2024
CEE Sustainability Leadership Awards
About the awards
The awards were created by a small group of professionals active in sustainability integration in finance and business, each with over a decade of work experience in the field.
The aim of the awards it to recognise and celebrate leadership by individuals in different sectors and parts of the system, who have been promoting, advancing, or driving sustainability integration in their own country or across the region and beyond.
The nominees will be evaluated according to 15 different criteria by a specially crafted jury.
All systems and organisations are formed and run by people - and we believe that inspirational and dedicated individuals can have a great impact on an organisation, mindset, or practice.
You can nominate an individual you believe deserves the award by using the links below. Please note that the 2025 award nominations will open on 1 September 2024.
The 2024 winners
The 2024 edition saw several dozen of nominations submitted per category. Due to several nominations submitted for one person in particular, we created an ad hoc additional category for Czech Sustainable Policy Leader.
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The CEE Sustainability Leader Category is recognising achievements in promoting and actively supporting the discussions and practices related to sustainability and decarbonisation. This category is dedicated to celebrating individuals whose leadership spans different sectors and countries, showing cross-disciplinary approach and coalition-building.
2024 Winner: Martin Hojsík
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The category recognises achievements in sustainability integration in investing (the investment process and the portfolio construction). It celebrates achievements in creating positive impact through investing.
2024 Winner: Magdaléna Radová
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This category recognises professional achievements in supporting and driving sustainability integration in the banking sector. The category rewards individuals implementing the changes needed for sustainability integration in banking across different operations, products, and services.
Winner: Eva Bučová
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This category recognises achievements in sustainability integration in business, driving changes in business models or changing practices, rethinking products and services, and fighting for improved sustainability performance and disclosure.
2024 Winner: Marián Hlavačka
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This category recognises individuals who have successfully made tangible and significant changes to policy or regulation, resulting in changes of market behaviours which have led to positive sustainability impact.
2024 Winner: Martin Špolc
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The Czech Sustainable Finance Policy Leader Category recognises achievements in promoting and actively supporting the discussions and practices related to policies on sustainability and decarbonisation in Czechia. This category is dedicated to celebrating individuals whose leadership is focused on policy impact, showing cross-disciplinary approach and coalition-building.
2024 Winner: Richard Juřík
The Jury of CEE Leadership Awards
The jury has been selected to ensure a balanced group of professionals, and their selection is based on their expertise, sector, experience, track record, and geographical scope.