Country & Town House Announces The Shortlist For Its Future Icons Awards

By CTH Editors

2 weeks ago

Who's made the cut?


We are delighted to announce the shortlisted brands for Country & Town House’s Future Icons Awards 2025. 

Future Icons stands as the pinnacle of trustworthy recognition for brands and individuals who epitomise sustainable luxury. These prestigious awards, part of Country & Town House’s annual Journey to Zero event, in partnership with Baillie Newman and CYD Connects, will honour the visionary innovators whose commitment to sustainability, discernment, quality, and environmental stewardship sets a new standard for responsibility & excellence. 

Future Icons will create a new support network of these like-minded brands to enable exponential growth of those who define responsible leadership in luxury today to ensure a thriving, sustainable future for generations to come. 

Now, it’s over to the judges… the winners will be announced on 4 November. Keep tuning in. 

The Future Icons Shortlist

Fashion & Accessories

Best Sustainable Fashion or Accessories Brand

  • Aspiga
  • Bamford
  • Baukjen
  • Reformation
  • Wellicious

Best Sustainable Fashion or Accessories Service

  • DLX
  • Third Find
  • Wolf & Badger

Best Sustainable Fashion or Accessories Innovation (last 24 months)

  • FIIBA
  • Paper London
  • Third Find

Best Fashion & Accessories Circularity Initiative

  • BEEN London
  • HERD
  • Lenzing
  • The Re-Pete Project
  • Wellicious

Best Fashion & Accessories Zero Waste Initiative

  • The Deck
  • Deploy
  • FIIBA

Best Fashion & Accessories Environmental Initiative

  • Elvis & Kresse
  • FIIBA
  • Petit Pli
  • Nativa

Best Fashion & Accessories Local, Community or Charity Initiative

  • Deploy
  • Scamp & Dude
  • Tutu Pinkin

Jewellery & Watches

Best Sustainable Watch or Jewellery Brand

  • Blackacre
  • Boodles
  • Matilde
  • Monica Vinader
  • Royal Mint 886

Best Sustainable Watch or Jewellery Service

  • Blackacre
  • La Maison Couture
  • Monica Vinader

Best Sustainable Watch or Jewellery Innovation (last 24 months)

  • Oushaba
  • Royal Mint 886

Best Watch or Jewellery Circularity Initiative

  • Monica Vinader
  • The Rockhound
  • Stephen Webster

Best Watch or Jewellery Zero Waste Initiative

  • Oushaba
  • Royal Mint 886

Best Watch or Jewellery Local, Community or Charity Initiative

  • Boodles
  • Ethica Diamonds
  • Monica Vinader

Beauty & Wellness

Best Sustainable Beauty & Wellness Brand

  • Comfort Zone
  • Hanx
  • Irene Forte
  • Neal’s Yard Remedies
  • Pai Skincare

Best Sustainable Beauty & Wellness Service

  • Bav Tailor
  • Diptyque
  • Star Seed Natural

Best Sustainable Beauty & Wellness Innovation

  • Diptyque
  • Floral Street
  • My Skin Feels
  • Seabody
  • Star Seed 

Best Circularity Beauty & Wellness Initiative

  • Bamford
  • Bower Collective
  • LUMENE
  • Star Seed
  • Toiletries Amnesty

Best Zero Waste  Beauty & Wellness Initiative

  • Byroe
  • Rituals
  • Thyme
  • Toiletries Amnesty
  • WUKA

Best Environmental  Beauty & Wellness Initiative

  • Et al
  • Star Seed
  • Toiletries Amnesty

Best Local, Community or Charity Initiative

  • Chantecaille
  • L’Occitane
  • NYITA
  • Sana Jardin
  • Toiletries Amnesty

Design & Interiors

Best Sustainable Brand

  • Alexandra Llewellyn
  • Edward Bulmer
  • House of Hackney
  • Johnstons of Elgin
  • Naturalmat

Best Sustainable Interior or Design Service

  • Allect
  • Maie
  • Haines Collection
  • The Real Flower Company

Best Sustainable Interior or Design Product Innovation

  • Mud Australia
  • Neolith
  • Parador
  • Fermoie
  • Kaldewei

Best Sustainable Interior or Design Service

  • Alexandra Llewelyn
  • Naturalmat

Best Design & Interiors Environmental Initiative

  • Coppice & Crown
  • Edward Bulmer
  • House of Hackney
  • Johnstons of Elgin

Best Local, Community or Charity Initiative

  • Goldfinger
  • Soho Lighting
  • Turnstyle Designs

Culture & Lifestyle

Best Sustainable Culture & Lifestyle Brand

  • Bruichladdich Distillery Company
  • Daylesford Organic
  • Mama Bamboo
  • Six Senses Hotels & Resorts
  • Telmont Champagne

Best Culture & Lifestyle Circularity Initiative

  • Nibs etc
  • Micro Scooters
  • Smart Works
  • Spruce

Best Culture & Lifestyle Environmental Initiative

  • Inghams
  • The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts
  • Mama Bamboo
  • She’s Electric
  • Six Senses Laamu

Best Culture & Lifestyle Local, Community, Charity Initiative

  • Delfin Amazon Cruises
  • Six Senses
  • Sumba Hospitality Foundation
  • Time + Tide
  • Wilderness

Best Sustainable Culture & Lifestyle Venue

  • Cornish Gems
  • Costa Navarino
  • Daylesford Organic
  • Jade Mountain
  • The Pig Hotels

Best Sustainable Restaurant or Bar

  • Apricity
  • Rucola at the Conduit

Best Cultural, Travel of Lifestyle Sustainable Experience

  • Intrepid Travel – The Black Mambas
  • Journeys with Purpose
  • Soneva
  • Wanderlux
  • Wildland

Best Cultural, Travel of Lifestyle Biodiversity Initiative

  • Broughton
  • Mashpi Lodge
  • Resplendent Ceylon
  • Volcanoes Safaris
  • Wilderness

Best Impact Campaign Overall

  • andBeyond
  • Anya Hindmarch
  • Blackacre
  • Edward Bulmer
  • Oushaba
  • Star Seed

Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Overall

  • Shanga
  • Singita
  • Smart Works Charity
  • The Women’s Chapter

Sponsors

We are delighted to be partnering with Polestar, Skydiamond, Mandarin Oriental and Yves Delorme for this year’s Journey to Zero Future Icons from Country & Town House.