Impact Entrepreneur.

CEO and Founder.

Climate Activist.

Meet Eleni Polychroniadou, a leading voice in the world of corporate sustainability. Eleni's career is dedicated to combining entrepreneurship, business, and climate activism to drive meaningful action.

Eleni is the CEO and co-founder of environmental verification company, Sintali.

A company with the motto of “do good and be good”, Sintali is bringing innovation to the verification space and working on making it accessible for all climate action.

Sintali acts as a global certification provider for IFC, member of the World Bank Group, for the EDGE green building certification program.

Sintali also owns and operates Building with Nature, the UK’s leading benchmark for green infrastructure that is dedicated to making better places for people and wildlife.

With projects in over 80 countries and over 10,000 green building certificates issued to date, Sintali is changing the built environment around the world and making green building certification accessible to all.

  • We have the power to transform the world. We just need to believe it is possible and play our part.

    Eleni Polychroniadou

Speaking Engagements

  • TEDx University of Piraeus

  • ESG Property Forum Warsaw

  • MIPIM

  • BEIS EDGE Event

  • GBIP

  • UK REiiF

  • FICCI

  • ULI Annual Greece and Cyprus Conferene

  • CAMACOL EDGE for Retail and Industry

  • CADECOCRUZ Seminar on EDGE

  • Greenshoring: Retos y Oportunidades

Speaker Credentials

Presentations

Awards & Recognitions

  • Won Director of the Year in the Start Up and Young category by the Institute of Directors

  • Won Climate Pioneer award at the People Environment Achievement Awards (P.E.A.)

  • Shortlisted as one of three finalists for the ESG Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the City A.M. ESG Awards.

  • Shortlisted as a finalist for the Young Business Woman of the Year as part of the National Business Women’s Awards in 2023

  • Shortlisted as a finalist for the Federation of Small Business (FSB) Awards

  • Named as one of the UK’s most inspirational and dynamic female entrepreneurs in the #ialso 100 2023 List. The f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100’ line-up sets out to showcase trailblazing female founders who lead purpose-driven businesses alongside a roster of other responsibilities, such as volunteering, mentoring and community support.

  • Women in ESG: 50 Stars Changing the World, seeks to celebrate the talented female trailblazers and role models aged 35 and under from around the world who are at the forefront of ESG. Each year, the campaign will showcase 50 rising stars across different aspects of ESG who have made a lasting and positive impact on their organisations, environment and wider society.

  • Recognised as Most Influential Woman in Building Sustainability Education 2022 in the Construction and Engineering Awards 2022.