European Business Awards for the Environment are awarded by the

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to recognise companies that combine competitiveness with respect for the environment. The awards take into consideration voluntary schemes such as EMAS and

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, together with other comparable projects, which demonstrate commitment to develop and apply sustainable management practices. The awards were originally established in 1987 as the European Better Environment Awards for Industry, renamed in 2000 as the European Awards for the Environment, and renamed again in 2004 as the current European Business Awards for the Environment. The award is presented in five categories: Management, Product and services, Process innovation, International business cooperation and Business and

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Recent Winners

Source
European Commission

Management Award

*2018/19 A&B Laboratorios de Biotecnología S.A.U (Spain), for ''Integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in their strategy for a sustainable and competitive growth'' *2016/17 (Large Company) CMS Window Systems (UK), for ''CMS Innovation Hub'' *2014/15 Eczacıbaşı Yapı Gereçleri (VitrA) (Turkey), for ''Blue Life Integrated Sustainability Management System'' *2012

Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer Group plc (commonly abbreviated to M&S and colloquially known as Marks's or Marks & Sparks) is a major British multinational retailer with headquarters in Paddington, London that specialises in selling clothing, beauty, home ...

(UK), for ''Marks & Spencer Plan A - Doing the Right Thing'' *2010 Findus Group (UK), for ''Fish for Life: Supporting Sustainable Fisheries'' *2008 The Co-operative Group Ltd (UK), for ''The Co-operative Group’s Approach to Sustainable Development''

The Product and Services Award

*2018/19 AFULudine (France), for ''An environmentally-neutral lubricant'' *2016/17 Hydromx International A.S. (Turkey), for ''Energy Efficient Heat Transfer Fluid for Heating and Cooling'' *2014/15 EcoNation (Belgium), for ''Lighten the Energy Bill'' *2012 Aquamarine Power (UK), for ''Aquamarine Power's Oyster wave energy technology'' *2010 EnergyICT (Belgium), for ''Implementation of the Advanced Energy Management System, EIServer, at the British Retailer TESCO'' *2008 Ertex-Solar GmbH (Austria), for ''Ertex-Solar – photovoltaic modules in laminated safety glass technology''

The Process Innovation Award

*2018/19 DSM-Niaga (Netherlands), for ''Redesign product from scratch for the

circular economy A circular economy (also referred to as circularity and CE) is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. CE aims ...

, using only recyclable materials and a reversible glue'' *2016/17 (France), for ''Pheromonal mating disruption through paintball against the pine processionary moth'' *2014/15

Daimler AG The Mercedes-Benz Group AG (previously named Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacture ...

(Germany), for '' Reduction and Lightweight Construction for Combustion Engines'' *2012 Umicore (Belgium), for ''Recycling of NiMH and Li-ion batteries: a sustainable new business'' *2010 Zenergy Power GmbH and Bültmann GmbH (Germany), for ''Cutting energy consumption by 50% using magnetic billet heating based on superconductor technology'' *2008 CHOREN GmbH (Germany), for ''Sustainable production of synthetic biofuel (BTL) using the Carbo-V process''

The International Business Cooperation Award

*2018/19 EOSTA B.V. (Netherlands), for '' the "True Cost of Food” campaign which calculates and communicates the hidden costs of the

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'' *2016/17

Fairphone Fairphone is a Dutch electronics manufacturer that designs and produces smartphones with the goal of having a lower environmental footprint and better social impact than is common in the industry. In particular, the company aims to minimize the ...

BV (Netherlands), for ''ethical electronics'' *2014/15 Interface Nederland BV (Netherlands), for ''Net-Works'' *2012 INENSUS GmbH (Germany), for ''MicroPowerEconomy – a Private Public Partnership model for comprehensive island-grid village electrification with renewable energy'' *2010

Ferrovial Ferrovial, S.A. (), previously Grupo Ferrovial, is a Spanish multinational company involved in the design, construction, financing, operation (DBFO) and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services. It is a publicly traded company ...

(Spain), for ''‘Maji ni Uhai’ (Water is life). Water supply and sanitation in Serengueti District, Tanzania'' *2008 KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) Holding/Mali BioCarburant SA (Netherlands), for '' Sustainable Biodiesel Production in Mali''

The Business and Biodiversity Award

*2018/19 Suez Spain (Spain), for ''From water treatment plants to Biodiversity Reserves'' *2016/17 HiPP-Werk Georg Hipp OHG (Germany), for ''20 Years of HiPP Sustainability Management'' *2014/15

Red Eléctrica de España Red Eléctrica de España (; REE) is a partly state-owned and public limited Spanish corporation which operates the national electricity grid in Spain, where it operates the national power transmission system. It also holds assets in Peru, Chile ...

, S.A.U. (Spain), for ''Birds and Electricity Transmission Lines: Mapping of Flight Paths'' *2012 Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. (Slovakia), for ''Energy for Nature: Saving most precious animal species in the Slovak mountains''

References

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