Ecosurety wins Sustainability award at the Bristol Life Awards

Ecosurety has been named Sustainability award winner at the Bristol Life Awards, celebrating organisations that are making a meaningful difference to the city and beyond.

The award was presented on Thursday 26 March at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol.

The Bristol Life Awards recognise the achievements of businesses based in and around Bristol and are widely regarded as the city’s most prestigious business awards. This year, more than 500 businesses were nominated across the award categories, with seven businesses selected as finalists in the sustainability category.

Turning sustainability ambition into measurable change

The Sustainability award distinguishes Bristol‑based organisations that have demonstrated a thoughtful, impactful approach to sustainability over the past year. Ecosurety won the award for the tangible progress we made in 2025, supporting businesses responsible for over one million tonnes of UK household packaging each year to comply with the newly introduced Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation.

The award additionally highlights the launch of our impact strategy. In 2025 we selected three core objectives to focus our efforts on where we can deliver the greatest impact in packaging sustainability:

• Increase the amount of recyclable packaging place on the market
• Increase the amount of packaging being recycled
• Increase the amount of reusable packaging placed on the market

Championing Carbon Literacy

Focussing on these objectives ensures that our every action delivers measurable change, as reflected in our delivery of Carbon Literacy training. In 2025, we achieved Carbon Literate Organisation Gold, reflecting several years of investment in accredited, climate‑focused training. Our Carbon Literacy programme, developed for the packaging sector and accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project, empowers individuals to understand carbon impacts, influence packaging design decisions and drive behaviour change. With over 80% of employees certified, carbon considerations are embedded across our organisation, while delivery of the programme to over 40 member organisations has already led to pledges to save more than 30,000 tonnes of CO2e.

Beyond our work to support the UK’s biggest brands, Ecosurety was recognised for our ongoing contribution to Bristol’s circular economy, including initiatives that promote reuse and reduce single‑use packaging across the city.

A Bristol business with a national impact

As a business proudly based in Bristol, Ecosurety works at the intersection of industry, policy and communities, acting as a hub for collaboration to tackle packaging waste at its source and scale solutions that reduce carbon, protect resources and support a circular economy.

Will Ghali, Ecosurety CEO commented:

Winning the Sustainability award at the Bristol Life Awards is a brilliant moment for Ecosurety. Bristol is a city with a strong reputation for environmental leadership, and this recognition reflects the real‑world impact our team delivers – turning packaging policy into measurable change, supporting businesses through a critical period of reform, and investing in practical solutions that enable reuse and improve circularity. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved and excited about what’s still to come.

Congratulations to all shortlisted businesses and thank you to the Bristol Life Awards team for the recognition. You can find out more about our strategy to accelerate change in our impact report.

To find out more about working with us to rid the world of unnecessary packaging, please contact our team.