ON THE RECORD

Name:David Burrows

Company:Stepgreen, www.stepgreen.ie

Job:Managing Director

Age:31

Background:Degree in economics from UCD, joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2001, qualifying as a chartered account the following year. A member of the Irish Olympic sailing team in Atlanta, Sydney and Athens.

Inspired by:His father, Richard Burrows, former director-general of the drinks group, Pernod Ricard, "who always embraced change", and a client, John Flaherty of CF Tooling in Cashla, Co Galway, "who's showing how to expand responsibly".

Challenges:Helping his clients to reduce their carbon output by one million tons in the next three to five years.