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ESG GROUP-WIDE COMPETITION
In FY23 we ran a Group-wide competition
to increase awareness around green o昀케ces
and biodiversity. We were delighted with the
response and received a number of entries
for both categories.
To ensure objectivity, we enlisted the support of two
external judges:
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Bjoern Alberternst, an EHS/HSE Professional who
has worked as a consultant for Amazon, Xylem Water
Systems, Cemex Group, Tönnies Group and is currently
Head of WHS with the University of Münster, Germany.
He has consulted organic farms on sustainability
initiatives and biodiversity through the establishment
of small ponds and usable woodlands. Bjoern holds a
postgraduate diploma in Sustainable Business from the
University of Cambridge (UK)
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Emily Jackson, SVP Sustainability at The Economist
Group, who leads the Group’s environmental
sustainability strategy. Emily holds a postgraduate
certi昀椀cate in Sustainable Business in value chains from
the University of Cambridge (UK)
The following criteria were used to judge the entries:
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Quality of entry
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Community bene昀椀ts (wider impact beyond the company
on people and planet)
Level of ambition
Complexity of project
Level of implementation
Metrics
Company bene昀椀ts (contribution to sustainability
strategy)
It was a challenge for the judges to shortlist the entries
however, after much discussion, it was agreed to expand
the categories from two to three, including an additional
category for an individual entry.
The winners of the categories are as follows:
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2023 Biodiversity Project: O昀케ce of the Year: Alnwick (UK)
2023 Green O昀케ce of the Year: Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
2023 Biodiversity Project: Individual of the Year:
Jasvindar Gill, Indore (India)
ENVIRONMENT
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