Judging Panel
An independent panel of recognised and expert green leaders will determine the winners of the Green Awards.
Our focus is to deliver a balanced judging assessment from industry leaders who will bring their extensive knowledge, enthusiasm and expertise to the judging process ensuring that the winning entries are truly outstanding and worthy of receiving a Green Award.
The panel is carefully selected to ensure the Awards judging process is fair and objective. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate, in which case that entry will be reallocated. The integrity of this process lies at the very heart of all that we do.
A comprehensive judging process has been developed to decide the winners of the Green Awards
2024 Judging Panel
Dr. Paul Bolger (Judging Coordinator)
Manager, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork
Dr Paul Bolger is Manager of the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork, Ireland. He has worked across academia, industry and government for over 25 years developing long term research solutions for global sustainability challenges. VIEW MORE
Tanya Fitzgerald (Judging Coordinator)
Enterprise Liaison Officer, Sustainable Futures, Environmental Research Institute - University College Cork
As Enterprise Liaison Officer for the Sustainable Futures Project, Tanya is responsible for managing relationships with Enterprise partners and for identifying the skills and competencies required by industry in relation to Sustainability. VIEW MORE
Anna Ozolina (Judging Coordinator)
Project Manager Sustainable Futures Project, Environmental Research Institute - University College Cork
As the Project Manager for the Sustainable Futures Project, Anna coordinates inter-institutional, cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary engagement for impactful, long-term enterprise-informed sustainability skills education agenda. VIEW MORE
Daragh Anglim
Head of Impact, Broadlake
Head of Impact | Helping our Broadlake companies on their 3X10X journey to H.A.V.E. positive impact | B Corp Certified | Committed to creating stakeholder value | Better Business | Reimagining capitalism VIEW MORE
Mark Bennett
CEO, Ambie
Mark Bennett has expertise in smart cities, clean technology and sustainability strategies. VIEW MORE
Jan Peter Bergkvist
Sustainability Professional, Inspiring Speaker, Writer & Senior Advisor at SleepWell AB, Sweden
Jan Peter "JP" Bergkvist, sustainability professional, inspiring speaker, writer & senior advisor at SleepWell AB, has been active in the field of Sustainable Business at an executive level in the hospitality industry since the early nineties. VIEW MORE
Aidan Byrne
Sustainability & Utilities Manager, Aviva Stadium
Aidan is the Sustainability & Utilities Manager at the Aviva Stadium and has over a decade of experience in energy management, corporate sustainability practices and implementation of the ISO20121 Sustainable Event management & ISO50001 Energy Management standards. VIEW MORE
Jean Callanan
CEO, Momenta Hub
Jean Callanan is a Strategic Thinking Consultant and Sustainable Innovation Facilitator with a background in global marketing. She chairs Irish Hospice Foundation and is a non executive director of Bord Iascaigh Mhara. Jean writes a weekly sustainability blog 'Green Shoots From Business'. VIEW MORE
John Cunniffe
Director, G4S FM Ireland
John Cunniffe has experience rolling out Green Initiatives within property portfolios across a range of sectors; utilising his engineering background to incorporate sustainable solutions within the built environment and operations to incorporating a cradle-to-cradle approach to suitable projects. VIEW MORE
Supriya Foster
Sustainability Officer, South West College
Supriya Foster, Sustainability Officer at the world's first Passive House Premium educational facility, spearheads transformative sustainability projects. With a decade's expertise in environmental stewardship, she forges impactful partnerships to drive positive change in the educational sector. VIEW MORE
Nicholas Holden
Professor, University College Dublin
Nick’s teaching and research focuses on life cycle assessment and critical assessment of green technologies, addressing the impact and sustainability of agriculture, food and the bioeconomy. VIEW MORE
Karen Kennedy
Sustainability Senior Manager, PepsiCo
PepsiCo Global Sustainability Senior Manager operating across PepsiCo's food and beverage manufacturing footprint, to deliver PepsiCo's Net Water Positive ambition. VIEW MORE
Matt Kennedy
European Sustainable Development Leader, Arup
Matt is Arup’s European Sustainable Development Leader and is Global Leader for Climate Services. VIEW MORE
Maria Kirrane
Head of Sustainability and Climate Action, University College Cork
Dr Maria Kirrane is the Head of Sustainability and Climate Action for University College Cork. Maria leads the development and implementation of the University’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan working across units and disciplines to develop the campus as Living Laboratory for sustainability. VIEW MORE
Frances Lucy
Atlantic Technological University
Professor Frances Lucy is Atlantic Technological University (ATU)’s lead for the EU GREEN alliance and a member of the EPA Advisory Committee. VIEW MORE
Robbie McGrath
Head of Sustainability, D/RES Properties
Robbie has a wide range of experience developed over the last 15 years in Sustainability across several sectors from Corporate Real Estate, Residential Development, the Electronics and Pharmaceutical industries. Robbie is Head of Sustainability in D/RES Properties since 2021, and a member of the Cen. VIEW MORE
Elaine Neill
Head of Sustainability & Innovation, Gilfresh Produce Ltd
Elaine Neill is Head of Sustainability and Innovation at Gilfresh Produce Ltd, a family run agri-food company, supplying fresh produce in Ireland. She has over thirty years experience within the food industry moving from technical management to spearheading sustainability initiatives within the business. VIEW MORE
Robert O'Mahony
Head of Sustainability, Global Operations, Logitech
Robert O’Mahony leads an international, multi-disciplinary team as Head of Sustainability, Global Operations for Logitech. In his role, Robert is responsible for driving Logitech’s Global sustainability commitments and progress across its worldwide operations, products, and supply chains. VIEW MORE
Kathleen O'Regan
Senior Executive, Enterprise Ireland
Kathleen manages the Enterprise Ireland Green Transition Fund which is which is designed to support companies develop lower-carbon, resource efficient products, processes, and business models. VIEW MORE
Katherine Valery
Senior Sustainability Eng, Jacobs
A Senior Environmental Officer with more than 15 years’ in the Oil & Gas industry internationally followed by 3 years’ experience in the Irish construction industry. Katherine is a committed professional, passionate about sustainability. VIEW MORE
Sian Young
Director of Sustainable Business, Britvic Ireland
Sian Young is the Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic Ireland. VIEW MORE