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Welcome to the
PwC Business Post
Sustainable Business
Awards
THE EVENT PROGRAM
This program contains our event running
order, category details, messages from
our sponsors, judges’ profiles, and this
evening’s menu.
#SUSTAINABLEBUSINESSAWARDS2022
In partnership with
2 Content
3 | Welcome 4 | PwC 5 | Agenda
3 Welcome
by Richard Oakley 4 PwC 5 Agenda
SPEAKERS
Welcome to the Business Post/PwC
Richard Oakley Fiona Gaskin Pat Cox
Sustainable Business Awards.
This evening, we seek to set a new standard for
Proud to support
green business in Ireland. AWARDS NOMINEES
the evolution
ESG Innovation Project An Post: HVO Vehicles
The Business Post prides itself on the quality of our CIE: Hydrogen Buses
TRANSPORT
environmental, social and governance reporting and DPD: Air Pollution Trackers on Vehicles
so we are delighted to launch these awards in part- of ESG Zap Map: Tracking Charging Points in Real Time
nership with PwC. ESG Innovation Project Electric Ireland Superhomes
Since the term ‘ESG’ ENERGY Enel X: DS3 solution
Green Generation: Biomethane production site
The awards recognise those companies and SMEs (environmental, social and SSE Airtricity: Green Electricity
who are making the principles of ESG a central part governance) was coined in 2005,
of their way of doing business. the importance of each of these ESG Innovation Project – Enva: Recycle contaminated soils
pillars has only increased. From the Integrated Materials Solutions: recycled concrete
WASTE and CIRCULAR
climate crisis to gender inequality Lidl: Deposit return scheme
Businesses adopting the principles of ESG and putting them into action - ECONOMY Viva Green: eco products
and corporate crises, the
caring for the environment, caring for their staff and the communities they challenges are all too familiar.
exist in and sticking to high ethical standards are doing the right thing. SOCIAL & INCLUSIVITY Dalata
AWARD Diageo
And it is important that they are doing it for the right reasons. In many ways, the world’s ESG journey
That’s why our partnership with The Human Collective
is just beginning and PwC is determined
Business Post is a perfect fit for us. SSE Airtricity
to lead by example. To that end, we William Fry
As one of the judges for the awards, this is what really struck me as I read have made a worldwide science-based In addition to the work we do, it’s
and researched the entries. The initiatives being taken, the practices being commitment to achieve net zero by important to recognise and celebrate the SUSTAINABLE Irish Blood Transfusion Service
adopted, and the goals being set are extremely impressive, but what is 2030, we were one of the first Irish best performing Irish businesses in each BUSINESS TEAM Lidl
companies to voluntarily disclose our pillar of ESG. We have much to learn NUI Galway
more so is the fact that the businesses involved are taking these steps be-
gender pay gap in 2019, and we are from each other as we work through the Sustainability Works
cause they know it is the right thing to do. committed to our ethical values in a uncertainty ahead, and the only way
world that rightly demands increased we will make meaningful progress is SUSTAINABLE Iseult Ward, FoodCloud
through collaboration. BUSINESS LEADER Nicola Woods, An Post
This is the first of what I hope are many Business Post/PwC Sustainable transparency.
Patrick Durcan, D/RES
Business Awards. It would not have been possible to launch the awards We also support our clients as they In that context, we wish all nominees Tom Donnellan, Bord na Mona
without the support of PwC and I would like to thank the company for navigate each pillar of ESG because the very best of luck at the inaugural
success is no longer about the bottom Sustainable Business Awards. Our SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Ballykilcavan Brewery & Farm
working with us. I would also like to recognise the work of my colleagues collective ESG efforts will be critical
line alone—it’s about our impact on the (SMALL TO MEDIUM) D/RES
in the Business Post and of the independent judging panel, who have been world around us. At PwC, we combine in the years ahead, but you are setting FoodCloud
so generous with their time and expertise. the benchmark for other businesses Green Generation
strategy, transformation and reporting
Viva Green
to deliver sustained outcomes that drive and demonstrating that purpose and
value and responsible growth while profitability can go hand in hand.
Finally, I would like to thank all the businesses who entered the awards. SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Aldi
helping organisations navigate periods of I wish you continued success, tonight AIB
The standard of entries was extremely high and I wish you all the best of uncertainty. and into the future.
