Women in Green Business Awards

We'll be back in 2026...

Celebrating Women in Sustainability

Over 350 business leaders, entrepreneurs, and sustainability executives from across the UK's green economy gathered in Central London on 8 October 2025 for the second annual Women in Green Business Awards. Our chair of judges Cecilia Keating hailed the hundreds of finalists as evidence of how women are both working to develop solutions to tackle the climate crisis and "challenging industries that are, in the majority of instances, still designed to cater to the needs of men".

The Women in Green Business Awards will return in 2026...

About the Women in Green Business Awards

A just and rapid transition to a low-carbon economy depends on increasing the participation and retention of women across a raft of sectors. Representation of women remains low in STEM fields, energy and utilities, automotive, construction, and manufacturing - sectors that are all critical to the net zero transition and are facing a major skills crunch as demand for green roles explodes.

Meanwhile, women remain under-represented in senior roles in the vast majority of businesses, fuelling the gender pay gap and denying organisations a breadth of perspectives at board level. Women are critical to the success of green businesses, and the net zero transition as a whole.

The Women in Green Business Awards will showcase the companies committed to tackling gender inequities as they drive forward UK climate action, while celebrating the role women are already playing in building the UK’s green economy.

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Nominations open

You can nominate yourself or a colleague. Please only nominate the same person once as the number of nominations does not contribute to future success.

Entry questionnaires

Once nominations have closed, nominees will be asked to complete a questionnaire. This is for our judges to learn more about the nominee and their role. A questionnaire needs to be submitted in order to progress to the next stage.

Finalists announced

After the judging process is complete, we will announce the list of successful finalist.

Winners announced

The winners will be announced at the in-person awards ceremony on 8 October at the Marriot Grosvenor Square in London

Testimonials from our 2024 Winners

Being recognised as a winner at the 2024 Women in Green Business Awards felt simply incredible. Most definitely one of the best and most humbling moment of my professional career.

Joanna Gilroy Group Director of Sustainability Balfour Beatty

Receiving external recognition was truly rewarding— winning the Rising Star of the Year boosted my confidence and motivated me to push even further in an ever-evolving field.

Arushi Gupta Senior Client Success Manager Datamaran

It was a huge privilege to be recognised alongside some inspiring women within the industry! I felt proud of the progress we are continuously striving to make and proud of the value that has been seen in our work.

Dorothy Oduguwa D&I Lead Vodafone

I was humbled by the recognition, and it made me reflect on how this award not only validates the hard work and dedication of everyone at Thrive, but also serves as a reminder of the collective effort needed to drive meaningful change.

Monika Paplaczyk Investment Director Thrive Renewables

It was an honour to be recognised at the Women In Green Business Awards, last year, alongside so many other women driving Green Business across a range of industries. It was a huge boost of confidence, particularly at the earlier stages of my career, and provided a great opportunity to learn from other women in the space.

Eilis O'Keefe Associate VP – Carbon Markets Kita Earth