Judging Panel 2025

Mark Evans, Publisher, Better Society
Tommie Eaton, Director, Clean the World UK
Dalton Leong, Non-Executive Director, Trustee and Mentor
Dominic Plummer, Head of Sustainable Quality Engineering, Enterprise Engineering, Technology, NatWest Group
Gordon Roy, District Surveyor, City of London Corporation
Sioned Thomas, Head of Marketing & Content, Recorra
Peter Woods, Head of Facilities, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe

Mark Evans, Publisher, Better Society
Mark has been in financial journalism for over 20 years, working in charity, technology, finance and retail. He is currently the Publishing Director of PPL. He holds a degree from Cardiff, an MA from Oxford Brookes and an MBA from Henley.

Tommie Eaton, Director of Clean the World UK
Tommie Eaton, Director of Clean the World UK, and founder of @BambuuBrush works with some of the world's most influential organisations focusing on sustainable actions within the hospitality sector. In his role as Director, he orchestrates relationships with key hospitality partners to revolutionise and rethink waste management through the social enterprise’s Hospitality Recycling Programme. As an advocate for the implementation of the circular economy, Tommie passionately speaks on the subject of sustainability, the pitfalls of greenwashing and the need to simplify sustainability communications. In 2022 he delivered a TEDxTalk on the topic titled “How to Create a Circular Waste-Free World“ and regularly joins speaking panels and events sharing his commitment to reducing the use of plastic within hospitality.

Dalton Leong, Non-Executive Director, Trustee and Mentor
Dalton worked for 21 years in financial services, in various sectors at Barclays. After becoming a founding trustee of Shooting Star Children's Hospice in 1995, he then became Chief Executive in three local and national charities before retiring in 2022. At Shooting Star, he project-managed the construction of the hospice, where energy efficiency was a key feature of the building. During his time at Global, Europe’s largest radio company (owning Capital, Heart and Classic FM amongst others), he was responsible for their Corporate Social Responsibility Programme, including overseeing the Global Going Green project (making the company paperless within six months). At The Children's Trust, he introduced their first Responsible Organisation strategy, with the aim of ensuring that sustainable practices were designed into every aspect of the work. Dalton is now establishing a non-executive portfolio and enjoying more time on the golf course. He likes the greens!

Dominic Plummer, Head of Sustainable Quality Engineering, Enterprise Engineering, Technology, NatWest Group
Dominic has 25+ years of practical hands-on IT development experience and is a quality evangelist. He believes that the insights from the quality process can transform both the Software Delivery Life Cycle process and radically reduce the carbon footprint of technology change. Dominic and his team won “Team of the Year” at 2023 National Sustainability Awards and are committed to purposeful and responsible technology carbon reduction.

Gordon Roy, District Surveyor, City of London Corporation
Gordon has worked in the Local Authority Building Control for over thirty years. Specialising in sports grounds, Gordon led the building control teams on the Olympic park venues for London 2012 and working with the LDSA Sports Grounds Committee, he helped draft the “Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds During Construction” and the model General Safety Certificate and has been a past Chair of the Core Cities, “Sports Grounds and Public Safety Committee”. He is a member of the BSi and CEN working groups on “Spectator Facilities” and BS 9991” Fire Safety of Residential Buildings”. In 2018, Gordon became the Corporation’s, “District Surveyor and Environmental Resilience Director”, with responsibility for inspection and maintenance of the City’s civil engineering structures, and manages the Corporations Building Control service. The District Surveyors team provide a building control service to the City’s world-famous financial sector which includes some of the highest and most complex buildings in Europe. The team have recently expanded the team to help deliver the Corporations, “Climate Action Strategy”, which will help the Square Mile to become Zero Carbon and a more climate resilient City. In 2016, Gordon was awarded Honorary membership to LABC for his contribution to Local Authority Building Control.

Sioned Thomas, Head of Marketing & Content,Recorra
Sioned is a Chartered Resource and Waste Manager with ten years of experience in the environmental, sustainability, and waste management sectors. Chosen as one of the top 3 of 'Lets Recycle's' 35 under 35 for 2022 and a finalist in 2021. She is also a Centre Councillor for London & Southern Counties branch of CIWM.
Sioned started her career as an Environmental Consultant for AECOM, project managing environmental impact assessments (EIA) as well as delivering technical advice on the incorporation of sustainable waste management design practices into new developments. She then worked for Grundon Waste Management, leading the development sustainable waste management proposals for a wide range of customers including airports, NHS Trusts, and multi-use commercial sites and portfolios. Sioned is currently at Recorra, a sustainability-focused recycling firm, leading the Marketing Team and supporting with strategic growth.

Peter Woods, Head of Facilities, Daiwa Capital Markets Europe
Peter has worked in the facilities management and real estate industry for over 30 years responsible for multiple sites for Tesco, Santander and other household names. Energy and sustainability have always been at the top of the agenda to ensure an effective service delivery. Currently working for Daiwa they aim to reduce the impact of the firm’s operations on the environment, through the Group 2030 Vision initiative, promoting the “transition to a carbon-free society and realising a resilient society”. The goal is to promote sustainability and environmental awareness at all levels of the firm with various initiatives to do this.