2026 winners

We are pleased to announce The Exeter Sustainability Awards winners and highly commended.

Thank you to all those who entered The Exeter Sustainability Awards. The judges were really impressed with the standard of entry which didn’t make picking the winners easy!

School / Educational Organisation

WINNER: Lower Hoopern Valley, University of Exeter

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Business Ignition Module, University of Exeter

Category sponsor

Micro Business

(0-9 employees)

WINNER: Gathered & Grown

HIGHLY COMMENDED: The Bioasis

Small Business

(10-49 employees)

WINNER: Frobishers Juices

HIGHLY COMMENDED: AB Brand and Marketing Agency

Category sponsor

Medium / Large Business

(10-49 employees)

WINNER: Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Live and Move, Exeter City Council

Community Group / Charity / Non-Profit

WINNER: Exeter Food Action

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Westbank Community Health & Care

Category sponsor

Sustainable Hero

WINNER: Lauren Cooley

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mike Walton

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Marc Astley

Category sponsor

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