Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 11th June 2026 Issue no. 1214
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Metsä 2027 Sustainability Awards launched in the UK
After highly successful events in 2023 and 2025, the Metsä Sustainability Awards, in association with the Cleaning & Support Services Association and hosted by Katrin, are back. The free-to-enter competition is now open for nominations and the Awards presentation will be held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, on 17th March 2027.
Founded in 2023 in partnership with the CSSA, with the aim of shining a spotlight on sustainability across the cleaning & hygiene industry, the first event was held at the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. The 2025 ceremony was held at The Pelligon in Canary Wharf, London. For both events, participants joined together to celebrate the industry's commitment to sustainability and to recognise those leading the way in best practice.
In both cases, the entries exceeded the organisers’ expectations, leading to high hopes for the Awards in 2027.
"We are delighted to be once again, running the Sustainability Awards in co-operation with the CSSA,” says Jo Long, Metsä Tissue's sales director, UK & Ireland. “We are also excited to have the event hosted by the new Katrin brand look and feel.
"The calibre of the nominations for the previous events was inspiring and truly demonstrated our industry's commitment to embracing and innovating sustainable practices. We are confident that this now established event will drive this innovation to the next level."
Competition entries are welcome from all organisations from across the cleaning & hygiene industry whose actions have made a positive and lasting impact on the environment.
The categories for the 2027 Sustainability Awards include:
* * Positive Climate Impact
* * Social Value Impact Award
* * Best Marketing Sustainability Communication Award
* * Sustainability Collaboration Award
* * New Sustainability Innovation Award
In addition to the five Award categories, a Judges' Choice Award will be given to recognise an initiative specifically appreciated by the judges. ALL entries submitted in the five Award categories will automatically be included in the ‘Judges' Choice’ selection process.
Details of the Awards and how to enter are available on the Awards website. The deadline for entries is 31st August 2026.
Tickets for the 2027 Sustainability Awards Ceremony will be available to purchase from November 2026.
Metsä Group, which employs about 8,800 people, has its roots in the Finnish forest: its parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative is owned by approximately 90,000 forest owners. They make wood products that people around the world need every day, focusing on pulp, paperboards, tissue and greaseproof papers, wood products, and wood supply and forest services. They are committed to regenerative forestry that measurably strengthens the forest ecosystem. In 2025, Group sales totalled EUR 5.8 billion.
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www.2027sustainabilityawards.com | https://www.cssa-uk.co.uk/ | www.Metsagroup.com
11th June 2026