(MEDIUM TO LARGE)
An Post
luck. Johnson & Johnson
In short, we are living out our core UCC
values, which are fully aligned with ESG, David McGee
Richard Oakley, and helping our clients do the same. Partner, PwC
Editor and Chief Content Officer, Business Post GRAND PRIX
6 | Menu 7 | Judges 8 | Sponsor
Strategic
6 Menu 7 Judges 8 Power
Projects
Dr Cara
Pat Cox Dr Ebun Joseph Augustenborg Strategic Power Projects are delighted to be a category sponsor in this year’s
PwC Business Post Sustainable Business awards.
As a large-scale renewable energy developer, we make a determined effort to
provide solutions to businesses and communities who have embarked on their
sustainability transition.
Throughout our journey, we have identified demand from large energy users
Terrine of Ham and Free-Range Chicken to reduce their energy costs while more consciously making their transition to
decarbonise their energy usage. We have recently launched Strategic Power
In House Pickled Cauliflower, Apple Sauce, Local Leaves Salad Connect in response to this.
Dr David Connolly Donna Gartland Sandra Healy
Strategic Power Connect design and install onsite renewable energy systems
to enable large companies to make long term commitments in reaching their
sustainability goals while securing energy supplies at a set price through a
Pan Fried Farmed Seabass Fillet Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
Ballymakenny Crushed Potatoes, Shallots and Chives, There is no capital outlay, Strategic Power Connect will fully finance the design,
Drummond House Asparagus, Garlic Butter build, maintenance and operations of the systems while the customer will
benefit from reduced energy costs.
Energy provenance has never been
more important. The future of any • Long term certainty on energy prices
Strawberry Tartlet Dr Paul Deane Tomás Sercovich Richard Oakley
business will demand more empathy • No capital outlay
to the environment in which it
Velvet Cloud Yogurt and Wexford Strawberries operates and to the people and
• Future proof your business
• Report on ESG with confidence
stakeholders with which it works.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters are increasingly
Tea, Coffee, Petits Fours becoming part of the business narrative. With a raft of EST-related disclosure
requirements coming into force over the coming years, companies need to
assess their readiness in terms of the transition to a low carbon economy and in
meeting their sustainability disclosure requirements.
Daniel Murray Lorcan Allen Elaine Prendeville
Strategic Power Connect solves a lot of problems for businesses – we can help
with the reduction of energy costs whilst enabling the sustainable transition.
It’s refreshing to see that companies welcome the solution, and very much in a
vocational sense rather than simply meeting
This evening’s menu has been created exclusively for the PwC Business Post regulatory requirements.
Sustainable Business Awards by InterContinental Hotel executive chef Alberto We want to help companies on this
Rossi using locally sourced and sustainably produced ingredients journey. Demonstrating an environmental
commitment should be seen as an
opportunity and not a burden. The prize for
the future is too big.
Click on the portrait for more info
9 | Sponsor 10 | Sponsor 11 | PwC
Department of the
9 First
Citizen 10 Environment, Climate
and Communications
11 PwC
Climate change is here, and we urgently need to adapt in order to reduce our contribution to
greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and prepare for a better future. With energy and running
costs increasing, the Government wants to help businesses to reduce their energy use to
save money and reduce their emissions.
The Climate Toolkit 4 Business is for SMEs and micro enterprises at the start of their
decarbonisation journey, to help businesses to consider the wider impacts of their energy
use and their emissions, and start reducing them.
Building sustainability into your business is critical because:
• It matters to your customers. Customers are looking for providers that are sustainable. New vision can only come
from a new perspective.
You add value to your product or service by reducing its carbon impact.
• It matters to your staff. Being a sustainable, environmentally conscious employer will
motivate and engage your teams, while developing the skills and knowledge your
company needs.
• It can help your ‘bottom line’. Making your business more resource efficient or providing Success is no longer measured by the bottom line, but by how
new sustainable products or services can be cost-efficient and profitable too. positively business impacts the wider world. Responsibility,
• It makes your business more resilient. Long-term business success depends on adapting to sustainability and diversity are the new touchstones.
market changes. The transition to low carbon will shape our economy in the next decade.
At PwC, we get this. Our community of solvers is ready to help
Preparing now to thrive in this transition gives you a competitive advantage.
drive this transformation. Combining talent and technology to place
Environmental, Social & Governance at the very heart of your business.
The toolkit includes a simplified carbon calculator, that generates an estimated carbon Creating a transparently better future for generations to come.
footprint for the user, and produces a plan of tailored actions recommended in response to
the data provided. This data includes information on the business’ size and sector, as well as
details such as energy use and travel information. At PwC, it all adds up to The New Equation.
