Registration period closed fifth edition of the awards for the best practice of Circular Economy in Spain, organized by BASF and the Excellence in Sustainability Club, concludes with great success by counting 100 applications presented in circular economy projects in the different categories.
The initiatives that contribute to circularizing the economy have been presented by public administrations, large companies, small and medium-sized companies, start-ups, and also organizations from the academic world and the dissemination sector. These projects are proposed to deal with the waste of limited natural resources, in addition to contributing very effectively to the business strategy, favoring savings in materials and developing a more sustainable and stable process over time.
“At BASF we have been committed to the circular economy and sustainability for many years. For this reason, we are very satisfied with the hundred projects presented in this fifth edition, which demonstrates the great interest that exists in all areas of society. We must share and collaborate between public administrations and the private world in order to achieve circularity in each of our fields of action. That is the purpose of these awards and BASF's purpose is to help achieve it," he says. Carles navarro, General Director of BASF Española and head of the Group's activities in the Iberian Peninsula.
In the previous edition, the projects of Aigües de Barcelona were awarded as best practice in public administration, Heineken in the Large Company category, Signus as SME representative, Circoolar as Start Up, Francisco de Vitoria University in the academic world and Expansión as dissemination medium.
The Jury, made up of experts from the business, academic and institutional fields and with representation of the winners of the previous edition, will announce its decision in November.
