Future Leap’s Sustainable Business Awards Ceremony will be an exciting finale to the 2023 Festival of Sustainable Business, aligning with Bristol’s One City plans. The evening celebrates businesses that are standing out as leaders in sustainability and are recognised for their contributions towards people, profit and the planet.

The awards ceremony provides the platform and space for organisations and individuals to make vital connections, enabling collaboration under a common goal – to progress sustainability. With organisations taking the lead in addressing the climate and ecological emergency, this is a great opportunity to network, learn and celebrate.

We are welcoming The Funny Terns, also known as Natalie Fée (founder of City to Sea and author of How to Save the World for Free) and Angus Barr (theatre-maker, comic songwriter and environmental activist), to close the event with a special musical performance.

Join Natalie and Angus for some musical merriment on the environment (can that really be funny?). They’ll be sharing their perspective on the top issues facing the planet, tips on how to be greener and some familiar tunes set to the twinkly-twangly sounds of Angus’s banjolele. 

The Festival of Sustainable Business is kindly headline sponsored by Building Growth South West. The Awards Ceremony is kindly headline sponsored by Thought Quarter. The dinner is kindly sponsored by Bristol City Leap. The drinks reception is kindly sponsored by Termex.

The dinner will begin with a drinks reception, followed by a gourmet 3 course dinner, prepared using locally and sustainably-sourced produce. The event will be interspersed with inspiring keynote speakers and award announcements.

Dress Code: Business attire

Timings:

• Drinks reception 18.15
• Sit down for Dinner at 18.45

Evelyn Partners are the Festival’s proud Inclusivity Sponsor. If you need anything to make this event more accessible for you, do not hesitate to contact us.

Announcing our 2023 Shortlist!

Congratulations to the following nominees for being this year’s shortlist!

Social Sustainability (sponsored by TLT LLP)

• Ambition Lawrence Weston

• SWIG Finance

• Grace and Green

Low Carbon Tech Solutions (sponsored by EQUANS)

• The Bottle Yard Studios

• The CHEESE Project CIC

• measurable.energy

Biodiversity (sponsored by lawlight solicitors)

• Critically Endangered Socks

• Ambition Lawrence Weston

• Belmont Estate

Circular Economy and Waste (sponsored Albert Goodman)

• Oat Float

• GENeco

• Share Bristol

Communicating the Climate and Ecological Emergency (sponsored by Rin Hamburgh & Co)

• Bristol 24/7

• Avon Wildlife Trust

• Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

”I loved the people I met at the event – they were so inspirational, and I feel there could be potential to work/collaborate with some of them in the future. I really appreciated that the meal was plant-based.” — 2022 attendee