It also provides guidance for reducing emissions through advice and links to the resources
available from state agencies such as Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), Enterprise Ireland (EI),
Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) and others.
www.climatetoolkit4business.gov.ie
gov.ie Learn more at www.pwc.ie/sustainability
Welcome
3 by Richard Oakley
Welcome to the Business Post/PwC
Sustainable Business Awards.
This evening, we seek to set a new standard for
green business in Ireland.
The Business Post prides itself on the quality of our
environmental, social and governance reporting and
so we are delighted to launch these awards in part-
nership with PwC.
The awards recognise those companies and SMEs
who are making the principles of ESG a central part
of their way of doing business.
Businesses adopting the principles of ESG and putting them into action -
caring for the environment, caring for their staff and the communities they
exist in and sticking to high ethical standards are doing the right thing.
And it is important that they are doing it for the right reasons.
As one of the judges for the awards, this is what really struck me as I read
and researched the entries. The initiatives being taken, the practices being
adopted, and the goals being set are extremely impressive, but what is
more so is the fact that the businesses involved are taking these steps be-
cause they know it is the right thing to do.
This is the first of what I hope are many Business Post/PwC Sustainable
Business Awards. It would not have been possible to launch the awards
without the support of PwC and I would like to thank the company for
working with us. I would also like to recognise the work of my colleagues
in the Business Post and of the independent judging panel, who have been
so generous with their time and expertise.
Finally, I would like to thank all the businesses who entered the awards.
The standard of entries was extremely high and I wish you all the best of
luck.
Richard Oakley,
Editor and Chief Content Officer, Business Post
4 PwC
Proud to support
the evolution
of ESG
Since the term ‘ESG’
(environmental, social and
governance) was coined in 2005,
the importance of each of these
pillars has only increased. From the
climate crisis to gender inequality
and corporate crises, the
challenges are all too familiar.
In many ways, the world’s ESG journey
That’s why our partnership with The
is just beginning and PwC is determined
Business Post is a perfect fit for us.
to lead by example. To that end, we
have made a worldwide science-based In addition to the work we do, it’s
commitment to achieve net zero by important to recognise and celebrate the
2030, we were one of the first Irish best performing Irish businesses in each
companies to voluntarily disclose our pillar of ESG. We have much to learn
gender pay gap in 2019, and we are from each other as we work through the
committed to our ethical values in a uncertainty ahead, and the only way
world that rightly demands increased we will make meaningful progress is
transparency. through collaboration.
We also support our clients as they In that context, we wish all nominees
navigate each pillar of ESG because the very best of luck at the inaugural
success is no longer about the bottom Sustainable Business Awards. Our
line alone—it’s about our impact on the collective ESG efforts will be critical
world around us. At PwC, we combine in the years ahead, but you are setting
strategy, transformation and reporting the benchmark for other businesses
to deliver sustained outcomes that drive and demonstrating that purpose and
value and responsible growth while profitability can go hand in hand.
helping organisations navigate periods of I wish you continued success, tonight
uncertainty. and into the future.
In short, we are living out our core
values, which are fully aligned with ESG, David McGee
and helping our clients do the same. Partner, PwC
5 Agenda
AWARDS NOMINEES
ESG Innovation Project An Post: HVO Vehicles
TRANSPORT CIE: Hydrogen Buses
DPD: Air Pollution Trackers on Vehicles
Zap Map: Tracking Charging Points in Real Time
ESG Innovation Project Electric Ireland Superhomes
ENERGY Enel X: DS3 solution
Green Generation: Biomethane production site
SSE Airtricity: Green Electricity
ESG Innovation Project – Enva: Recycle contaminated soils
WASTE and CIRCULAR Integrated Materials Solutions: recycled concrete
Lidl: Deposit return scheme
ECONOMY Viva Green: eco products
SOCIAL & INCLUSIVITY Dalata
AWARD Diageo
Human Collective
SSE Airtricity
William Fry
SUSTAINABLE Irish Blood Transfusion Service
BUSINESS TEAM Lidl
NUI Galway
Sustainability Works
SUSTAINABLE Iseult Ward, FoodCloud
BUSINESS LEADER Nicola Woods, An Post
Patrick Durcan, D/RES
Tom Donnellan, Bord na Mona
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Ballykilcavan Brewery & Farm
(SMALL TO MEDIUM) D/RES
FoodCloud
Green Generation
Viva Green
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS Aldi
(MEDIUM TO LARGE) AIB
An Post
Johnson & Johnson
UCC
GRAND PRIX
6 Menu
Terrine of Ham and Free-Range Chicken
In House Pickled Cauliflower, Apple Sauce, Local Leaves Salad
Pan Fried Farmed Seabass Fillet
Ballymakenny Crushed Potatoes, Shallots and Chives,
Drummond House Asparagus, Garlic Butter
Strawberry Tartlet
Velvet Cloud Yogurt and Wexford Strawberries
Tea, Coffee, Petits Fours
This evening’s menu has been created exclusively for the PwC Business Post
Sustainable Business Awards by InterContinental Hotel executive chef Alberto
Rossi using locally sourced and sustainably produced ingredients7 Judges
Dr Cara
Pat Cox Dr Ebun Joseph Augustenborg
Dr David Connolly Donna Gartland Sandra Healy
Dr Paul Deane Tomás Sercovich Richard Oakley
Daniel Murray Lorcan Allen Elaine Prendeville
Click on the portrait for more infoStrategic
8 Power
Projects
Strategic Power Projects are delighted to be a category sponsor in this year’s
PwC Business Post Sustainable Business awards.
