
Get to Know the Mastermind Behind the Decisions
As we gear up for the Green Awards 2025, we’re excited to introduce you to a selection of our award judges.
These industry leaders bring a wealth of experience and expertise, ensuring our awards recognise the best and brightest in sustainability. Their insights and evaluations will be crucial in honouring innovation and excellence.
Head of Impact, Broadlake Head of Impact | Helping our Broadlake companies on their 3X10X journey to H.A.V.E. positive impact | B Corp Certified | Committed to creating stakeholder value | Better Business | Reimagining capitalism
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Sustainability advisor and owner, SleepWell AB Jan Peter "JP" Bergkvist, sustainability professional, inspiring speaker, writer & senior advisor at SleepWell AB, has been active in the field of Sustainable Business at an executive level in the hospitality industry since the early nineties.
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CEO, Momenta Hub Jean Callanan is a Strategic Thinking Consultant and Sustainable Innovation Facilitator with a background in global marketing. She chairs Irish Hospice Foundation and is a non executive director of Bord Iascaigh Mhara. Jean writes a weekly sustainability blog 'Green Shoots From Business'.
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Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, University for the Creative Arts Professor Martin Charter, Director, The Centre for Sustainable Design, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), UK. Martin has worked at director level on business sustainability issues in consultancy, leisure, publishing, training, events and research for over 30 years.
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Director, G4S FM Ireland John Cunniffe is a Director of G4S FM Ireland, who recognises that the threat from climate change to the natural environment and social infrastructure is an important and ongoing concern for our organisation, our customers, our employees, and communities.
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Sustainability Associate, Cundall David is a Chartered Engineer with over 24 years of experience in Building Services and Sustainability Consultancy, with a particular focus on promoting energy conservation and sustainable designs within the built environment industry.
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Enterprise Liaison Officer, UCC As Enterprise Liaison Officer for the Sustainable Futures Project, Tanya is responsible for managing relationships with Enterprise partners and for identifying the skills and competencies required by industry in relation to Sustainability
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Sustainability Officer, South West College Supriya Foster, Sustainability Officer at the world's first Passive House Premium educational facility, spearheads transformative sustainability projects. With a decade's expertise in environmental stewardship, she forges impactful partnerships to drive positive change in the educational sector.
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Co-Founder, SustainabilityWorks With a background in accounting and renewable energy, Laura is a Co-Founder of SustainabilityWorks, an independent sustainability consulting firm that offers a unique blend of skills and experience across sustainability strategy, finance, reporting and communications.
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Professor of Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin Nick is the academic director of the Food and Agriculture Sustainable Technology Innovation Programme (FAST-IP). His research focuses on the life cycle assessment of green technologies, addressing the impact and sustainability of agriculture, food and the bioeconomy.
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Founder, UrbanVolt Kevin has significant experience as an entrepreneur, founding Novaerus in 2010 and UrbanVolt in 2015. Prior to that, Kevin was the CEO of Caterpillar Ireland and served as a Director of Merrill Lynch's International Bank. He has an MBA from UCD Smurfit Business School.
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Principal of Sustainability and Resilience Standards and Visiting Assistant Professor, Port Authority of New York New Jersey and Pratt institute Ankita Nalavade is an urban sustainability and resilience expert with an architectural background. Her diverse experience across public, private and academic sectors has been fundamental in implementing Sustainability and Resiliency strategies at different urban scale.
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Head of Sustainability & Innovation, Gilfresh Produce Ltd Elaine Neill is Head of Sustainability at Gilfresh Produce Ltd, a family-run fresh produce supplier in Ireland. With over 30 years of food industry experience, she leads initiatives balancing environmental, social, and economic goals.
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Senior Executive, Sustainability Solutions Department, Enterprise Ireland Kathleen works in the Sustainability Solutions Department of Enterprise Ireland helping companies implement sustainability best practice through a range of financial and non-financial supports including advisory, training, and capital grants and sustainable enterprise webinars and workshops.
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Director, Anua Clean Air International Ian has worked extensively over the past 35 years developing and championing the deployment of Biological solutions for complex air pollution applications. He has focused on developing r biological treatment of air emissions utilising recovered materials for a double environment win
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Sustainability Manager, Chartered Accountants Ireland Advocate, author and speaker on sustainability for Chartered Accountants Ireland, a membership body representing over 38000 members across the island of Ireland and overseas.
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Emeritus Professor, Maynooth University Emeritus Professor John Sweeney, Maynooth University, is one of Ireland’s leading climate scientists with almost 40 years of experience in the area. A founder of the ICARUS centre and leader of several domestic and international research projects he is well known as a regular contributor to print an
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Head of Decarbonisation, TU Dublin Rosie Webb is Head of Decarbonisation at Technological University Dublin. Working in climate action, urban design and architecture she develops programmes to enable compact, sustainable urban development and community revitalisation.
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Regional Director, Veolia Declan is a chartered engineer with over 30 years experience in operations across a range of industries. He has extensive experience in designing and delivering solutions for environmental challenges - especially in the areas of waster, waste and energy.
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Director of Sustainable Business, Britvic Ireland Sian Young is the Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic Ireland.
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Daragh Anglim
Jan Peter Bergkvist
Jean Callanan
Martin Charter
John Cunniffe
David Feighery
Tanya Fitzgerald
Supriya Foster
Laura Heuston
Nicholas Holden
Kevin Maughan
Ankita Nalavade
Elaine Neill
Kathleen O'Regan
Ian Phillips
Susan Rossney
John Sweeney
Rosie Webb
Declan White
Sian Young
Why Our Judges Matter
The insights and feedback from our judges are invaluable in recognising outstanding contributions within the sustainability industry. Their diverse backgrounds and perspectives ensure our awards reflect excellence and innovation.
Don’t miss seeing these judges in action at the Green Awards 2025 on February 25th, 2025. Their evaluations will shape the future of [industry/field], and we can’t wait to celebrate the achievements of all participants.
Stay tuned for more updates. Together, let’s celebrate excellence in sustainability.



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