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2022 Chartered Star

We are delighted to reveal our 2022 Chartered Star, Fiona Smiddy.

Fiona qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2016 having trained with KPMG in their Management and Risk Consulting Department. Following this, she joined Gaelectric, a renewable energy developer, as Senior Accountant. Fiona took the opportunity in 2018 to go travelling and it was while travelling that she identified the gap in the market for her own business, becoming increasingly conscious of how our daily lifestyle choices impact the environment and wanting to make sustainable living more accessible and widespread in Ireland. Fiona is now owner and founder of Green Outlook, a company that promotes sustainable living and products. Green Outlook provides a range of products to help consumers lessen their environmental impact. Each product has been sourced to help people to shop consciously. Many are plastic free, and all are made with natural ingredients and sustainably sourced. Most are sourced in Ireland, further reducing their carbon footprint. Fiona will attend the One Young World Summit, representing Chartered Accountants Ireland and Chartered Accountants Worldwide in Manchester, U.K between Monday 5 September to Thursday 8 September.

2022 shortlisted finalists

The competition had many high calibre entries from a diverse base of members and students from across the island. All at different stages in their Chartered journey and all doing different and amazing work in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our five shortlisted finalists demonstrate the incredible work being done in this space in our Chartered community. Congratulations to our five finalists:

Fiona Smiddy

Owner & Founder, Green Outlook Ireland

Through her business, Fiona promotes practical actions individuals can take to reduce their environmental impact, from diet and clothing choices to their investment or pension portfolio can support their ESG goals as well as sourcing natural and plastic free products, predominantly from Irish female led businesses.

Sinead Henry

Graduate Trainee Accountant, NI Audit Office

Sinead has been involved in many projects since her university days particularly focused around SDG 5, Gender Equality. Along with working with the PSNI to develop the “No Grey Zone” campaign and Consent Workshops with University of Belfast, Sinead is also involved in a new scheme training hospitality staff in handling sexual harassment complaints.

Caoimhe Connolly

Junior Tax Associate

At the beginning of her career with Cavanagh Kelly, Caoimhe’s farming background has put sustainability at the forefront of her career goals. In her spare time, Caoimhe runs her own financial literacy blog, the Business Brain focused on promoting financial literacy and greater financial confidence and security and is an avid beekeeper

Peter Gillen

Manager, Sustainability Advisory Team, Grant Thorton

Alongside his role helping clients navigate their sustainability journeys, Peter is involved with a number of initiatives which help further the SDGs including Secretary of the Young Professionals Committee and Mentor for the Trinity Alumni Mentoring Programme.

Niamh Mclernon

Sustainability Analyst, KPMG
Having begun her Chartered journey through the ATI qualification, Niamh is a strong advocate for taking ‘the road less travelled’ as well as a strong believer in the key part Chartered Accountants have to play in the global sustainability agenda. These combined have led her to her current role helping clients develop and embed an ESG strategies.