2022 SHORTLIST

Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted for the ESG Awards 2022.

Thanks to all of our partners for their support, including our headline partner UNICEPTA. Unicepta's ESG Sensor gives companies a precise picture of how they and their competitors are perceived relative to the most important ESG issues- and which topics and actors have the greatest impact.

The winners will be announced live on Wednesday 9th November, at 4 pm GMT from The ESG Awards website. The live virtual awards show will be free to attend. Add The ESG Awards show to your calendar by clicking on this link.

The ESG Awards 2022 received entries from all around the world. The variety of truly inspirational work, driven by the ESG agenda is clear. The scope, volume and ambition of this work is accelerating quickly as brands, businesses and organisations rise up to their ESG responsibilities and challenges.

Don't miss The ESG Awards live show, where we will announce the winners and also take our viewers on a tour of some of the world's most amazing ESG work in 2022. You can add the ESG Awards show to your calendar here.

Congratulations again to all those shortlisted for the ESG Awards 2022.

CAMPAIGN & CASE STUDY CATEGORIES

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO REDUCE POVERTY
Geiser Maclang – Angkas
Ogilvy – Boots & The Hygiene Bank

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Livi and The Romans - Miss Diagnosed
OTO and The Romans - Insomnia: The Drop Off
Red Consultancy for Avon - Check & Chat for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Red Consultancy for KP Nuts - Team Nut Check

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OR ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Evalueserve Holdings AG - Pehchaan and Navjyoti Building Brighter Futures
Gas Networks Ireland - School Engagement Initiative
Gran Cursos Online - Democratizing Education in Brazil
Southern California Gas Company - California State University, Los Angeles Capstone Program
Sterlite Technologies - Digital Equalizer & Improved Learning Programme

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE GENDER EQUALITY
Evalueserve Holdings AG - Suite of Gender Equality and Empowerment Initiatives
Hope&Glory and GUINNESS - #NeverSettle
Livi and The Romans - Miss Diagnosed
Third City, Starling - Make Women's Football Equal

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO CREATE OR IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
Geiser Maclang - Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.
Red Consultancy for Smart Energy GB - Whatever the weather: Smart Energy’s clean energy campaign
Southern California Gas Company - Access and Affordability Programs

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE’S WORK OR THEIR ACCESS TO WORK
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced in the awards ceremony.

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Brunswick Property Partners - Lonsdale Road 6a/8a redevelopment
Southern California Gas Company - SoCalGas [H2] Innovation Experience
Third City, Spring - The Trade Inn

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO REDUCE INEQUALITY
Livi and The Romans - Miss Diagnosed
Play Magnus Group - Meltwater Champions Chess Tour

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO CREATE OR IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CITIES AND/OR COMMUNITIES
Ecover & The Romans, The Ecover Refillery
The Foothills - The Adventure Begins Here
Third City, Spring - The Trade Inn

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE AND ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
Boots and Ogilvy UK - Announcing Boots’ ban of all plastic-based wet wipes
Ecover & The Romans - The Ecover Refillery
Kindred, for WRAP - Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change 2022
Miele Professional - An ‘immer besser’ approach to sustainability
Perfect Flight - Perfect Flight APP sustainable management and control of spraying areas
Sodexo UK&I - Appetite for Action
Third City, Spring - The Trade Inn

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE CLIMATE ACTION
firstlight group & CCAG - Giving climate change a voice
TEAM LEWIS & Schneider Electric - Powering Change

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO PREVENT OR REDUCE MARINE POLLUTION
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced in the awards ceremony.

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Geiser Maclang - Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.
Hill+Knowlton Strategies & Arla - The Bee Road
Red Consultancy for Weleda - Get Dirty To Save Earth’s Skin
The Foothills - The Adventure Begins Here

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY TO PROMOTE PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Duolingo & The Romans - Translated Into Tartan
Hope&Glory and Bumble - #CyberflashingIsFlashing

BEST ESG CAMPAIGN OR CASE STUDY WHICH HAS PLAYED A ROLE IN STRENGTHENING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced in the awards ceremony.


ESG PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

BRAND ACTIVISM ESG CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Duolingo & The Romans - Translated Into Tartan
Hill+Knowlton Strategies & Arla - The Bee Road
Hope&Glory and Bumble - #CyberflashingIsFlashing
Hope&Glory and GUINNESS - #NeverSettle
Meta and Hope&Glory - WeThe15 Gamechangers
OTO & The Romans - Insomnia: The Drop Off

CARBON FOOTPRINT ESG PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced in the awards ceremony.

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ESG PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
NatWest Group Sustainable Futures Network- Giki Zero carbon tracker
Swiss Re - NetZeroYou2
TSB - Do What Matters 2025

ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT ESG CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
The judges decided not to reveal a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced in the awards ceremony.

ESG RELATED CHARITY PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
Auto Trader and The Carbon Literacy Project - The Auto Trader Automotive Carbon Literacy Toolkit
Red Consultancy for KP Nuts - Team Nut Check
Southern California Gas Company - Restaurants Care Resilience Fund


TEAM / CONSULTANCY CATEGORIES

ESG CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Buchanan's ESG Team
Kindred
Outwrite PR
Social Invest
The Tilton Consultancy
Third City
Woodrow Communications


ESG REPORT OF THE YEAR

Diversified Energy Company - 2021 Sustainability Report: Poised to Thrive Through the Energy Transition
Gas Networks Ireland - Sustainability in Action 2021
Hochschild Mining PLC - Committed to a better world – 2021 Sustainability Report
Kingfisher plc - Better Homes, Better World
KPMG UK - Our Impact
PT Pertamina (Persero) - Pertamina Sustainability Report 2021