Meet the Net Zero Long List
Announcing the Net Zero 2025 Long List
In this year’s search for our Net Zero 50 2025, hundreds of people involved in helping the UK achieve its NetZero goal have been put forward as candidates. And today we announce the long list of 100 finalists For 2025.
Now in its 4th year, the Net Zero 50 was launched to promote a discussion surrounding the role of individuals in achieving NetZero right across the UK. A goal that remains of the upmost importance as global warming continues to raise concerns for governments across the world with plenty of examples of the real world consequences of ignoring this challenge.
Every year there are more nominations, so this year we decided to publish a longer than usual list of 100 finalists and to ask our community to vote for their favourites
For the 4th year in a row, a panel of judges will choose the shortlist of 50 individuals. The top 50, sector winners and the overall winner will be announced on Friday 28th November at the House of Lords, run in partnership with CGI and the Green Business Journal.
Digital Leaders members’ votes are counted alongside those of our judges to reach the final decision, but first we want to congratulate all of those who are being considered in this longlist of 100 today.
The 2025 Longlist of 100 for the Net Zero 2025 are listed below in alphabetical order.
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Net Zero 2025 Long List
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Melissa Albarran
Account Director,
Caledonian Climate,
Private Sector - SME,
Scotland
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Heiko Baltzer
Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures University of Leicester, Academia,
Midlands
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Andrew Bell MSc
Director, North Devon UNESCO Biosphere,
Non-Profit,
South
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Anna Campbell
Climate Essentials
Head of Client Engagement & Delivery
Private Sector - SME, South
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David Brown
Owner
Hoe Grange Holidays
Private Sector - SME
Midlands
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Juan Pablo Cerda
CEO and Co-Founder
Renewable,
Private Sector - SME,
South
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Jonathan Cook
Head of Refurbishment, Computers 4 Charity,
Non-Profit,
South
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Alison Coward
Project Manager, Westmorland & Furness Council,
Public Sector – Other,
North West
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Simon Dawes
Head of Sustainable,
Business Strategy,
Environment Agency,
Public Sector – Other, South
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Nic Drake
Net Zero Director
Zenergi
Private Sector - SME
South
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Anum Farooq
CEO
Heal Earth
Academia
South
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Shona Frost
Definitive Map and Spatial Information Team Manager Staffordshire County Council Public Sector –Other Midlands
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Andrew Gomarsall
Executive Director
N2S
Private Sector – SME
South
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Kristen Green
Head of Sustainability
Crown Commercial Service
Public Sector - Central Gov
North West
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Richard Hallewell
Strategy Director
CPRAS
Private Sector - Larger than SME, North West
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David Henderson
Chief Geospatial Officer, Ordnance Survey,
Public Sector – Central Gov,
South
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Sally Hotchkin
Senior Advisor
The Fore
Non-Profit
South
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Gavin Johnson
Programmer Manager
Home Office
Public Sector – Central Gov
South
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Alisha Kalam
Senior Energy Analyst,
Smart Managed Solutions,
Private Sector – SME,
South
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Ruth Kerrigan
COO, Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd
Private Sector – Larger than SME, Scotland
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Anna-Maria Kypraiou
Founder & CEO
Eye Sea Green
Private Sector – SME,
South
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Jason Legget
Head of Enterprise & Pub Sec
Connexin UK Ltd.
Private Sector - SME
Yorkshire
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Howard Low
Founder and CEO
Enverse
Private Sector – SME
South
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Marcelle McManus
Professor
University of Bath
Academia
South
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Joe Milles
Founder
Atamate
Private Sector – SME
South
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Urenna Okonkwo
Product Manager
Virgin
Private Sector – Larger than SME South
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Robin Peters
Co-Founder and CEO
Snugg
Private Sector – SME
Scotland
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Flavia Popescu
Non-Executive Director
EMC Engineering Group
Private Sector - Larger than SME, South
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Thea Sherer
VP Sustainability
Springer Nature
Private Sector – Larger than SME, South
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William Skeates
Head of Sustainability
Watson-Marlow
Private Sector - Larger than SME, South
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Daniel Smith
Trade and Ivestment
AstroAgency
Private Sector – SME
Scotland
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Mahima Sukhdev
Chief Growth Officer
GIST Impact
Private Sector - SME
South
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Chris Toop
Director of Digital
Scottish Water
Public Sector - Other
Scotland
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Catherine White
Head of Process Tech
Greenback Recycling Tech
Private Sector – SME,
South
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Prof. Julian Allwood
Professor,
Cambridge University,
Academia,
South
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Colin Banno-Thornton
Director Digital,
Defra,
Public Sector - Central Gov
South
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Catherine Benwell
Co-founder,
A Good Thing CIC,
Non-Profit,
South
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Ishmael Burdeau
Digital Sustainability Lead
DWP,
Public Sector Central Gov,
Yorkshire
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Abby Chicken
Head of Sustainability
Openreach,
Private Sector – Larger than SME, South
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George Cook
Voluntary Chief Executive, Computers 4 Charity,
Non-Profit,
South
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Agnes Czako
Founder & CEO,
AirEx Technologies,
Private Sector – SME,
South
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Beth Dickens
Director
Quoceant Ltd
Private Sector SME
Scotland
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Mikela Druckman
Head of Sustainable Business Strategy, Greyparrot
Private Sector – SME
South
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Celia Francis
Co-Founder and CEO
Ponterra
Private Sector – SME
South
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Melissa Gander
CEO
Kaluza
Private Sector – Larger than SME South
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Karl Graves
