2022 Winners

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Accuro Trust (Jersey) Ltd Leadership in Sustainable Finance – Private Wealth

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Affinity Private Wealth Limited Leadership in Sustainable Finance – Investment Management

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Royal Bank of Scotland International Leadership in Sustainable Finance – Banking

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PwC Channel Islands Leadership in Sustainable Finance – Professional Services

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Innovest Advisory Innovation in Sustainable Finance

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Russell Waite, Affinity Private Wealth Limited Outstanding Individual Contribution

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Alison Cambray, PwC Channel Islands Judges’ Special Recognition Award 2022

Sustainable Finance Awards 2022 Video Highlights

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Sustainable Finance Awards 2022 Photo Gallery

Message from the Green Finance Institute

In this video message recorded specially to mark the inaugural Jersey Finance Sustainable Finance Awards, Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the influential Green Finance Institute, explores our shared commitment to scaling up impactful sustainable finance solutions that will deliver a resilient and net-positive future economy for all.

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Thank You to Everyone Who Nominated

What Are the Award Categories?

There are three main categories in the awards (the first category is broken down by sector):

Leadership in Sustainable Finance

This award recognises the leading Member firms within the following (one Leadership in Sustainable Finance award will be given per sector):

  • Private Wealth
  • Investment Management
  • Banking
  • Professional Services

Innovation in Sustainable Finance

This is a single, non-sector specific award for the Member firm that best exemplifies innovation in sustainable finance. The award will be specifically linked to an example of innovation provided by the Member firm in its submission.

Outstanding Individual Contribution Award

This is a single award that is designed to recognise a Jersey-based key individual within a Member firm who has made an outstanding contribution to furthering Jersey’s pathway to being a sustainable international finance centre.

 

Judges

Andrew W. Mitchell

Andrew W. Mitchell Founder and CEO at Equilibrium Futures

Andrew W. Mitchell is an international thought leader on sustainable finance and natural capital. Through his consultancy, Equilibrium Futures, he provides strategic advice to the finance sector on environmental risks and opportunities. He is Senior Adviser to Oxford think tank, Global Canopy, which he founded in 2001, and is now a leading provider of data on supply chain risk and deforestation. As Founder and Senior Adviser to the Natural Capital Finance Alliance, he has helped to design screening tools for central banks, investors and insurers and is Senior Adviser to several impact investment funds. Andrew helped to create the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) and is currently the Vice Chair of the TNFD Stewardship Council.

Amy Blackwell

Amy Blackwell Partner, Acorn Capital Advisors

Amy is Acorn Capital Advisors' Philanthropy, Impact Strategy and multi-generational wealth expert. She works with families to design philanthropic strategies and incorporate impact investing in their portfolios. She specialises in helping families work across generations to define the purpose of their wealth and align that to their values. She worked for a number of years with Merrill Lynch Private Executive Services and has been engaged with impact and purpose strategies since the early 1990’s. Amy sits on the Advisory Board of Open Briefing and is a member of the Development Board for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is a member of the LSE Civic Ecosystem Initiative. Amy has a degree in History from Northwestern University, Illinois, and a Masters degree in International Development-Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Simon Boas

Simon Boas Executive Director, Jersey Overseas Aid

Simon Boas is the Executive Director of Jersey Overseas Aid, Jersey’s government-funded international aid and development agency. Simon has spent most of his career designing, implementing and measuring the impact of aid projects in developing countries. He has managed UN and NGO offices and programmes in the Middle East and South Asia, and has worked for the Palestinian, British and Jersey governments. His experience runs from long-term development policy-making to humanitarian programming and immediate post-disaster relief.

General FAQs

Who can submit a nomination?

Nominations are open to our Jersey based Member firms and their employees only. If you are a Jersey Finance Member firm, you can nominate via the nomination entry form in each category.

Member firms can nominate themselves and their employees. It is also possible to nominate any other Jersey Finance Member firm. If nominating another Member firm, you should provide responses and details in relation to that firm.

We understand that firms often have a cross-border presence; where an entry relates to sustainable finance business undertaken in several jurisdictions, the information on the nomination form should focus on Jersey-specific aspects wherever possible.

How are the Awards judged?

Judging is by an independent panel of experts, nominated by Jersey Finance Limited. Details of the panel can be found above and further terms and conditions regarding the judging process can be found here.

Is there a word limit on nominations and do I have to pay to nominate?

Yes, a word limit is specified for relevant sections of the different nomination forms, and it is free for all Jersey Finance Members to nominate.

Which category should I enter my nomination for?

For guidance on the individual categories, please see the FAQs relevant to each nomination form. Member firms can be nominated for more than one category. The judging panel reserves the right to give an award for a different category to the one specified on the nomination form. For further queries, please contact us.

Can I submit nominations for more than one category?

Member Firms can submit multiple nominations across all of the categories (and sub-categories). Keep an eye on our Industry Insight newsletter by creating a website account

When will I find out if I have won and will you announce if firms have been shortlisted?

There is no shortlisting process for any of the awards, and the judging process will only select the winning Member firm. Winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony, taking place in Jersey on 13 October 2022.

Do I need to pay for a table or ticket at the Awards Ceremony?

The Awards Ceremony will be an informal event in theatre style and will begin with a networking drinks reception. There will be limited seats available and these will be allocated to member firms that have submitted a nomination or been nominated. There is no charge for attendance.  The Events Team will send out email communications regarding attendance at the event in early September.

Contact Us

For any queries, please call us on +44 (0)1534 836000 or contact us.

Please note that nominations should be made through the relevant category nomination forms.

You can view the terms and conditions here.