Trailblazers of Sustainability: Business & Finance ESG Awards 2025 Finalists unveiled
March 18
10:57
2025
Several of Ireland’s leading organisations have been named as finalists in the 2025 Business & Finance ESG Awards, in association with Grant Thornton, recognising outstanding efforts in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. The winners will be revealed at a special luncheon awards ceremony at 12:00 PM on 10th April 2025 in the Round Room at The Mansion House, Dublin.
The Business & Finance ESG Awards celebrate companies that are driving real change through innovative policies, technology solutions, and sustainable business practices. This year saw a record number of entries, with Biodiversity Leadership in Business and Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Initiative emerging as the most competitive categories.
The prestigious ESG Leader Award will be presented to Mary Robinson, recognising her tireless dedication to sustainability, climate justice, and social equity on both a national and global scale.
Tracey Carney, Managing Director, Business & Finance, said: “The calibre of entries for the 2025 Business & Finance ESG Awards reflects the remarkable strides taken by organisations across Ireland in integrating sustainability at the core of their business strategies. We are seeing a significant shift towards collective responsibility, where entire teams are driving change and delivering measurable ESG impact. The finalists announced demonstrate how ESG principles are shaping the future of responsible business.”
Amanda Ward, Partner and Co-Head of Consulting at Grant Thornton reflected that: “This year’s finalists exemplify the transformative power of embedding ESG into business strategy — not simply as an obligation, but as a pathway to innovation, growth, and resilience. At Grant Thornton, we understand that meaningful ESG initiatives require bold vision combined with practical solutions. We are proud to recognise the finalists who are setting new standards for sustainable business practices, inspiring organisations across Ireland to drive measurable change and secure a prosperous, sustainable future for all.”
Business & Finance ESG Awards, in association with Grant Thornton, 2025 Finalists:
Biodiversity Leadership in Business Award
- Wildacres
- Biodiversity in Schools
- Coillte
- Dublin Port Company
- Business for Biodiversity Ireland
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Initiative Award
- Auticon
- Sodexo Ireland
- Bord Gáis Energy
- Codema – Dublin’s Energy Agency
- William Fry LLP
- Together Academy
- PTSB
- Workday
- Eversheds Sutherland LLP
- GridBeyond
Employee Well-Being Award
- Aldi Ireland
- Pacem Advisory
- Workday
- Sodexo
Energy Efficiency Initiative Award
- TCS
- Keelings
- Clancy Construction
- Carten Controls Ltd
- BWG Foods
- Cognition World
- Mortgage Advice Bureau
ESG Company Award (SMEs)
- UrbanVolt
- Positive Carbon
- Chartered Accountants Ireland
- Eversheds Sutherland LLP
ESG Company Award (Enterprise)
- daa
- Fyffes
- refurbed
- Carbery
- Keelings
- Coillte
- An Post
- H&MV Engineering
- Energia Group
- McCann FitzGerald LLP
ESG Innovation Award (Enterprise)
- Bank of Ireland
- H&MV Engineering
- Pfizer
ESG Innovation Award (SMEs)
- Positive Carbon
- Easydry
- Farm Fayre
- Xenergie Consulting Ltd
- CalQRisk
- GORM
- Submit Software Solutions Ltd
- Miagen Ltd
- HaloCare
ESG Sustainable Finance Award
- ING
- BVP Investments Limited
- Downing
- Bank of Ireland
ESG Team Award
- Energia Group
- Impact Investors
- Open Doors Initiative
- Workday
- Digital Realty
- Capital Dynamics
Future ESG Leader Award
- Aoife McNamara
- Lauren McKenna (Positive Carbon)
- Beatriz Gomez Moreno (GORM)
- Karina Gerdes (Mortgage Advice Bureau)
- Clemence Jamet (Guaranteed Irish)
- Jordan Nolan (Cognition World)
- Ali Alkadhimi (MongoDB)
Governance Leadership Award
- Barretstown
- Downing
- McCann FitzGerald LLP
- Guaranteed Irish
- GovernID
Net Zero Carbon Award
- Capital Dynamics
- Sodexo Ireland
- Lumitics
- CoolPlanet
- Flor de Caña
Sustainable Logistics Excellence Award
- An Post
- BBraun
- DPD Ireland
- Farm Fayre
Social Impact Award (Enterprise)
- Arthur Cox
- workday
- Coillte
- Applegreen
- Ptsb
- National Broadband Ireland
Social Impact Award (SME)
- Open Doors Initiative
- Barretstown
- Helium Arts
- Turas Nua
- HaloCare
- Xenergie Consulting Ltd
- Servicebots.ie
- Quintas Capital
- Wolfpack Digital
- Dublin Port
Sustainable Procurement Award
- Sia
- Sodexo Ireland
- An Post
Recent highlighted achievements by some of the finalists :
- Bord Gáis Energy has acquired Swyft Energy, aiming to install 10,000 solar panels in the next five years.
- CalQRisk is set to announce its new GreenFeet initiative and a finalist position in the ECSO CISO Choice Award 2025.
- Easydry is celebrating 20 years and a brand refresh.
- Farm Fayre has been recognised for its contributions to carbon emissions reduction, animal welfare, and agricultural sustainability.
- GORM is launching its Unified Business (UB) Membership Programme to support ESG-aligned business solutions.
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Pictured (L-R): Janice Daly, Partner, Sustainability Advisory at Grant Thornton; and Sarah Freeman, Managing Editor, Business & Finance.
