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P.E.A. Awards 2026 shortlist
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband joins Kenyan teenager on shortlist for UK’s leading climate awards.
4 June 2026
Green heroes from the UK and beyond have been recognised and celebrated at a glittering green-carpet ceremony at London’s One Marylebone.
Winners of this year’s P.E.A. (People. Environment. Achievement.) Awards, in association with OMMM, were congratulated in style over an evening hosted by comedian Stuart Goldsmith, who has performed stand-up comedy all over the world and is breathing new life into the way we talk about climate change.
The awards, now in their 16th year, attract leading lights from the sustainability sector and are an official part of Europe’s largest city-wide climate festival, London Climate Action Week (20-28 June).
This year guests were treated to speeches from Tony Juniper, one of the UK’s best-loved environmentalists, and Joe Rajapaksha, a 12-year-old climate campaigner who is the author of five books and winner of last year’s P.E.A. Award for Youth.
Tenzin Seldon, an established global leader, founder and venture capitalist with over two decades’ experience scaling climate technologies, delivered the keynote speech; she shared a new framework that incorporates ecological, social and economic resilience into measures of national progress.
Host Stuart Goldsmith performed a standup set that took guests on a journey ‘from inertia and dread to action’. Stuart’s recent climate show, Spoilers, won best show at the Leicester Comedy Festival and was among the best-reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
‘I’m always so impressed by the entries and nominations we receive, and this year is no different. The climate crisis isn’t going away, but tonight’s winners are taking matters into their own hands and proving that solutions exist and we can make a difference. There is hope, and tonight Stuart has reminded us to focus on the positives and celebrate all the best parts of being human.’
JARVIS SMITH
Founder of the P.E.A. Awards
The shortlist, comprising individuals from six continents spanning 16 categories, represented a truly level playing field for recognition. A serving cabinet minister – the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero – competed shoulder to shoulder with grassroots activists and a teenage climate organiser from Kenya.
The awards ceremony concluded with three special awards across two categories – Lifetime Achievement and Best of the Year.
The Lifetime Achievement Awards went to individuals whose considerable contributions and passion for change have led to exemplary long-term success in the field of sustainability.
The first Lifetime Achievement Award, for supporting Nature, went to Alastair Driver, Global Rewilding Alliance. The second Lifetime Achievement Award winner, for his work supporting humanity, was Master Zhi Gang Sha.
The Best of Year Award, which went to the judges’ top-scoring nomination, was handed to Lola May, Paddington Development Trust, and Eman Asir, Westminster Libraries.
This collaboration was shortlisted in four separate categories, and won in two of them, because it ticked so many boxes. The all-female judging panel scored each entry and nomination on three criteria: success to date, scalability and impact.
CLIMATE PIONEER
The shortlist:
The winner: NextGenLeaders Team
NextGenLeaders shows that young people most affected by environmental inequality are ready to lead when given trust, tools, and support. The programme focuses on communities facing polluted air, fuel poverty, limited access to safe green space or littered areas where no one is addressing problems. Participants design solutions connecting everyday life with climate action, from creating community green spaces and protecting pollinators to tackling knife crime and social inequalities.
COMMUNITY
The shortlist:
The winner: B1G1 (BUY1GIVE1 PTE LTD) Team
Rather than treating social impact as a separate initiative, the aim of B1G1 is to integrate it into everyday activity so it becomes a natural extension of commercial success. A corporate success – it could be a small sale or a big win – triggers an impact, setting a practical standard for how businesses can operate with purpose. The goal is to reach 1 Billion Impacts across more than 450 areas, ranging from a child’s education to forest protection.
CULTURE
The shortlist:
The winner: Stuart Trevor
Instead of producing new clothing at pace, what if fashion focused on reworking what already exists? The women’s streetwear collection by Stuart Trevor transforms surplus and pre-owned garments into contemporary pieces designed for longevity, individuality and everyday wear. Rather than chasing seasonal trends or volume, the collection prioritises craftsmanship, durability and character while diverting materials from waste streams and challenging overproduction.
ENERGY
The shortlist:
The winner: Tenzin Seldon, Pulse Fund
Tenzin Seldon has spent over two decades working at the intersection of climate, capital and systems change. As founder and managing partner of Pulse Fund, which invests across four climate technology verticals targeting companies that collectively address over $2.7 trillion in market opportunity, she is building the infrastructure for how climate technology gets funded, deployed and scaled, with the rigour of institutional finance and the urgency the moment demands.
