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Irish Post
27-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Post
Irish entrepreneur receives international award for work which ‘preserves the planet'
AN IRISH businesswoman has received a global award for her commitment to the planet. Dublin-based Tracy O'Rourke was the only Irish entrepreneur among nine international awardees to be presented with the 2025 Impact Award from the Cartier Women's Initiative. Ms O/Rourke, who is the founder and CEO of Vivid Edge, an Irish climate action impact company, received her award at a prestigious ceremony held at Expo 2025 in Osaka in Japan this week. Tracy O'Rourke received her award at a ceremony held in Osaka 'It's a huge honour for me personally and on behalf of our incredible team at Vivid Edge to have been awarded a 2025 Impact Award by the Cartier Women's Initiative,' she said. 'It is a great privilege to be included among this group of inspirational female entrepreneurs who are driving social and environmental change around the world through their companies.' She added: 'At Vivid Edge we are on a mission to make it easy and financially rewarding for large energy users to decarbonise, bringing energy expertise, delivery capability and capital. 'In terms of impact, we estimate that the projects we have delivered to date for clients have avoided over 36,000 tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to planting over 100,000 trees and saved over 119 GWh of energy. 'Vivid Edge's work is making measurable contributions to global climate goals, and we are proud to be delivering measurable impact contributing to a better future for people and the planet.' Ms O'Rourke received her award in the Preserving the Planet category, alongside Kristin Kagetsu, of Saathi in India and Kresse Wesling, of Elvis & Kresse in the UK, who were awarded in the same category. Each of the nine awardees receive a $100,000 grant to support their ongoing work. See More: Cartier Women's Initiative, Impact Award, Tracy O'Rourke
RTÉ News
26-05-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
Vivid Edge founder wins 2025 Impact Award from Cartier Women's Initiative
Tracy O'Rourke, the founder and CEO of Vivid Edge, an Irish climate action impact company, has been presented with a 2025 Impact Award by the Cartier Women's Initiative. Vivid Edge helps medium and large organisations transition to low-carbon operations through its "efficiency-as-a-service" model. The company provides fully funded, turnkey energy upgrades, removing traditional financial and operational barriers for customers, while its approach delivers fast-track carbon reductions without upfront capital investment. Vivid Edge is headquartered at NexusUCD in Dublin and is supported by Enterprise Ireland as a client company. The Cartier Women's Initiative (CWI), founded by Cartier in 2006, is an international entrepreneurship programme that aims to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs. Ms O'Rourke is one of nine international female entrepreneurs and business leaders and the only Irish entrepreneur, who were presented with their Impact Awards during an event held at Expo 2025 in Osaka in Japan. The CWI Impact Awards, presented only for the second time since 2020, are dedicated to former CWI fellows whose ventures have demonstrated "extraordinary" long-term impact aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Tracy was one of three awardees in the Preserving the Planet category, which recognises innovations advancing climate action and environmental sustainability. Tracy O'Rourke, founder and CEO of Vivid Edge, said it was a great privilege to be included among this group of inspirational female entrepreneurs who are driving social and environmental change around the world through their companies. "At Vivid Edge we are on a mission to make it easy and financially rewarding for large energy users to decarbonise, bringing energy expertise, delivery capability and capital," she said. "In terms of impact, we estimate that the projects we have delivered to date for clients have avoided over 36,000 tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to planting over 100,000 trees and saved over 119 GWh of energy," she said. "Vivid Edge's work is making measurable contributions to global climate goals, and we are proud to be delivering measurable impact contributing to a better future for people and the planet," she added.
Irish Post
22-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Post
Irish climate action entrepreneur recognised for driving ‘meaningful social change'
AN Irish entrepreneur is one of nine women to be recognised in an international programme honouring innovators supporting positive climate action. Tracy O'Rourke, the founder and CEO of the Irish climate action impact company Vivid Edge, has been named a 2025 Impact Awardee by the Cartier Women's Initiative (CWI). The prestigious international programme recognises women entrepreneurs "driving meaningful social and environmental change". Based in Dublin, Vivid Edge works in the energy efficiency space by helping organisations transition to low-carbon operations. O'Rourke is the only Irish entrepreneur on the nine-strong list of 2025 awardees. She has been selected in the Preserving the Planet category, which recognises innovations advancing climate action and environmental sustainability. Tracy O'Rourke, Founder and CEO, Vivid Edge (Pic: Rich Davenport/Makmende Media) 'It is a huge honour for me personally, and for the team, that I have been named a 2025 Impact Awardee by the Cartier Women's Initiative,' she said this week. 'It is a privilege to be included among a group of inspiring female entrepreneurs and business leaders who are dedicated to driving social and environmental change around the world through their companies,' she added. O'Rourke's company provides fully funded, turnkey energy upgrades, removing traditional financial and operational barriers for customers. It recently relocated its headquarters from NovaUCD to NexusUCD in Dublin, where it is supported by Enterprise Ireland as a client company. 'At Vivid Edge we are on a mission to make it easy and financially rewarding for large energy users to decarbonise, bringing energy expertise, delivery capability and capital,' Ms O'Rourke explained. 'We enable organisations to act now and pay later, with energy savings funding the change,' she added. 'Our work is making measurable contributions to global climate goals, specifically the UN SDG 13: Climate Action. 'We are proud to be delivering measurable impact that contributes to a better future for people and the planet.' India-based Kristin Kagetsu, of Saathi, and Kresse Wesling, of Elvis & Kresse in the UK, have also been named alongside O'Rourke in the Preserving the Planet category. The other two award categories are Improving Lives and Creating Opportunities. The 2025 Impact Awards will be officially presented on May 22, 2025, during Expo 2025 which is taking place in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, where Cartier is hosting the Women's Pavilion. Each of the nine awardees will receive a $100k grant in support of their work.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Stormont Vail Health hits win in push for controversial new clinic in Emporia
EMPORIA (KSNT) – Officials in Emporia gave their approval for plans to set up a new medical clinic run by the Topeka-based Stormont Vail Health. Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission members approved two applications from Stormont Vail Health on Tuesday, Feb. 25. These applications related to the creation of a new medical clinic to serve the Emporia community. Taylor Bugg with Stormont Vail Health said in a press release that the first application was to rezone the property the health center purchased at 1700 Road G. She said the second application was to approve a preliminary plat of the property. 'We thank the planning commission for supporting Stormont Vail Health's Emporia Clinic future plans,' said Tracy O'Rourke, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Stormont Vail. 'The approval of our requests allows us to continue our system's and our team's commitment to the community and our continued investment in access to quality health care close to home. The Emporia Clinic's physicians and care team are excited to continue their service in a new space, and we look forward to moving forward with this project. We are eager to expand our ability to deliver high-quality services to our patients, and we are now one step closer.' Bugg said the next step in this process will be presenting the request for rezoning to the Emporia City Commission for final approval during an upcoming meeting in March. Stormont Vail plans to present a final plat to the city commission for approval in April, which, if it is given, will lead to the finalization of building plans for the new clinic that is slated to begin in the spring of 2026. What is delaying the opening of the KS Museum of History? The creation of the new healthcare clinic in Emporia has yielded controversy in the past such as in November 2023 when Stormont Vail Health accused the Lyon County Commission of giving its support to Newman Regional Health. Stormont Vail Health issued a public letter over the situation, stating the commission was helping Newman Regional Health shut out other local healthcare organizations from the Emporia area. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Follow Matthew Self on X (Twitter): Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
