The Green Awards 2022 takes a significant place within Irish business as a national recognition platform for organisations who strive to improve their impact on the environment.
Since the Green Awards began in 2008, it has witnessed the increase in scale and commitment from organisations across all sectors towards the highest standards.
You could say that there has never been such a pivotal moment within Irish business around how sustainability and carbon footprint are being addressed.
The Climate Action and Low Carbon (Amendment) Act 2021 has big expectations, and the business community needs to embrace these wholeheartedly.
Annually, well over 100 organisations with close to 300 submissions participate across 25 prestigious award categories. Once the finalists are made public winners are announced at the lavish, gala ceremony that takes place this year on April 21st, in the Burlington Hotel.
For every organisation in Ireland who strives to be greener there are other, crucial organisations supporting them through their insight and expertise.
Joining the Green Awards this year as a key supporter and title sponsor is Bord na Móna.
Speaking about the strategic support of the Green Awards, John Hannan, head of Corporate Affairs at Bord na Móna says: “As a climate solutions company helping to lead Ireland towards a climate neutral future, Bord na Móna is delighted to be lead sponsor of the Green Awards 2022. All our work at Bord na Móna is focused on taking tangible action at scale and designing innovative solutions to achieve Ireland’s climate goals. There is a long way to go but these Awards recognise the excellent contribution and commitment made by other companies to create a greener future, and it is very encouraging to see the great progress that has been made to protect our planet. We are proud to be part of an event that highlights leadership and sustainability in green practice in Ireland, and look forward to hearing more about sustainable solutions and practices undertaken by companies in Ireland at the Green Awards in April 2022.”
Bord na Móna is an Irish, semi-state climate solutions company helping lead Ireland towards a climate neutral future. Bord na Móna provides employment for approximately 1500 people and manages a land holding of over 80,000 hectares, and measure their work on this landbank over long-term timescales. Their ambition is to create the right conditions to store carbon and protect biodiversity, while helping to deliver ongoing sustainable energy security for Ireland.
Director, partner programmes at BusinessRiver, Kevin O’Driscoll commented on the appointment of Bord na Móna as lead sponsor: “The Green Awards is an event with a high pedigree and is recognised across the entire country. Having a title sponsor with such an established and recognisable brand is something that is very exciting for the event. We know that Bord na Móna fully support organisations who are moving in the right direction across their sustainability journey and that commitment is exactly what our sponsorship platform is there to do. Both ourselves and Bord na Móna are looking ahead with optimism for another hugely successful winners ceremony and hope for a greener future.”
The Green Awards is devised and organised by BusinessRiver who engage with 30 business communities, sectors, sub-sectors and professions by giving them a platform to showcase the exceptional standards being reached across Irish business.