EVOLUTION OF SUSTAINABILITY
The shortlist:
The winner: Lola May, Paddington Development Trust, and Eman Asir, Westminster Libraries
Inspired by the Camino de Santiago, this collaboration between PDT and Westminster Libraries is a six-mile walking pilgrimage through Westbourne, Queen’s Park and Harrow Road. By encouraging active travel and education about nature and wildlife in the area, the hope is that people will start to notice nature, care more and feel more embedded in their area. This will aid community building, connection to the land and a ‘more than human’ perspective in our urban environments.
HEALTH & WELLBEING
The shortlist:
The winner: Alfie Ruffell, SPEAK
The UK construction industry has some of the highest suicide rates of any sector, driven by long hours, transient workforces, financial pressure and a culture where mental health struggles are often unspoken. Many wellbeing initiatives fail because they are reactive, overly clinical or disconnected from the realities of working life. SPEAK was founded by Alfie Ruffell to address this gap through a holistic, preventative mental health and wellbeing model that integrates seamlessly into real-world working environments.
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
The shortlist:
The winner: Leonel Ceruto, KAWSAY School of Mother Earth
The School of Mother Earth brings together different bio-cultures from the entire American continent, to give children and young people a vision of respect and reciprocity with Mother Earth. The main principle is to create learning communities that teach respect for all living organisms. The goal is to build a new, regenerative way of life where intercultural and community interactions can be used to address emergencies like global warming.
INNOVATOR
The shortlist:
The winner: Corey Boaz, Omega Management Group
Corey’s work has taken him across the United States, into the Virgin Islands, throughout Mexico and into parts of Africa where access to water can mean the difference between survival and opportunity. No matter where he is, the approach is the same – listen first, understand the land and the people and then build something that will truly serve them. His patented directionally drilled intakes and slant well systems are smart and thoughtful; they protect coastlines, preserve natural systems and work with the environment instead of against it.
NATURE
The shortlist:
The winner: Lola May, Paddington Development Trust, and Eman Asir, Westminster Libraries
(See EVOLUTION OF SUSTAINABILITY winner info)
SHOPPING
The shortlist:
The winner: Sian Colson, Obvs Skincare
Sian has built Obvs Skincare on results and truth: no fillers, no petrochemicals, no misleading claims – just high-performance skincare that respects the skin barrier and the planet. It challenges the status quo and proves that ethical beauty can be both effective and uncompromising. Sian formulates organic skincare under the Soil Association COSMOS standard, and helps to educate consumers on ‘natural’ beauty in her role as a Soil Association Beauty and Wellness Ambassador.
TECHNOLOGY
The shortlist:
The winner: ecoSPIRITS Team
EcoSPIRITS replaces single-use glass bottles in the global spirits industry with a proprietary closed-loop distribution technology. The system transports premium spirits in bulk from their country of origin to local markets, where they are filled into reusable 4.5-litre glass ecoTOTEs. Bars, restaurants, hotels and retailers then dispense directly from these containers. The result is an average reduction of 95% in single-use packaging waste and a 60–90% reduction in the carbon footprint of packaging and distribution.
TRAVEL
The shortlist:
The winner: Howard Carter, incognito
Incognito offers a natural and non-toxic alternative to traditional insect repellents. Its formula, which uses the natural ingredient PMD instead of Deet, is 100% natural and biodegradable, and doesn’t pollute local groundwater when washed away. The products have been clinically proven to protect against mosquitos which carry malaria, dengue, West Nile, zika and other diseases. Incognito also publishes a blog to help customers make informed and responsible choices, and travel safely and sustainably to global destinations.
YOUTH
The shortlist:
The winner: Shanariha Evans, Young Warriors Club Kenya
As a 14-year-old Youth Ambassador for Climate Change Education in Kenya and founder of Young Warriors Club Kenya, Shanariha Evans champions a community-led model that connects environmental learning with hands-on conservation. She has worked with over 36 public schools across Kenya, directly educating and inspiring more than 2,000 students. Through coordinated community efforts, Shanariha has led the planting of over 270,000 mangrove trees.
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