The Observer Ethical Awards 2009 – Winners Revealed
The
winners of the fourth annual Observer Ethical Awards, in association
with Ecover, were announced on the 3rd June at a ceremony hosted by Colin
Firth at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London. Sir David Attenborough
received a lifetime achievement award from Observer editor, John
Mullholland.
Readers
of The Observer selected leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, as
Politician of the Year; Human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, was
awarded Campaigner of the Year. Ethical bed manufacturer, Warren Evans,
won Local Retailer of the Year and the Good Energy Shop collected the
prize for the Best Online Initiative of the Year.
Lucy
Siegle, Observer columnist and chair of the judging panel, said: “Four
years in and still is a great honour to be the chair of such a valuable
and exciting event. The Observer Ethical Awards are now well
established and celebrate and reward those who to make living in a
sustainable way possible.”
The
Observer Ethical Awards are instrumental in bringing green issues to
the forefront of consumer minds and making businesses reassess their
attitudes towards sustainability.
The
remaining categories were voted for by a celebrity judging panel that
included Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London; Ben Okri, Author;
Rick Edwards, TV Presenter and Deborah Meaden of Dragon’s Den.
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