On Wednesday, 2nd October, 2019, over 300 leading figures in global responsible business gathered at Ethical Corporation’s 10th Annual Responsible Business Awards ceremony held at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London.
A great variety of different sectors and industries from all over the world were represented. The diversity on display – both in terms of geographical origin and working sphere – demonstrated how delivering a clean, more responsible business future is becoming an international mainstream effort – and opportunity.
Krina Amin, Head of Strategy at Ethical Corporation, said in her welcome speech: “2019 marks the 10th year anniversary for the awards. The level of ambition and impact demonstrated by the Responsible Business Awards never ceases to amaze me, particularly in the new categories on SDG impact and business transformation. All this year’s shortlisted companies are delivering impressive and innovative impacts within their fields. To stand out from hundreds of entries is no mean feat.
“The Responsible Business Awards are the only recognised global awards celebrating the leading strategies from across the globe. Seeing their ambition and impact gives hope that we can meet the challenges and goals that lie ahead. At Ethical Corporation we will look to shine the light on these leading strategies across our events and publishing activities” said Krina.
The prestigious Sustainable Innovation Award was presented to AeroFarms for their commitment to driving business innovation and leadership in sustainability and environmental stewardship.
The full list of winners for the Sustainable Innovation Award include:
• Dubai Electricity & Water Authority – High water usage alert
• Firmenich – Firmenich introduces industry
• Tesco – Wicked kitchen: supporting the shift to more plant-based diets
• Thai Union – Technology for social innovation
• AeroFarms – Feeding the world with sustainable indoor vertical farming
• Huawei – Track AI: a way to diagnose early childhood blindness
• Sime Darby Plantation – The palms for the future: sustainable yield improvement through ‘Genome Select’
• AB InBev – The 100+ accelerator
• Thermo Fisher – Recyclable 100% paper cooler from Thermo Fisher Scientific
• UBQ – The most climate-positive material
• MAX Premium Burgers – Climate-positive burgers
