Repak Sponsors ESG Category at Newstalk Changemaker Business Awards 2025
The inaugural Newstalk Changemaker Business Awards 2025 shortlist has been announced. The Awards commend leading Irish businesses that are demonstrating exemplary commitment to sustainable growth and positive national impact.
Repak are proud to sponsor the Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Strategy category at the inaugural Newstalk Changemaker Business Awards 2025. The category honours companies that integrate ESG principles into their core strategy, balancing profitability with social responsibility and sustainable practices. Zoe Kavanagh commented "Repak is dedicated to supporting sustainable practices and recognises the importance of ESG in today's business landscape. These Awards highlight the outstanding achievements of businesses in Ireland that are making significant strides in these critical areas."
The Awards highlight the very best in Irish innovation and thought leadership across culture, sustainability, ESG, wellbeing, procurement, customer experience, marketing, technology, and community impact.
The shortlisted nominees in the ESG Strategy category are:
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Easydry, Dundalk, Co. Louth - Laundering hundreds of cotton towels every week is a waste of time, energy and money. Easydry disposable towels replaces this outdated salon towel system, helping your salon to become more sustainable in the process. Easydry eco towels are used once and then disposed of, ending the constant headache of ensuring a constant supply of clean cotton towels.
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Origin Enterprises, Citywest, Dublin 24 - Origin Enterprises plc is a focused agri-services group providing specialist on-farm agronomy services and the supply of crop technologies and inputs.
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JANDO, Dublin 1 - JANDO is a multi-award winning printmaking studio. Jando skilfully blend a combination of both traditional and modern printmaking disciplines, including screen printing and hand drawn illustration to create their distinctive body of work. All JANDO prints are packaged in clear protective sleeves made from corn starch and are 100% biodegradable.
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NBI, Citywest, Dublin 24 - NBI are focused on designing, building and operating the new high-speed fibre broadband network for rural Ireland to ensure that every farm, business and home has access to high-speed broadband, no matter what part of the country they are. Their team brings together some of the most talented individuals from Ireland and abroad, each with the deep knowledge and experience to deliver a project of this scale.
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Diageo, Dublin 8 - ‘Spirit of Progress’ is Diageo’s ten-year action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world. As part of this plan, they are committed to making a positive impact in Ireland. On the people, on the environment, and in the future.
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Auticon, Dublin 2 - Auticon is an international information technology consulting firm that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as Information technology consultants. Auticon identifies as a social enterprise.
The inaugural awards will take place on Wednesday, June 11 at the Mansion House, Dublin.