27 Aug Eight Leaders Recognized As 2024 SEAL Sustainability Leader Award Winners
August 27, 2024 – SEAL has announced the eight winners of its 2024 Sustainability Leadership Awards, an ESG leadership award honoring the top executive leaders in Sustainability, EHS, and CSR.
“Sustainability professionals have a tough job trying to make a real difference with limited resources and small teams,” said Arabella Solaybar, Executive Producer of SEAL Awards. “The strong nominations for our 2024 award recipients show just how high the standards are in ESG leadership today.”
Driven by a record number of peer/employee nominations, the 2024 Sustainability Leader Award Winners were selected based on their track record of achieving ESG goals, leadership skills, and ability to attract and retaintalent.
Additionally, Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)-like data points were incorporated along with each executive’s specific accomplishments.
SUSTAINABILITY LEADER AWARD WINNERS
- Brandi Susewitz — Reseat, Inc.
- Elena Avesani — Oracle
- François Devy — SEAQUAL INITIATIVE
- Gillan Taddune — Banyan Water
- Jane Abernethy — Humanscale
- Robyn McLean — Hello Period
- Shadi Bakour — Pathwater Inc. (“PATH“)
- Tobias Ragge — HRS Group
SELECTED SUSTAINABILITY LEADER AWARD WINNER PERSPECTIVES
“I am excited and honored to be one of the eight leaders chosen for this special ESG Sustainability award. This recognition is a testament to the tireless efforts of our dedicated team and the transformative impact of our water management solutions. With water scarcity and sustainability becoming increasingly critical issues, Banyan Water is committed to empowering businesses to make a real difference and preserve our most precious resource.” — Gillan Taddune, President & CEO at Banyan Water
“I am honored to receive this prestigious SEAL Award. This recognition underscores the dedication of our team to delivering innovative cloud technology that empowers our customers as they drive meaningful change. With sustainability becoming a top priority for organizations, Oracle remains at the forefront, providing solutions that enable transparent disclosures and actionable insights. Together, we are on a mission to help our customers transform the world.” — Elena Avesani, Vice President, Sustainability Strategy & Technology Innovation at Oracle
For companies interested in entering our 2025 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards, please register below:
- 2025 SEAL Business Sustainability Award: https://sealawards.com/2025-seal-business-sustainability-awards/
2025 SEAL Sustainability Leader Award Nominations:
- Nominations for 2025 can be submitted at: https://sealawards.com/seal-sustainability-leader-award/
ABOUT SEAL AWARDS
SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Awards is an environmental advocacy organization that honors leadership through our corporate sustainability awards & environmental journalism awards while funding research and pursuing our own environmental impact campaigns.
The SEAL Awards core pillars are:
- Business Sustainability Awards – honors the most sustainable companies in the world, like Adidas, AMD, Cisco, and Tide
- Environmental Journalism Awards – representative past winners include journalists from Guardian, New York Times, and Grist
- Impact Campaigns – representative campaigns include “#UpTheCup” and “Eco Rewards”
- Environmental Research Grants – provided funding for researchers at leading institutions like Duke, Marine Conservation Institute, MIT, and UCLA. We funded a researcher in Ethiopia for 2022.
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