Eco Pioneers of the Year 2019

I was lucky enough to go to the P.E.A (People, Environment, Achievement) Awards this year, an event I’ve always wanted to attend as it celebrates the eco, sustainability and green heroes of our world.

Beauty brand Weleda kindly invited me and my sister, and we joined a few other green beauty fans, including my fave green make-up artist friends Lou Dartford and Conscious Beauty Union, on a decadent table for an entertainment-filled night at Studio 338 in Greenwich, London.

The year’s event, sponsored by Octopus Energy, was co-hosted by P.E.A. founder Jarvis Smith and biophilic design expert Oliver Heath with an immersive theatre performance by Enlightenment Cafe, including a brilliantly fun Climate Change Bingo.

A delicious vegan meal was served by Amrutha Catering with drinks merrily flowing thanks to Juniper Green Organic (great gin), Atlantic Distillery, Luscombe Organic, Equinox Kombucha and Deeside Water.

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Green-carpet glamour, climate change bingo, spoken word poetry performances, organic gin and a few of my favourite faces from beauty industry days…. 🥰 all to raise the profile of pioneers, brands and businesses doing good for others 👫 and the planet 🌍 • 5-10 years ago there was just a handful of us journalists, beauty experts and makeup artists banging the drum for sustainability in beauty and fashion and now the mainstream, thankfully, is on it too 💫. • If more businesses in ALL industries took a more ethical and sustainable approach, together it would make a big difference 🤜🏽. • Huge THANKS @weledauk @susiefairgrieve for inviting me to @pea_awards 🙌🏽 celebrating ‘People • Environment • Achievements’ proving there are better ways of doing things. Totally inspiring 👏🏽 • #eco #sustainability #sustainablefashion #sustainablebeauty #greenliving #ecobeauty #ecofashion #sustainablestyle #ecochic #women #womeninbusiness #inspiringwomen #inspiringbusinesses #sustainablebusiness #environmentallyfriendly #environmentalism #greenpioneer #bbloggers #greenbloggers #fbloggersuk #climatechange #stopclimatechange #climateemergency #awardsnight #peaawards #peaawards2019

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Now its 9th year, P.E.A is the UK’s leading sustainability awards, honouring individuals and teams behind the products, services and businesses that are making a positive difference to people and planet.

Here are the P.E.A Award winners of 2019:

ARTS, sponsored by MyGreenPod.com

• Claire O’Neill, founder of A Greener Festival

BRITAIN’S GREENEST FAMILY, sponsored by Yeo Valley

• Theresa Walton & Mary Strong, Sisters Against Plastic

ENERGY, sponsored by Octopus Energy

• Ehab Sayed, founder of Biohm

FOOD, sponsored by P.E.A.

• Lettus Grow

GREEN PIONEER, sponsored by Weleda

• Tabitha James Kraan, founder of TJK High Performance Organic Hair Care

HEALTH & WELLBEING, sponsored by Equinox Kombucha

• Vivo Life

MONEY

• David Gardiner, director of Evergreen Insurance Services

NATURE, sponsored by Iceland

• Clare Dubois, founder of TreeSisters

PRODUCT, sponsored by myenergi

• my Boo Bamboo Bikes (team)

TRAVEL, sponsored by Delphina Hotels & Resorts

• Clear Ocean Pact, TOURISM AWARD
• Victoria of Wight, TRAVELLING A TO B

VEGAN

• Juliet Gellatley, founder of Viva!

Lifestyle Hero Awards went to Tony Juniper, Katie Hill and the late, Polly Higgins.

Thank you to Weleda UK for the wonderful invite and here’s to more sustainability pioneers and achievements in 2020!