Showcasing our 2023 Finalists

We are delighted to share with you the showcase of finalists' projects for the 2023 Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland, in association with UKRI. Read about their innovative and replicable sustainability projects, as well as their top 3 project learnings and project specific SDGs. Over the coming months, we will be adding 2-minute project videos to the showcase. We are extremely grateful to finalists for supporting the Awards ethos: promoting and encouraging sustainability good practice within the higher and further education sector and beyond. 

Congratulations to all our 102 Finalists representing 65 institutions. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony which will take place on Thursday 30 November at the Titanic Hotel, Liverpool. Ticket sales are now open with early bird offers available until 8 September.

Alison Robinson Deputy Executive Chair & Director of Corporate Affairs for the Natural Environment Research Council, part of UKRI, says: “With another exceptional set of finalists announced I feel both humbled and proud to represent UKRI’s involvement in these awards. While the challenge ahead of us is daunting the innovation, passion and belief across the research and innovation sector is inspiring and I look forward to following the progress of these projects as they help us reach our net zero target.” 

Charlotte Bonner, CEO, EAUC, says: “The Green Gown Awards are one of the most prestigious ways we recognise impactful and innovative sustainability practice across the further and higher education sectors. They’re not our awards – they’re for the sector, delivered collaboratively in partnership in the UK and globally. In a space where greenwash and sustainability marketing has become prolific, the sector led, peer-reviewed structure of the Green Gown Awards ensures they’re meaningful, transparent, and authentic. We know that the excitement and pride that comes from being a finalist is a great springboard for institutions to engage more people in their sustainability work. But the value of the Green Gown Awards is beyond the individual organisations that are nominated. We look forward to sharing stories about our finalists’ work - providing inspiration, demonstrating impact, and learning from lessons learned along the way.” 

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Finalists at a Glance (list view).
(Previous years' winners can be found here or on the Sustainability Exchange.)