Stay Informed on Corporate Sustainability

Author: Archie Villaflores

Looking back at the Green Awards 2026, MCR Group took home the Green Financial & Professional Services Award for a sustainability programme built around the ÍON framework that delivered significant reductions in energy and water use, near-total EV conversion of its Dublin fleet, and the adoption of sustainable practices across more than 95 percent of its client base. The win sets a compelling benchmark for ESG excellence in Ireland's professional services sector, raising the standard of governance-led sustainability, measurable environmental impact, and client-wide influence that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ian Phillips, Director and co-founder of Anua Clean Air International, joins the judging panel for the Green Transformation Awards 2026, bringing over three decades of experience in biological air treatment and clean technology innovation, including the co-invention of patented technologies and oversight of more than 1,000 global installations.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Shabra Group has been announced as Gold Sponsor of the Green Awards UK 2026, bringing sustainable packaging and circular economy expertise. The partnership reflects Shabra's commitment to environmental responsibility and its natural alignment with the values driving the Green Awards UK forward.

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK-based direct air capture company Airhive has acquired Dutch DAC developer Carbyon, creating a European carbon removal company with complementary technologies targeting low-cost atmospheric CO2 capture at scale.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Gas Networks Ireland has appointed Diarmuid Collins as Director of Customer and Business Development, bringing over 15 years of experience across the organisation's finance functions to a role focused on renewable gas expansion.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Dairygold and Teagasc have launched a four-year joint programme to support dairy farmers across the Dairygold catchment area in building profitable, sustainable, and resilient farm businesses through to 2029.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland’s Department of Transport published the country’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy Roadmap on 21 August 2025, setting out four pathways for SAF development, production and uptake. The roadmap positions Ireland’s agri-food feedstock base and green energy infrastructure as a credible platform for SAF supply chain investment.

Author: Archie Villaflores

Turning back the clock to the Green Awards 2026, Panda took home the Green Technology Award (Over 50 Employees), recognised earlier this year for the Cleaner Bin Imaging Service, a human-centred innovation that combines technology, behavioural science, and consumer education to deliver measurable reductions in recycling contamination and clear operational efficiency gains at scale. The win raises the bar for environmental innovation in Ireland's waste management sector, setting the standard of scalable impact, consumer-centred design, and measurable sustainability outcomes that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.

Author: Archie Villaflores

David Maguire, Founder and CEO of BNRG Renewables, joins the judging panel for the Green Transformation Awards 2026, bringing over 25 years of experience across the environmental and renewable energy sectors, including the development of more than 5.5 GW of active solar projects across the USA, Canada, Ireland, the UK, and Australia.

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Central Statistics Office has published Ireland’s first statistical portrait of enterprise sustainability performance, finding that only 29 per cent of Irish businesses took measures to reduce energy consumption in 2022. The two-part series maps the energy efficiency, circular economy and digital innovation opportunity for Irish enterprises through 2030.