As a large-scale renewable energy developer, we make a determined effort to
provide solutions to businesses and communities who have embarked on their
sustainability transition.
Throughout our journey, we have identified demand from large energy users
to reduce their energy costs while more consciously making their transition to
decarbonise their energy usage. We have recently launched Strategic Power
Connect in response to this.
Strategic Power Connect design and install onsite renewable energy systems
to enable large companies to make long term commitments in reaching their
sustainability goals while securing energy supplies at a set price through a
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
There is no capital outlay, Strategic Power Connect will fully finance the design,
build, maintenance and operations of the systems while the customer will
benefit from reduced energy costs.
Energy provenance has never been
more important. The future of any • Long term certainty on energy prices
business will demand more empathy • No capital outlay
to the environment in which it • Future proof your business
operates and to the people and • Report on ESG with confidence
stakeholders with which it works.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters are increasingly
becoming part of the business narrative. With a raft of EST-related disclosure
requirements coming into force over the coming years, companies need to
assess their readiness in terms of the transition to a low carbon economy and in
meeting their sustainability disclosure requirements.
Strategic Power Connect solves a lot of problems for businesses – we can help
with the reduction of energy costs whilst enabling the sustainable transition.
It’s refreshing to see that companies welcome the solution, and very much in a
vocational sense rather than simply meeting
regulatory requirements.
We want to help companies on this
journey. Demonstrating an environmental
commitment should be seen as an
opportunity and not a burden. The prize for
the future is too big.9 First
CitizenDepartment of the
10 Environment, Climate
and Communications
Climate change is here, and we urgently need to adapt in order to reduce our contribution to
greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and prepare for a better future. With energy and running
costs increasing, the Government wants to help businesses to reduce their energy use to
save money and reduce their emissions.
The Climate Toolkit 4 Business is for SMEs and micro enterprises at the start of their
decarbonisation journey, to help businesses to consider the wider impacts of their energy
use and their emissions, and start reducing them.
Building sustainability into your business is critical because:
• It matters to your customers. Customers are looking for providers that are sustainable.
You add value to your product or service by reducing its carbon impact.
• It matters to your staff. Being a sustainable, environmentally conscious employer will
motivate and engage your teams, while developing the skills and knowledge your
company needs.
• It can help your ‘bottom line’. Making your business more resource efficient or providing
new sustainable products or services can be cost-efficient and profitable too.
• It makes your business more resilient. Long-term business success depends on adapting to
market changes. The transition to low carbon will shape our economy in the next decade.
Preparing now to thrive in this transition gives you a competitive advantage.
The toolkit includes a simplified carbon calculator, that generates an estimated carbon
footprint for the user, and produces a plan of tailored actions recommended in response to
the data provided. This data includes information on the business’ size and sector, as well as
details such as energy use and travel information.
It also provides guidance for reducing emissions through advice and links to the resources
available from state agencies such as Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs), Enterprise Ireland (EI),
Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) and others.
www.climatetoolkit4business.gov.ie
gov.ie11 PwC
New vision can only come
from a new perspective.
Success is no longer measured by the bottom line, but by how
positively business impacts the wider world. Responsibility,
sustainability and diversity are the new touchstones.
At PwC, we get this. Our community of solvers is ready to help
drive this transformation. Combining talent and technology to place
Environmental, Social & Governance at the very heart of your business.
Creating a transparently better future for generations to come.
At PwC, it all adds up to The New Equation.
Learn more at www.pwc.ie/sustainabilityYou can also read
