May 2025 | 12pm-3pm
Edgbaston Park Hotel

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The Midlands Sustainability Excellence Awards have been created to recognise the businesses and organisations in the region that are making permanent and positive changes to their environmental impact.That can range from cutting energy use or moving to renewable sources, significantly reducing emissions or waste, or leading a broader group - which could be the supply chain, employees, occupiers, or industry peers - to use environmental goals as the main driver for change.However businesses have addressed the challenge, the judges looked for impact and outcomes, and evidence of a genuine commitment and culture to making a difference.Created by TheBusinessDesk.com in partnership with Deloitte and Edgbaston Park Hotel, we're excited to bring the awards to the Midlands after a hugely successful launch in Yorkshire.

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Single Ticket | £95 + VAT
Table of Ten | £900 + VAT

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Headline Sponsors

2025 Shortlist

Micro Business (up to 10 employees)

Coltham
Daphne Water Solutions
Paguro Upcycle
The Pod Café/Food Union

Energy Transition Impact Award

Birmingham Airport
Tyseley Energy Park

Sustainability Project

Gowercroft Joinery
Hollywood Monster
Loughborough College
University College Birmingham
Wilten Construction

Social Impact in Sustainability

Alpha Facilities Group
Cordia UK
DRPG
The Pod Café/Food Union
Redditch United Football Club

Circular Economy Excellence

Gowercroft Joinery
Honest-Inks
Keenan Recycling
Paguro Upcycle

Innovation

Daphne Water Solutions
Delancey
Future Planet Capital
ONE Creative Environments

Employee Engagement and Workplace Wellbeing

Bentley
DRPG
Higgs
Hitachi Energy
Kara Healthcare
Lodders Solicitors

Investment

Future Planet Capital
Ibstock
LGPS Central

Property and construction

Cordia UK
Loughborough College
ONE Creative Environments
Paradise Birmingham

Small Business (11-49 employees)

Alpha Facilities Group
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
HSG UK
OLPRO
Redditch United Football Club
Wilten Construction

Medium Business (50-249 employees)

Blocc Interiors
Central Mailing Services
Lodders Solicitors
Morley Hayes
Nottingham Playhouse

Large Business (250+ employees)

Duncan & Toplis
DRPG
Ibstock
Roythornes Solicitors

Sustainability Leader

Nyree Applegarth - Higgs
Ann Barrasso - Roythornes Solicitors
Rebecca Heald - Rebecca Heald
Sally-Anne Hurn - Duncan & Toplis
Jessica Wilkes-Ball - Mills & Reeve

Overall Leader

To be announced at the awards.