Risk Excellence Awards

Thank you to everyone that entered the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards. Huge congratulations to all our finalists and winners this year.

Winners:

DEI Strategy of the Year, sponsored by Reckitt:

• Mott MacDonald

Health and Wellbeing Strategy of the Year:

• ABB Process Industries

• Highly Commended - Luton Airport - Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team

Leading Sustainability Initiative, sponsored by Avetta:

• Dept of Sewage & Recycled Water Networks, Dubai Municipality

Mentor of the Year:

• Asgeir Nilsen

Barry Holt Award – Outstanding Risk Management Practice:

• FCC Environment UK Ltd & Site Zone

Risk Team of the Year, sponsored by Barnett Waddingham:

• Heathrow Airport's Health & Safety Team

Technological Innovation Project of the Year:

• Dubai Municipality - Waste Operations Department

John Bennett Award – Exceptional Young Professional of the Year, sponsored by Baines Simmons:

• Cathal Killen - Ashview Consultants

Most Impactful Risk Research Project:

• FCC Environment UK Ltd & Site Zone

Presidents' Commendation:

• Trevor Bamber

• Steve Fowler

We hope to see everyone again at next year's awards. Applications open in October 2024!

The IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards celebrate all those who contribute to protecting people, reputations and profits. We recognise those organisations, teams and individuals that champion better risk management to drive organisational and employee wellbeing.

By attending the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards you are:

• Recognising outstanding risk excellence of individuals, teams and organisations

• Highlighting the importance of people, communication and working together to achieve integrated risk-decision making

• Enhancing individual, team and organisational profiles within the risk, safety and wider business community

• Raising the importance of risk leadership at all levels within an organisation

Our awards are independent and free to enter for both IIRSM members and non-members. Whether you work for a large multinational with big budgets and lots of resources, or an SME or charity with smaller budgets and limited resources, the principles and benefits of effectively managing risk equally apply.

This year, we have introduced new categories to recognise the evolving landscape in risk management, Leading Sustainability Initiative of the Year and Most Impactful Research Project of the Year.  

The full list and criteria can be accessed below.

For all entries, at least part of the project or its impact must have taken place between May 2023 and Feb 2024. 

Our independent judging panel consists of international risk, safety and business professionals from a variety of backgrounds and industries and are committed to identifying those doing incredibly valuable work in shaping a safer, healthier and more resilient world.