PEA showcases green

People and Environmental Achievement awards announced in travel, art, fashion, music, energy, business, campaigning, community

Finallists announced:

Arts, Fashion & Music

• Orsola De Castro, Creative Director and Co- Founder of From Somewhere
• Gavin Lawson, Founder/Director of THTC

Best Earth Saving Idea (for organic/chemical-free initiatives) Sponsored by Simply

• Jason Drew, Chairman of Agriprotein
• Simon Nash, Director of Green Oil

Best Energy Saving Idea Sponsored by Good Energy

• Karen Lynch, CEO of Belu
• Ross Lammas, Director of Sust-it
• Katy Duke, Owner of The Thermal Blinds Company

Business Person of the Year Sponsored by Gigaset

• Karen Lynch, CEO of Belu
• Rebecca Grey, Founder of Fresh Cargo

Campaigner of the Year

• Polly Higgins
• Tracey Smith

Community Award

• CRN – Community Recycling Network
• Findhorn Foundation
• Freegle
• Northumbria Students’ Union

Community Interest Company

• Trudy Thompson, Founder and CEO of Bricks & Bread
• Sinclair Eiloart, Director of the London Green Fair
• Paul Nixon, Discovery Centre Manager at the Seabird Centre

Entrepreneur of the Year

• Cathy Debenham, Founder of YouGen
• Maddy Harland, CEO of Permanent Publications
• Sven Segal, Founder and CEO of Po-Zu

Public Sector Award Sponsored by Kyocera

• Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group
• Our Greener Borough

Responsible Travel

• Car-free walks
• Northumbria Students Union (Trent Cannon)

Schools Sponsored by The Co-operative

• Karen Ford, Founder of the Footprint Friends
• Monkton Wyld Court
• The Sustrans Bike It Officers at Sustrans

Sustainability in Sport Sponsored by Green Magazine

• Forest Green Rovers
• Gordon Foat, Founder and CEO of Green Motorsport

PEA Champion Award
This will be the individual or team who, in the opinion of the judging panel, has come top overall. The nominee may have been short listed in more than one category or gained a particularly high score in a single category.

Chris Shearlock, Sustainable Development Manager for The Co-operative, said, "The PEA Awards is a great event that The Co-operative is proud to be associated with and we hope to continue raising awareness of environmental issues across the retail and business sectors.   It’s fantastic to see so many worthy candidates being recognised for their outstanding achievements and inspirational efforts towards improving sustainability and environmental awareness in the UK."

Jarvis Smith, founder of the PEA Awards comments "We were overwhelmed with applications from exemplar people from all walks of life making headway for sustainability. These awards were founded with an intent and need to support individuals and teams making a real difference in the world today, hopefully inspiring others and stimulating the decision makers to take urgent action for the way we are treating our planet. I wish all entrants and their initiatives the best of luck for the future and encourage them to continue their very impressive work!"

Valere Tjolle
Valere is editor of the Sustainable Tourism Report Suite 2012 Special Offers HERE