Sustainability Category Winners
These are the Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 23rd Annual International Business Awards®, which recognizes achievement in the workplace worldwide. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 professionals (opens in new tab) during two months of judging. Learn about the judging and awards process here (opens in new tab).
Excellence in Circular Economy Practices
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tosyalı Holding, Levant, Istanbul, Türkiye: Tina Kendall-Davis
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Bent and Buzz, Taguig City, Philippines: After the Egress: How Bent & Buzz Turns Events Into Circular Impact Systems
Most Impactful Sustainability Partnership
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Pru Life UK, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Building Climate-Ready Communities Through Health, Education, and Resilience
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand: NEXTOPIA - Pioneering a New Paradigm of Cross-Industry Retail Collaboration
Net Zero Strategy of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Fiba Renewables, Uskudar, Istanbul, Türkiye: Leaving No Trace: Our Net-Zero Emission Journey
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Flor de Caña, Chichigalpa, Chinandega, Nicaragua: A 135-Year Single-Estate Journey to Global Carbon Neutral Leadership
Sonae Sierra, Lisboa, Portugal: Sonae Sierra Net Zero Strategy: Built on Experience. Driven by Science.
Ziraat Dinamik Bank, Istanbul, Türkiye: Ziraat Dinamik: The Carbon-Neutral Born Neo-Bank
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
QNB Bank A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye: QNB Türkiye Net Zero Commitment
Sustainability Hero of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Manila Electric Company, Pasig City, National Capital Region, Philippines: Meralco Chief Sustainability Officer: Raymond Ravelo
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
GGC Group (formerly DDB Group Philippines), Taguig City, Philippines: She’s Building Floors: Anna Chua-Norbert and the Business of Kindness
Sustainability Hero of the Year in Canada and the U.S.A.
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Green Teen Generation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Green Teen Generation
Sustainability Hero of the Year in the Middle East and Africa
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
QNB Bank A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye: Yeliz Ataay Arıkök - QNB Türkiye Sustainability Hero of the Year
Sustainability Initiative of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Personal Collection Direct Selling, Inc., Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines: #GreenLifeGreatLife Movement: Championing Sustainability for a Future Made Great
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Ortigas Land Corporation, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: GH Tower
Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand: NEXTOPIA - A prototype city of the future
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
SM Investments Corporation, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines: Building Sustainability Capability at Scale: The SM Sustainability School
Sustainability Initiative of the Year in Canada and the U.S.A.
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
IBM Global Real Estate, Armonk, New York, United States: IBM Global Real Estate Decarbonization Initiative at IBM Bromont
Sustainability Initiative of the Year in Europe
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Kibar Holding, Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Türkiye: K-STAR RISE Supplier Sustainability Training Program
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Enerjisa Energy, Istanbul, Türkiye: SENTRUM
Sustainability Initiative of the Year in the Middle East and Africa
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Ports, Customs and free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Fixed Ambient Air Monitoring Station
Sustainability Leadership Award in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
C.P. Vietnam Corporation, Dong Nai, Viet Nam: Leading Nature-Positive Transformation: C.P. Vietnam’s Journey for a Green Vietnam
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Manila Electric Company, Pasig City, National Capital Region, Philippines: Meralco Powering the Good Life
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Black Box, Plano, Texas, United States: Redefine Ready: Black Box’s High-Velocity Global ESG Transformation
Sustainability Leadership Award in Canada and the U.S.A.
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Savers Value Village, Bellevue, Washington, United States: Savers Value Village
Sustainability Leadership Award in Europe
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
HALKBANK, Istanbul, Atasehir, Türkiye: From Sustainable Banking to a Sustainability Ecosystem
Sustainability Product of the Year in Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch, Hong Kong, Hong Kong: CUBHK Creates Sustainability Values for Clients
Sustainability Product of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Filinvest REIT Corp., Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Filinvest REIT Corp.: Building a Resilient REIT Through Environmentally Responsible Asset Growth
Sustainability Product of the Year in Europe
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Besler Gıda, Istanbul, Türkiye: SAFER 2. phase POTENTIAL
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Schneider Electric, Rueil-Malmaison, France: Schneider Electric Wiser Home AI
Sustainability Product of the Year in the Middle East and Africa
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Vakıf Katılım, Istanbul, Ümraniye, Türkiye: Vakıf Katılım’s Renewable Energy Transformation: An 8.5 MW Solar Power Plant Powering All Banking Operations
Sustainability Reporting & Transparency Award
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Esas Properties, Istanbul, Türkiye: Esas Properties 2025 Sustainability Report: Accessible, Transparent and Impact-Driven
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Borusan Holding, Istanbul, Türkiye: Borusan Group Integrated Sustainability Approach
Manila Electric Company, Pasig City, National Capital Region, Philippines: One Meralco 2024 Integrated Report
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Hitachi Digital Services, Santa Clara, California, United States: RitaONE - next-generation SaaS platform for ESG reporting and insights.
Thai Life Insurance Plc., Bangkok, Thailand: TLI – Sustainability Report
Sustainability Service of the Year in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Thai Life Insurance Plc., Bangkok, Thailand: Core Insurance Process Transformation Leading to Sustainable Tomorrow
Sustainability Service of the Year in Europe
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
DHL Global Forwarding, Bonn, Germany: DHL Global Forwarding GoGreen Plus: Making Scalable Emissions-Reduced Logistics Accessible for All
Sustainable Supply Chain in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Aboitiz Construction, Inc., Taguig City, Philippines: Integrated for Impact: Engineering a Sustainable Supply Chain Ecosystem at Aboitiz Construction
Sustainable Supply Chain in Canada and the U.S.A.
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
IBM, Armonk, New York, United States: Demand‑Driven Circular Recovery: Converting IT Assets into a Predictive, Sustainable Global Supply Chain
Sustainable Supply Chain in Europe
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Kibar Holding, Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Türkiye: K-STAR Supplier Sustainability Program
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
W B Griffiths and Son Ltd, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom: W.B. Griffiths & Son Ltd Local supply chain champion since 1920