Judges

Kathryn joined Cisco in 1997 and prior to her current role led marketing communications teams in Australia and the UK as well as leading the global web marketing team managing a team spread from China to the west coast of the US publishing Cisco’s 86 global websites in 40 languages.

Kathryn started working in CSR in 1999, creating a partnership for Cisco Australia with The Smith Family, a leading Australian NGO.  The partnership won the award for large business in Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships in 2001.  On her return to the UK Kathryn volunteered as part of the Cisco UK & Ireland Civic Council and participated in and led several successful CSR programmes.    Since late 2009 Kathryn has led a programme to mentor offenders in several prisons who are studying for Cisco networking qualifications in the Prison ICT Academy.  As a small programme it has been highly successful and the programme is now entering the next phase – seeking to scale through a network of Cisco channel partners.

Kathryn holds a BSc in mathematics from Hull University and lives in Berkshire with her two daughters.

Kathryn has been on the Judging Panel since 2016.

She is a senior consultant for Grain Sustainability (https://grain-sustainability.com),  the Chair of the board of a sustainability charity (Caplor Horizons – https://www.caplorhorizons.org), and a faculty member of the Institute of Sustainability Studies (https://instituteofsustainabilitystudies.com).  She is also a B Leader and trained Carbon Literacy and Climate Fresk facilitator.

Prior to 2020, Laura held a number of in-house sustainability positions in companies including  Jaguar Land Rover (7 years) and The Co-op Group (10 years).  As such, she understands the dynamics of bringing good intentions to life in practice within organisations.

She completed a post-grad certificate at the Cambridge University Institute of Sustainability Leadership (2016/17) and has been recognised as a national agent of change by a UK award scheme.

Laura returns to the Judging Panel in 2024 for the fourth year.

El-Tantawy’s work In the Shadow of the Pyramids was shortlisted for Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (2016); in 2020, she received the prestigious Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Award, as well as the PH Museum Women’s Grant and more recently, the Prix Virginia Award dedicated to women photographers. Her works have been included in exhibitions at Centro de Fotografia, Montevideo; Photo2021, Melbourne; FotoFest International Biennial, Houston; Seen Fifteen, London; Instituit des Cultures d’Islam Paris; Nuit Blanche, Brussels; The Photographers’ Gallery, London; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool and been published in the New Yorker, National Geographic, The New York Times, Afar and Granta among others.

Since 2020, she has been an ambassador for Canon, collaborating with the global camera giant on initiatives across visual education and empowerment.

Prior to WaterAid she worked for Comic Relief and Young Lives vs Cancer.

In 2020, under Katie’s leadership the WaterAid Corporate Partnerships team have been awarded the Third Sector and the Charity Times team of the year awards reflecting the team’s focus on delivering impact for the communities WaterAid serves. Katie believes in the power of private sector partnerships to bring transformational change to the biggest issues facing the world today.

Katie joined the Judging Panel in 2021, having taken over from colleague Kate Holme, who represented WaterAid since 2016.

The first 25 years of his professional career he spent influencing thought-leaders and captains of industry towards deeper sustainability. In 2005 he set up on his own as ‘The Carbon Coach’ – the world’s first. He is an Ambassador for Embercombe, and in 2014 won the edie Sustainability Leader of the Year Award.

In 2018 Dave founded a diverse network of Olympians and sporting legends speaking out boldly on the climate emergency: ChampionsForEarth

Dave has been on the Judging Panel since 2016.

“When I first encountered the Global Good Awards they seemed fun, fresh, un-stuffy and disruptive; how you’d expect an awards to be, believing in responsibility and ethics! Potentially a breath of fresh air, and a force for GOOD (globally) I thought. I was impressed by the diverse array of judges Karen had already assembled, so it was a no brainer to seek to join.”

Celeste was also 1 of 6 external applicants globally accepted onto The Body Shop’s Junior Board, Youth Collective. Throughout her tenure, the Board works closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to answer key business challenges and drive positive change throughout the business. Celeste also won ‘Rising Star’ at the National Sustainability Awards (2022). Additionally, she’s sitting a part-time Master’s in ‘Sustainability Leadership’ at the University of Cambridge.

Celeste joined the Judging Panel in 2023.

Estelle joined the Judging Panel in 2021.

With extensive experience in responsible business, CSR, business resilience, sustainability and the climate emergency, he has a strong record supporting action on climate change, developing initiatives and helping businesses clearly define their purpose.

Joey joined the Judging Panel in 2021

“Having worked closely with leading FTSE100 companies on resilience programmes including in response to a pandemic, I am delighted to be associated with the Global Good Awards. These Awards demonstrate the link between sustainability and prosperity. And importantly provide inspiration for our current and emerging business leaders.”