The Asociación Empresarial ASLE (ASLE) is a not for profit association that promotes and supports employee-owned companies in the
Basque Country (Euskadi), particularly using the
sociedad laboral model.' The name ASLE derives from 'Agrupación de Sociedades Laborales De Euskadi'.
Txemi Cantera International Social Economy Prize
ASLE awards the Txemi Cantera International Social Economy Prize annually to an individual or organisation that has made a significant contribution to upholding the values that define
employee-owned
Employee stock ownership, or employee share ownership, is where a company's employees own shares in that company (or in the parent company of a group of companies). US employees typically acquire shares through a share option plan. In the UK, Emp ...
companies, such as participation, democracy and solidarity. The prize has been awarded since 1991 in memory of Jose Miguel Cantera Sojo, nicknamed Txemi, an economist and adviser to ASLE. Each winner receives a sculpture created by
Agustin Ibarrola.
Prize winners include:
* 1991: CICOPA
* 1992: ALFONSO GORROÑOGOITIA
* 1993: GUIVAT HAVIVA
* 1994: UNIVERSIDAD DE DEUSTO
* 1995: UNITED AIRLINES
* 1996: JOSE Mª ORMAETXEA / JESUS LARRAÑAGA
* 1997: UTAN GRÄNSER
* 1998: JOSE ESPRIU
* 1999: FUNDACION SOCIAL DE BOGOTÁ
* 2000: IRIZAR, S.COOP.
* 2001: FUNDACION DEL EMPRESARIADO CHIHUAHUENSE
* 2002: ONCE
* 2003: FONDO ECUATORIANO POPULORUM PROGRESSIO
* 2004: BEROHI, S.COOP.
* 2005: FORMULA SERVIZI
* 2006: AUTOESCUELA LAGUNAK, S.A.L.
* 2007: Actuar Famiempresa.
*2008:
Rafael Calvo Ortega.
*2009: Corey Rosen.
*''2010: Lantegi Batuak and Gureak.''
*''2011:
Tullis Russell.''
* ''2012: José Luis Monzón and Heroslam, S.A.L.''
* ''2013:
Golder Associates.''
* ''2014: Orona (part of the
Mondragon Corporation
The Mondragon Corporation is a corporation and cooperative federation, federation of worker cooperatives based in the Euskal Herria, Basque region of Spain.
It was founded in the town of Mondragón in 1956 by Father José María Arizmendiarrie ...
).''
* ''2015: Antonio Polo de Salinas de Guaranda.''
* ''2016: FMD Carbide, S.A.L. and Gráficas Zamudio Printek, S.A.L.''
* ''2017:
Voestalpine
Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria. The company is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 201 ...
.''
* ''2018: KL katealegaia S.L.L.''
* ''2019:
SRC Holdings Corporation.''
* ''2020: Josetxo Hernández.''
* ''2021: Graeme Nuttall''
* ''2022: Juan Antonio Pedreño''
* 2023: Red Comparte
* 2024: Sutargi SAL
References
{{reflist
External links
Corporate website
Non-profit organisations based in Spain