Global Sustainability Awards Highlight Clean Tech Innovation

The Global Sustainability Awards 2025 highlight how EVs, clean transport infrastructure and zero-emissions solutions are moving from concept to execution. For mobility executives, OEMs, infrastructure providers and policy stakeholders, this year’s winners illustrate the business models and technologies shaping a more sustainable transport future.

Whether through EV-ready telecoms, carbon-neutral data systems or electrified automotive roadmaps, the awards reinforce that ESG is not a siloed initiative but a cross-functional imperative. In the EV and mobility space, the integration of emissions reduction, innovation and stakeholder accountability now defines sector leadership.

Discover the winners of the Global Sustainability Awards 2025 below.

AI in Sustainability Award – IFS

• Highly commended – GIST Impact

IFS, a global cloud software provider, won the AI in Sustainability Award for its Planning and Scheduling Optimisation system. The solution supports industries such as energy, utilities and manufacturing in reducing carbon emissions by minimising unnecessary travel, fuel use and inefficiencies in logistics, critical for fleet operators and EV logistics planning.

Brand Campaign Award – PT Great Eastern Life Indonesia

• Highly commended – ABB

PT Great Eastern Life Indonesia, awarded the Brand Campaign Award, integrates ESG into brand identity through education and social impact. While outside the core mobility sector, its campaign model shows how insurers and financial services can support ESG in EV adoption through awareness and community engagement.

SME Company of the Year Award & Sustainable Technology Award – Terraformation 

• SME Company of the Year Award, highly commended – Jet Plant Hire
• Sustainable Technology Award, highly commended – ECL & Croda Beauty

Terraformation, a reforestation tech company, won SME Company of the Year and Sustainable Technology Award. Its biodiversity projects and open-source Terraware platform support climate mitigation through nature-based solutions. These efforts address transport-related emissions and can form part of wider EV ecosystem offset strategies.

Medium Company of the Year Award – One New Zealand

One New Zealand, formerly Vodafone NZ and winner of Medium Company of the Year, incorporates electric mobility into its operations with EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy sourcing and AI-powered energy efficiency across its network. As a major telecom provider supporting 5G infrastructure, One NZ’s ESG model intersects with transport innovation by powering smart mobility systems and connected vehicles.

Enterprise Company of the Year Award – Aston Martin

Aston Martin, winner of Enterprise Company of the Year, is pushing electrification at the core of its Racing. Green. strategy. The British automotive manufacturer cuts resource use, achieves zero waste to landfill and expands its roadmap for hybrid and fully electric vehicles. It aligns heritage with innovation by embedding ESG throughout operations, supply chain and product development.

Diversity & Inclusion Award – ANS Group

• Highly commended – Vedanta Aluminium Limited & deugro

ANS Group, Diversity & Inclusion Award winner, delivers cloud and cybersecurity services across sectors, including mobility and public infrastructure. Its inclusive policies, flexible work approach and outreach programmes create workforce environments where innovation in EV and digital systems can thrive.

ESG Programme Award – SGS SA

• Highly commended – Reconomy & Jet Plant Hire

SGS SA, winner of the ESG Programme Award, helps global clients, many in automotive and transport, verify sustainability metrics and supply chain compliance. Through its Sustainability Ambitions 2030, it supports emission cuts, gender equity and responsible sourcing.

Executive of the Year Award – Ingrid Beutler, Think Beyond

• Highly commended – Sonya Gafsi Oblisk, Whole Foods Market & Tina Arrowood, Ph.D., DuPont Water Solutions

Ingrid Beutler, Executive of the Year, shapes sustainability governance across global sport through Think Beyond. Her impact on international ESG standards and frameworks extends into sectors with high environmental footprints, including transport and events logistics.

Future Leader Award – Sripragas Nadaraja, Ramboll

• Highly commended – Ana Luiza Nogueira Rodrigues, Scala Data Centers & Katharina Fechtner, BASF Coatings GmbH Münster

Sripragas Nadaraja, Future Leader Award winner and Sustainable Design Director at Ramboll, leads net zero and super low energy building projects. His innovations include a low-energy cooling system and an embodied-carbon tool, essential for climate-resilient transport infrastructure and energy-efficient mobility hubs. He also influences policy through education and collaborative design.

Lifetime of Achievement Award – Márcia Balisciano at RELX

Márcia Balisciano, recognised with the Lifetime of Achievement Award, leads RELX’s sustainability programme, bringing ESG into governance, operations and corporate responsibility. Her work demonstrates how cross-sector leadership, from media to mobility, can shift organisations into long-term ESG alignment.

Net Zero Award, Project of the Year Award & Start-Up Award – ECL

• Net Zero Award, highly commended – Fincantieri & DP World
• Project of the Year Award, highly commended – apetito Ltd & Link

ECL, a start-up based in California, claims the Net Zero Award, Project of the Year Award and Start-Up Award for its modular, hydrogen-powered data centres. Using green hydrogen fuel cells, these off-grid facilities produce electricity and water for cooling, enabling data infrastructure that supports EV platforms, autonomous systems and edge computing without carbon emissions. ECL’s scalable model offers a blueprint for clean, decentralised energy aligned with EV sector demands.

Partnership Award and Sustainable Supply Chain Award – HH Global

• Partnership Award, highly commended – Croda Beauty & DuPont Water Solution
• Highly commended – Princess Polly

HH Global, won both the Partnership Award and Sustainable Supply Chain Award, enables sustainable marketing and procurement for major brands. Through its partnership with Diageo and SDG-aligned supplier ratings, it ensures sustainability is integrated across the value chain—an increasingly critical factor for OEMs and EV producers managing complex supplier ecosystems.

Social Impact Award – Esas Holding

• Highly commended – Reeder Technology & Version 1

Esas Holding, Turkey’s largest family investment firm and winner of the Social Impact Award, operates across transport, logistics and property. Its youth employment initiative, Esas Sosyal, delivers strong social return on investment, helping to build inclusive and skilled workforces that support evolving EV and infrastructure markets.

Sustainability Consultancy Award – Think Beyond

• Highly commended – EY Consulting GmbH & EcoEngineers

Think Beyond, winner of the Sustainability Consultancy Award, works with global organisations including top-tier sport and entertainment entities to integrate net zero frameworks and carbon tracking tools. For EV manufacturers and transport regulators, its consultancy model offers insights into stakeholder-led sustainability strategy and performance measurement.

Sustainability Strategy Award – Housing & Development Board

• Highly commended – Waterbom  (PT Bali Ocean Magic) & One New Zealand

Housing & Development Board (HDB) in Singapore won the Sustainability Strategy Award for its Green Towns Programme, which integrates EV chargers, smart lighting and thermal controls into public housing. With plans to retrofit all estates, HDB reduces urban emissions and grid load while cooling neighbourhoods by up to 2°C—aligning city design with EV charging access and sustainable transport ecosystems.

Sustainable Finance Award – Scala Data Centers

• Highly commended – Cisco & Terraformation

Scala Data Centers, winner of the Sustainable Finance Award, delivers renewable-powered hyperscale infrastructure across Latin America. It operates entirely on certified green energy and includes innovative backup solutions like HVO-fuel generators. With financial backing through green bonds, Scala supports the expanding energy needs of EV networks and digital platforms.

Editor's Award - DP World

DP World was awarded the Editor's Award by Sustainability Magazine Editor-in-Chief Steven Downes and Editor Charlie King for its expansive sustainability work.

DP World has an expansive global impact in sustainability while supporting companies along its value chain in developing and enhancing sustainability efforts. The company's leadership is passionate and vocal, ensuring that the logistics giant is leading by example and sharing thought leadership at every turn.