Sustainable Company Awards 2023

EnerSys impressed the Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards judging panel with its EnerSys Operating System (EOS), an operational management programme designed to identify, reduce or eliminate excess waste and associated costs.

Bintang Capital Partners impressed the Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards judges with the "very robust governance and policies [it has] in place to be a sustainable company and uphold its B Corporation status."

Specialist investment firm Sustainable Development Capital's (SDCL) Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT) was launched to invest exclusively in the energy efficiency sector in 2018.

UK long-term savings and retirement business Phoenix Group was praised by one Sustainable Company Awards judge for its "fully comprehensive approach covering investors and supply chains...

Launched in 2022, London-based Sylvera's Carbon Credit Analytics (CCA) tool seeks to bring together disparate data sources from across voluntary carbon markets...

US sustainable building materials producer Modern Mill was singled out by the Sustainable Company Awards judges for its sustainable alternative to wood solution, ACRE.

As one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies, Canadian Solar provides manufactures solar photovoltaic modules and battery storage products...

The impact of Planet Tracker's reports includes a recent announcement that Uruguay is launching a deforestation-linked sovereign bond, which specifically references Planet Tracker's work in that field.

Working with children and young people in some of the most deprived areas of the UK, investment bank DC Advisory partnered with non-profit organisation Sportinspired to introduce sport as personal development for young people.

Jinko Solar says it was first company in the photovoltaic power industry to join the RE100 and EP100 in 2019...

North Sky Capital impressed the judges in two categories in the Americas region at this year's Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards.

Having launched a new ESG-dedicated website, Czech energy company ČEZ Group says it has delivered a single point of access for all its sustainability reporting.

In partnership with recycling company MYgroup, British e-commerce company THG has turned its surplus sports nutrition brand products into animal feed.

Having launched its new natural capital strategy last year, AXA IM Alts received €500 million ($542 million) in commitments from AXA Group investors, with the target of removing or avoiding 25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum.

In July 2022, Nordea Asset Management launched the first phase of a three-year collaboration with several partners to engage with 21 oil, gas and utilities companies on the disclosure and mitigation of their methane emissions.

EDP Group has developed its circular economy best practices in response to growing international guidelines and regulations, such as the European Green Deal and Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

Through its reporting, US-based Select Water Solutions aims to provide its stakeholders with a clear understanding of its sustainability goals, progress, and initiatives.

In collaboration with several non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Infinite Environmental Solutions launched Project Anand to tackle problems with traditional cooking methods in rural Indian communities.

The world's largest pulp producer Suzano has taken several steps to earn it the accolade of Large enterprise of the year in Environmental Finance's Sustainable Company Awards.

Providing an annual assessment of the biodiversity impacts of corporates, financial institutions, and sovereign issuers, Iceberg Data Lab's Corporate Biodiversity Footprint (CBF) tool allows financial institutions to assess the biodiversity impact of their investments.

To address conservation and restoration in the palm oil producing regions of Indonesia and Malaysia, Lestari Capital developed the Rimba Collective, a $1 billion financing mechanism, with Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever as founding partners.

Metro Pacific Health Tech's app mWell was praised by one Sustainable Company Awards judge for "an innovative and technology-based solution to providing medical services to an underserved population".

Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards judges praised L'Oreal's Italian plant for its, "very innovative programmes...for water recycling and conservation" and for its "interesting research exploration into the use of the sludge for a raw material input".

Meralco's first vice president and chief sustainability officer Raymond Ravelo has been awarded this accolade in recognition of his leadership for Meralco's transformational sustainability programmes...

India-based climate solutions technology company Chainflux developed Tracer, a blockchain company, to allow companies to track and trace products through their supply chain and across their lifespan.

US commercial real estate investment manager Basis Investment Group (BIG) was singled out by the Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards judges for its diversity and inclusion initiative.

According to the World Health Organisation, 2.4 billion people still use solid fuels to cook, which results in significant carbon emissions and negative health effects.

Ireland's largest public transport provider, Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), saw the deployment of Ireland's first fully electric bus service as subsidiary Bus Éireann deployed 11 electric single-deck buses in the town of Athlone earlier this year.

As part of its sustainability strategy and a commitment to reduce carbon emissions, US transportation company Norfolk Southern has developed a new energy-efficient corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

US alternative real assets investment firm Harrison Street impressed the judges in two categories of the 2023 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards.

Canadian data and analytics firm Riskthinking.AI believes that the financial impact of climate change is mispriced.

Emily Balcombe joined YouGov in a newly created role of ESG Coordinator in 2021 before progressing to ESG Manager in 2022.

The judges at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards 2023 singled out Portuguese conglomerate SONAE, for its, "innovative programme [that] provides financial incentives to Sonae's suppliers that have strong ESG ratings",...

"Through this initiative we aim to promote photovoltaic vocational training among students, supporting the development of young professionals of the community close to the solar plants of Solarpack, and facilitating their access to sustainable green jobs."

NetCYCLE Africa, a project by Ghanaian circular economy not-for-profit Chaint Afrique Academy, seeks to tackle the problem of plastic waste and abandoned fishing gear that washes up along the coast and lake communities of Ghana.

Judges at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Company Awards this year praised re.green's founder and chief scientist Bernardo Strassburg for his "excellence and meaningful impact" as a result of "hard work and dedication".

Having founded the US-based Unreasonable group to support entrepreneurial ventures that address global issues and scale up these efforts, this year its CEO David Epstein secured a deal with Barclays to support 200 sustainable ventures in the green economy.

Globe Telecom has been recognised in four categories for the Asia-Pacific region at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards 2023.