The Transformational Impact Award
AXREM – AXREM Sustainability & Social Value Special Focus Group
Pioneers in the MedTech sector, AXREM established the Sustainability Special Focus Group, a unique platform for our members to engage and collaborate with the NHS England Sustainability Team and NHS Supply Chain. By working in collaboration we aim to tackle the pressing challenges in achieving the NHS net zero target, positioning our members as thought leaders in this critical agenda.
Our Sustainability & Social Value SFG boasts a groundbreaking blend of AXREM members and representatives from NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Supply Chain, Department for Health & Social Care, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Royal College of Radiologists. This inclusive approach has propelled AXREM to the forefront of sustainability leadership, enabling us to influence prudent decision-making.
AXREM’s actions will create a sustainable future through our contributions to reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of the social value we create within our members organisations, supply chains and communities. We will be proud of the fact that future generations will be able to look back at what we have done and know we made a difference.
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment – CISI Certificate in Ethical AI
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), the leading professional body for securities, investment, wealth, and financial planning professionals, launched the CISI Certificate in Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) in November 2023.
Recognising the rapid growth of AI in financial services and the need for ethical training, CISI developed this Certificate under the auspices of the 695th Lord Mayor’s Ethical AI Initiative, to help place integrity at the heart of AI in finance.
The Certificate offers a flexible 12-hour online course, blending mandatory modules with optional learning tailored to individual needs and engaging content, including text modules, animations, webinars, and quizzes.
To reach a broad audience, CISI has formed distribution partnerships with professional bodies and educational institutions worldwide. Since its launch, the Certificate has garnered 5,000 registrations from over 50 countries, reflecting its significant impact and demand.
CISI will continue to develop its learning offer on ethical AI, helping to ensure a responsible and transparent future for AI within financial services.
Electrical Distributors’ Association – EDATA data pool
The UK government urges the construction industry to digitalise, led by the ‘Government and Industry Interoperability Group (GIIG)’. Their Construction Industry Playbook calls for “greater sharing of better data.” For the UK’s electrotechnical supply chain, the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) is taking action with 2 initiatives:
1. ETIM product data standard
2. EDATA data pool
Recognising the need for sector transformation, in 2018 we introduced ETIM to the UK: an international, language-agnostic product data standard used by an expanding network of countries. ETIM is used by manufacturers to describe a product’s technical attributes – features, measurements, voltage etc. Inspired by progress, in 2019 the Builders Merchants’ Federation adopted ETIM for their sector, and the EDA and BMF formed the ETIM UK Ltd partnership.
ETIM is part of the solution, but wholesalers were still finding it challenging dealing with multiple manufacturer suppliers to obtain high quality product information. In 2020, the EDA launched the EDATA data pool: a hub through which wholesalers access (foc) consistent, well-populated, uniformly-structured product data from multiple manufacturers. EDATA is revolutionising the sharing of digital data along the supply chain: 80+ leading brands (and counting) share high quality product information on 260,000+ SKUs with wholesalers.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – Accounting for a better world
We believe that the global nature of accountancy – and the central role of accountants working in and for organisations – means that our profession is unique in its ability to drive sustainability.
Over the last year ACCA has led a wide-ranging initiative to empower our members and wider community to implement sustainable business practices across the world. At the same time, we’ve significantly progressed our organisational sustainability journey.
We’ve launched and promoted a wide range of learning opportunities and guidance, significantly expanding what we offer to members and the wider world
• Our cutting-edge research has gained headlines across the world focusing on the need to take action and drive change
• We’ve become the first global professional accountancy body to have its net zero targets verified by the Science-Based Targets initiative
• We’re mobilising our half a million members and future members across the world by inspirational campaigning
• We’ve influenced positive change among policymakers and businesses on stage at COP28 and through partnerships including with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons – A shared vision for the ESCRS IOL Calculator
The ESCRS IOL Calculator is a valuable online tool designed to assist ophthalmologists in calculating the power of intraocular lenses (IOLs). An intraocular lens (IOL) is a tiny artificial lens that replaces the natural lens of the eye during cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange. The natural lens becomes cloudy due to cataracts, affecting vision. IOLs restore clear vision by focusing light onto the retina.
Calculating the correct IOL power is crucial for achieving optimal vision after surgery. Different formulas exist because no single formula fits all eyes equally well. This means that surgeons need to enter the measurements from the patient into different online calculation tools and compare the results. This is an arduous task open to error and the need to automate this would benefit the 7.5k members of ESCRS and the wider ophthalmology community as a whole.
Over 4 months the calculator had processed 1,274,051 calculations worldwide by 49,621 individual users. This significant digital transformation has had a positive impact for surgeons and patients alike and continues to improve outcomes globally.
Wonderly – Our Journey to Sustainable Event Excellence
Wonderly agency anchored their commitment to sustainable event management on a wider sustainability drive of the Haymarket Media Group. As a group, we have held ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 accreditations for years. As a testament to our dedication to environmental and energy management, in 2022, we transitioned all our UK offices to renewable energy. But it was in 2023 that we honed in on Sustainable Event Management and, as a result of this, we are the first UK event agency to have achieved the ISO 20121 certification for our sustainable event management practices.
We believe our commitment to transformative event sustainability practices aligns seamlessly with the award criteria, showcasing innovation, expertise, and success across all sustainability-focused dimensions. We aren’t just organising events; we’re on a mission to infuse sustainability into every project.
