The Green Leader Awards is an annual celebration and award ceremony to recognize the outstanding achievements of members and volunteers of the London Environmental Network and Green Economy London.

Learn more about the Green Economy London Award winners here, the Environmental Network Award winners here, and see all the photos from the event on our Facebook page. 

London Environmental Network Member Award Categories:

Outstanding LEN Member - Recognizes a member of the London Environmental Network who has had a significant impact on the local environment.

• Finalists: Thames Talbot Land Trust, London Middlesex Master Gardeners

Congratulations to the Thames Talbot Land Trust! Also known as TTLT, they are an established and highly capable land protection organization that has built a strong community presence through a variety of educational and hands-on volunteer opportunities.

Community Impact - Environmental Action Incubator - Recognizes an organization or community group who has implemented a project through the Environmental Action Incubator program exceptionally.

• Finalists: The PATCH, ALUS Middlesex

Congratulations to ALUS Middlesex! ALUS Middlesex created a Wildlife Monitoring Program, and purchased a nest box and trail camera to passively document on-site wildlife activity.

Community Choice - Given to a community member who demonstrates outstanding environmental leadership in their personal lives or community.

• Finalists: Sara A., Julien R., Shely K., Paleesa K.

Congratulations to Shely! Shely K. launched a campus wide lab coat recycling program to divert landfill waste.

Green Economy London Member Award Categories: 

Green Innovation - Awarded to a member who has implemented a project over the past year that has/will have a significant impact on reducing their GHG emissions.

• Finalists: GreenTech Painting, DoughEV

Congratulations to GreenTech Painting! They developed the Roll & Brush washing machine to reduce water usage by up to 90% in the brush cleaning process, and use CO2-absorbing paints and plant trees with every project. 

Environmental Steward of the Year - Celebrates a member’s involvement, participation, and leadership in projects and actions that positively impact the community and ecosystems of London and surrounding area.

• Finalists: Lerners LLP, MTE Consultants

Congratulations to Lerners, the first law firm / legal services member of GEL that set and achieved the “Platinum” Environmental Stewardship goal right after joining.

Circularity Award - Recognizes a member who has implemented projects that reduce and/ or divert waste at their organization.

• Finalists: Heeman’s, Let’s Talk Science

Congratulations to Heeman's! In the fall of 2024, they revived their plastic recycling program in collaboration with other community organizations, successfully collecting 18,000 pounds of plastic pots, trays, and tags.

Green Project Implementation - Given to a member who has implemented project(s) at their facility that are inspirational, educational, effective (or all of the above) that relates to reducing the environmental impacts of their organization.

• Finalists: Bluestone Properties, Junction Climbing, Dough EV

Congratulations to Dough EV! They launched a delivery e-bike, which reduced deliveries by car by 150 km/ month.

Rookie of the Year - Awarded to the most active and accomplished new member of Green Economy London.

• Finalists: Clayworx, London Bike Café

Congratulations to both finalists for winning this award!

Many thanks to our sponsors for making the Green Leader Awards possible!

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