The sustainability profession speaks as 7,500 votes decide
this year’s sustainability champions
Pavegen Systems were one of the big winners last night, as global innovation and
collaboration took centre stage at the 2degrees Champions Awards! The event
showcased the companies and individuals pushing the boundaries of sustainable
business. The awards - the only ones entirely voted for by industry peers - rewarded
Pavegen, along with a house built almost entirely from waste products and Sky’s
Rainforest Rescue campaign with WWF.
The annual award ceremony which was hosted at Wembley Stadium was attended
by 400 people. There were a total of 240 entries, a massive 140% increase from last
year, and 7,473 votes were cast to decide the final 14 winners.
Pavegen have pioneered a flooring tile that converts wasted kinetic energy from
footfall into renewable electricity. In addition to winning an award, Pavegen also
installed 8 of their tiles at the event, creating a walkway that powered a camera. The
installation acted as an open-space photobooth, allowing attendees to take pictures
from their footfall, with resulting images displayed on a screen at the end of the
walkway. The images captured by the camera acted as a visual representation of the
renewable energy generation.
CEO Laurence Kemball-Cook attended the event, accepting the award on behalf of
the company. “The 2 Degrees Awards brought together a huge range of businesses,
all looking to improve their carbon footprint and seek out innovative alternatives. The
awards have opened doors for Pavegen, bringing us closer to our own objective of
commercialisation through potential partnerships in the future.”
Martin Chilcott, CEO, 2degrees said: “This year’s award shortlisted nominees are an
incredible collection of individuals and companies who have changed the way we
think about sustainable business. Pavegen’s award represents years of commitment
to thinking afresh, tackling inefficiencies and trailblazing ground-breaking solutions
which have a positive impact on society. The 2degrees network provides businesses
with an opportunity to showcase best practice, build relationships on and offline, and
inspire others to start their sustainable journey.”
-ENDSFor further information and to arrange interviews with winners, please contact:
Simon Ward, 2degrees
simonward@2degreesnetwork.com
01865 597 645
Full list of winners, runner-ups and commended individuals and organisations
Building or Property Project
WINNER: University of Brighton
RUNNER-UP: Mizen Group
COMMENDED: LILAC
Energy & Carbon Management – Long-Term Payback
WINNER: Pavegen
RUNNER-UP: Diageo
COMMENDED: Bristol City Council
Energy & Carbon Management – Short-Term Payback
WINNER: Barts Health NHS Trust
RUNNER-UP: Wyke Farms
COMMENDED: Belu Water
External Communications Campaign
WINNER: Sky
RUNNER-UP: Barts Health NHS Trust
COMMENDED: Lavery Pennell
Innovation of the Year
WINNER: Worldview Learning
RUNNER-UP: Virgin Atlantic Airways
COMMENDED: Pavegen
Internal Engagement
WINNER: PwC
RUNNER-UP: Barts Health NHS Trust
COMMENDED: Wingland Foods
Personality of the Year *
WINNER: HRH Prince of Wales
RUNNER-UP: Calum Richardson
COMMENDED: The Arctic 30
Sustainability Champion of the Year *
WINNER: Eldad Umenjoh, Anjong Young Farmers Group Cameroon
RUNNER-UP: Cat Fletcher, Freegle Brighton
COMMENDED: Trewin Restorick, Global Action Plan
Social Value
WINNER: Carbon Solutions Global
RUNNER-UP: SLOW LIFE Foundation
COMMENDED: Low Carbon Hub
Solution of the Year
WINNER: Vegware
RUNNER-UP: RB (Reckitt Benckiser)
COMMENDED: Sustrans
Supply Chain Management
WINNER: Pukka Herbs
RUNNER-UP: Asda
COMMENDED: Coca-Cola Enterprises
Waste & Resource Management
WINNER: University of Brighton
RUNNER-UP: Regent Street Direct
COMMENDED: Barts Health NHS Trust
Water Management
WINNER: Barts Health NHS Trust
RUNNER-UP: Coca-Cola Great Britain
COMMENDED: European Water Partnership
2degrees Member of the Year *
WINNER: Paul Hinkin, Black Architecture
Best Internal Awards Engagement
WINNER: RB (Reckitt Benckiser)
* Award at an individual level, rather than company level
About 2degrees - www.2degreesnetwork.co.uk
2degrees helps major corporations cut costs, reduce risk and achieve smarter growth
by being more sustainable. It does this by helping them transform out-dated business
practices, using fully-linked collaboration to make it simple and efficient for them to
work closely and at scale with suppliers, internal operations and customers.
It also manages an online collaboration platform with more than 40,000 professional
members which acts as an important facilitator, helping to engage, inform and enable
companies in a value chain to work together to realise the benefits of being more
sustainable.
About the 2degrees Champions Awards
7,473 votes were cast by 2degrees members over six weeks. Members voted by
assessing entries, which were published on the 2degrees platform. The aim of the
awards programme is to showcase the individuals and teams behind the initiatives,
best practice and pioneering sustainable business ideas that are providing real value.
To find out more about each winner, visit https://www.2degreesnetwork.com/awards
Or follow the conversation on Twitter using #2degreesAwards.
About Pavegen – www.pavegen.com
Pavegen is the invention of Laurence Kemball-Cook, 28, an industrial design
engineer and graduate of Loughborough University. The CEO and founder of
Pavegen developed the concept in 2009, whilst researching kinetic-off grid energy
solutions in environments where low-carbon technologies like solar and wind are not
practical. Pavegen tiles can be used in both indoor and outdoor locations and work
best where there is high footfall such as retail and transport hubs. The technology is
integrated, discreetly, into the existing environment, underfoot. Permanent
installations include three schools in the UK, the entrance of a large office and an
installation at Federation Square, Melbourne – to name a few. Pavegen units are
also available in modular form for use at events, such as exhibitions and marketing
campaigns, to demonstrate their commitment to innovation, sustainability and CSR
initiatives.