Health Care Business Director
Butchers and General Stores
Private Sector - SME,
South
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David Greenfield
Managing Director
Tech-Takeback
Non-Profit
South
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Steve Harding
CEO/ Founder
Showerkap Ltd
Private Sector - SME
Yorkshire
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Chris Hewett
Chief Executive
Solar Energy UK
Non-Profit
South
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Chris Howes
CDIO
Defra
Public Sector - Central Gov
South
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Andri Johnston
Digital Sustainability Lead
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Academia, South
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Sarah Kemmitt
Secretariat,
Net-Zero Banking Alliance
Public Sector - Other
South
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Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London
GLA
Public Sector – Other
South
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Anna-Maria Kypraiou
Founder & CEO,
eye sea green,
Private Sector – SME,
South
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Luke Loveridge
Founder,
Eco Approach Digital,
Private Sector - SME,
South
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Jennifer Marks
Head of sustainability
DSIT
Public Sector - Central Gov
South
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Jo Meehan
Prof of Responsible Procurement
University Of Liverpool
Academia
North West
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Beatrice Mocci
Head of Carbon
UNDO Carbon Ltd
Private Sector - SME
South
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Arwe Owen
Founder
Avilastar Limited
Private Sector - SME
Wales
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Russ Peterson
Cofounder and CEO
Munro vehicles
Private Sector – SME
Scotland
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Michael Quinn
Director
Qinov8 UK Limited
Private Sector - SME
North East
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Michael Short
Prof and Associate Dean Teesside University
Academia
North East
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Lawrence Slade
Chief Executive
Energy Networks Association
Non-Profit
South
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Peter D Sparrow
Sustainability & Climate
Deloite
Private Sector - Larger than SME, South
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Julian Tait
CEO
Open Data Manchester CIC
Non-Profit
North West
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Martin Valenti
Director of Investment & Sustainable Enterprise
South of Scotland Enterprise
Public Sector - Other
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Wei Yang
CEO
Digital Task Force for Planning
Non-Profit
South
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Eric Zie
CEO and Founder
GoCodeGreen
Private Sector - SME
South
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Zubair Anwar-Bawany
Co-founder and investor,
AA142,
Private Sector – SME,
South
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Prof Adam Beaumont
CEO and Founder
SpaceMan,
Private Sector - SME
Yorkshire
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Mel Blackmore
Founder/CEO
Carbonology
Private Sector – SME
South
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David Carlyon
Sustainability Manager,
NUS Consulting Int. Group,
Private Sector – Larger than SME, South
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Daniel Clements
Commercial Director,
NE Engineering,
Private Sector - SME,
North East
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Alan Corbett
Head of Geospatial,
Scot Gov,
Public Sector – Central Government, Scotland
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Fiona Daly
Honorary Professor,
NHS,
Public Sector – Other,
South
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David Dinsdale
Public Sector Value Advisor SAP (UK) Ltd Private
Sector - Larger than SME
South
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Georgia Elliott-Smith
Sustainability Leader Specialising Fighting Dirty
Private Sector – SME
South
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Simon Franklin
Managing Director
Shred Station
Private Sector - SME,
South
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Jane Gaston
CEO
Net Zero North West
Non-Profit,
North West
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Daniel Green
CEO
Electron Green
Private Sector - Larger than SME South
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Andrew Grigg
Head of Sustainable AI
Sopra Steria
Private Sector — Larger than SME, South
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Emma Hardy
Member of Parliament
UK Government
Public Sector - Central Gov
South
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Gary Horne
Deputy Chief Executive
Colchester Institute
Academia
South
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Greg Jackson
Founder and CEO
Octopus Energy
Private Sector - Larger than SME, South
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Anne Johnstone
ESG Director
Vital Energi Utilities Ltd
Private Sector – Larger than SME, North West
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Richard Kenny
Managing Director
Interact DC Ltd.
Private Sector - SME
Yorkshire
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Dr. Haris Kiani
VC in Residence
LvlUp Ventures
Private Sector - SME
South
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Hamish Laing
Prof. of Enhanced Innovation
Value-Based Health & Care Academy
Academia, Wales
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John Marsden
Founder,
Origin tech limited,
Public Sector - Other,
North East
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Mercedes Maroto-Valer
Director
Industrial Decarbonisation IDRIC
Academia,
Scotland
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Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
Secretary of State
DESNZ
Public Sector – Central Gov
South
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Anne Moore
CEO and Founde
DOMNA
Private Sector – SME
North West
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Andrew Parsons
Head of Technical Data Services
Travel to Primary Schools
Non-Profit
Midlands
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Siobhan Pile
Sustainability Analyst
Canary Wharf Group
Private Sector – Larger than SME South
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John Seglias
CDIO Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
Public Sector – Other
North West
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Mitakshi Sirsi
Director Of Sustainability
Broadway Malyan
Private Sector – Larger than SME, South
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Alex Smith
CEO & Sustainability SaaS Lead
Future Plus
Private Sector – SME
South
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Nick Spicer
Founder & CEO
Your Eco
Private Sector - Larger than SME, South
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Helen Tandy
Partner/ Director
Castlefield & EcoCommunities
Private Sector - SME
North West
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Brian Walls
CEO / Energy Consultant
EPC Scotland Ltd
Private Sector - SME
Scotland
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Aaron Yeardley
Science Team Co-Lead
Tunley Environmental
Private Sector - SME
Yorkshire