Six Leaders Recognized As 2026 SEAL Sustainability Leader Award Winners

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Oct 20, 2026, 04:00 ET

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SEAL has announced the six winners of its 2026 Sustainability Leadership Awards, an ESG leadership award honoring the top executive leaders in Sustainability, EHS, and CSR.

"Meaningful progress in sustainability requires more than ambitious goals—it takes leadership, innovation, and a commitment to delivering real results," said Arabella Solaybar, Executive Producer of SEAL Awards. "Our 2026 honorees demonstrate how sustainability leaders are turning environmental commitments into measurable impact and driving positive change across industries."

Driven by a record number of peer/employee nominations, the 2026 Sustainability Leader Award Winners were selected based on their track record of achieving ESG goals, leadership skills, and ability to attract and retain talent.

Additionally, Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)-like data points were incorporated along with each executive's specific accomplishments.

SUSTAINABILITY LEADER AWARD WINNERS

Emer Fardy — Hilton Foods
Eng. Ali Al Kuwari — Msheireb Properties
Jennie Coleman — Equifruit
John Siemon — Siemon
Laura Pagliarulo — SolaREIT
Lauren Flanagan — Sesame Solar

SELECTED SUSTAINABILITY LEADER AWARD WINNER PERSPECTIVES

"At Sesame Solar, we're taking clean mobile power into some of the toughest environments from military operations to emergency response, which have long depended on fossil fuel generators. Every Nanogrid we deploy shows that even the most critical missions can run on renewable energy without trading away reliability. I'm grateful to SEAL and to everyone who nominated us. This award belongs to Team Sesame, whose passion and expertise are decarbonizing the missions that matter most." — Lauren Flanagan, Co-founder & CEO, Sesame Solar

For companies interested in entering our 2027 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards, please RSVP below:

2027 SEAL Business Sustainability Award RSVP: https://forms.gle/PtMs4yJcif8sMhHG6

2027 SEAL Sustainability Leader Award Nominations:

Nominations for 2027 can be submitted at: https://sealawards.com/seal-sustainability-leader-award/

ABOUT THE SEAL AWARDS

SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Awards is an environmental advocacy organization that honors leadership through our business sustainability awards & environmental journalism awards while funding research and pursuing our own environmental impact campaigns.

The SEAL Awards' core pillars are: