Ashleigh Holmes Shortlisted for Rising Star Award

Environmental Consultant Ashleigh Holmes has been shortlisted for the Rising Star Award

The awards, organised by international membership community, Environment Analyst, seek to recognise innovation, achievement, and leadership in Environmental, Social and Governance. The Rising Star category is looking for young professionals who have helped drive change both inside and outside their organisation.

Energy transition

Since joining Royal HaskoningDHV in 2020, Ashleigh has made important contributions to major projects with particular focus on the water and offshore wind sectors. Recently she has coordinated and chaired several Expert Topic Group meetings with stakeholders for a range of onshore topics, actively contributing to efforts to minimise disruption to residents and reduce impact on landscape and biodiversity during onshore construction.

Ashleigh said: “I enjoy working on projects that contribute to the UK’s energy transition to renewables, I see driving change in this field as being essential to delivering a more sustainable future for my generation and generations to come.”

In addition to project work, Ashleigh led the UK’s branch of Royal HaskoningDHV’s Young organisation – a network of the company’s young professionals, or those new to the industry, which seeks to share knowledge, experience, and support the company’s commitment to enhancing society together. As part of this, Ashleigh coordinated litter picking events for the UK team on World Cleanup Day 2023, with the group contributing over 200 hours of social value.

Drive positive change

Speaking of the shortlisting, Ashleigh continued: “I’m very proud that my efforts and achievements to drive positive change in our organisation and the wider community have been recognised. Recently I’ve been coordinating our engagement with universities, helping them shape courses which are reflective of the real-world challenges of environmental consultancy. I see work such as this, my project work, and my involvement with Young as a way to embed lasting change within our company, our industry and beyond.”

Marc Pieris, Associate Director, Royal HaskoningDHV: “Since joining Royal HaskoningDHV, Ashleigh has shown herself to not only be an outstanding member of project teams but to also be motivated to take on additional roles and responsibilities. Her shortlisting for this prestigious award is a well-deserved acknowledgement of the enthusiasm and energy that have seen her make a significant difference to our organisation.”

The awards ceremony will be held on 24th June during the Environment Analyst Sustainability Delivery Summit.