The Judges
Tony Juniper
Tony Juniper is a well known environmental campaigner, writer and independent sustainability adviser. He is GREEN magazine's editor in chief and advises several global companies on their sustainability strategies. He speaks and writes on environmental issues and contributes to several organisations through advisory panels and boards. Tony Juniper is the author of several books, including Spix’s Macaw (2002), How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet?(2007) and Harmony (2010) – co-written with HRH The Prince of Wales and Ian Skelly. He began his career as an ornithologist, working with Birdlife International. From 1990 he worked at Friends of the Earth and was the organisation’s executive director from 2003-2008. He was also the Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth International from 2000-2008.
Jo Fairley
Has been ‘green’ since 1971 when a boyfriend gave her A Shopper’s Guide to Saving the Planet. She wrote ‘Ecosphere,’ a weekly column for The Times newspaper, and presented BSkyB’s satellite television show ‘Go For Green’ with Geoffrey Lean and David Bellamy. In 1991, Jo co-founded Green & Black’s organic chocolate, with husband Craig Sams and now owns Judges Bakery in her hometown of Hastings. She is co-author, with Sarah Stacey, of The Green Beauty Bible and www.beautybible.com. For eight years, Jo chaired the Health Products Standards Committee for the Soil Association, helping to set the standards for organic beauty care in the UK.
Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond is the Chief Executive and Founder of the award-winning green holidays website greentraveller.co.uk, which features over 1,000 holidays that can be reached overland by train in the UK and Europe. He is also the travel editor of National Geographic Green magazine supplement, and the co-author (with Jeremy Smith, the former editor of the Ecologist magazine) of the book 'Clean Breaks - 500 new ways to see the world' (pub. 2009) and its smaller, slightly cheaper version 'Great Escapes - 500 unforgettable travel experiences' (pub. 2010). Both are published by Rough Guides. He lives in London, a short bike ride from St Pancras International train station.
Rebecca Hill
Has been international marketing director of National Geographic magazine since 2001. She has worked on developing and implementing media marketing campaigns for a large number of clients wishing to communicate environmental messages. Rebecca worked closely with National Geographic magazine’s editorial team and King Lion Media on the development of the Green supplement. She lives in Brixton with her eleven-year-old twins.
Joe Jenkins
Working in the charity sector for over a decade, Joe joined the UK’s leading environmental charity, Friends of the Earth, in 2010 to take on the new role of Fundraising, Communications & Activism Director. Responsible for overseeing all efforts to involve people in taking action for the environment (from media to business and government, funders to grassroots activists and supporters), Joe believes passionately in the power of collective and tangible action to achieve positive societal change.
Leo Johnson
Is a Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Sustainability and Climate Change team. He is also co-founder of Sustainable Finance Ltd, which advises over 50 international financial institutions around the risks and opportunities of sustainability, and is now a part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Group. Leo Johnson's expertise is making sense of sustainability. He pinpoints the trends that will impact business performance from climate change to oil price shocks and lays out the risks and opportunities for the financial sector and its core clients. Leo pioneered the environmental and social due diligence for the financial sector at the International Finance Corporation and has written guest columns for the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal on sustainability.
Chris Shearlock
Chris Shearlock works as Sustainable Development Manager for The Co-operative Group, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives. The Co-operative operates significant food retail, insurance, banking, funeral, pharmacy, travel and farming businesses. Chris’s key priority areas are climate change, waste, biodiversity and international development. Prior to joining The Co-operative, Chris worked as Head of Renewable Energy at Envirolink Northwest, and as Policy and Research Manager at Sustainability Northwest. He holds a degree in Environmental Management and a Masters in Strategic Marketing, both from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Jarvis Smith
Jarvis Smith is a publisher, TV personality, musician and founder of PEA Awards. Green living dominates his personal and professional life leading him to establish GREEN magazine, Europe’s largest ethical lifestyle and business magazine, and the People and Environment Achievement (PEA) Awards to recognise those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution towards a sustainable society.
Jo Wood
Is a pioneer and committed supporter of all things organic and natural. She is the founder of Jo Wood Organics, a successful and award winning organic fragrance and beauty range and lives in Kingston, London. Jo says: “My philosophy is about respecting our bodies and our Earth. If we work with Nature, rather than abusing it, we will all reap the benefits.