6 Catalan clusters -Packaging Cluster, MODACC, Catalan Water Partnership, Beauty Cluster Barcelona, FEMAC and Secpho– have received one of the most prestigious awards in the world in the field of clusters, the certificate Gold label. A recognition that legitimizes the excellence in the management of these organizations by the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) and with the support of Acció, the agency for the competitiveness of the company of the Departament d'Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
The virtual event was chaired by the Minister of Business and Knowledge of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Ramon Tremos, who reaffirmed the important role of agents of change such as clusters, especially in a context such as the current one, characterized by the health and economic crisis. The ESCA director, Helmut Kergel, also participated in the session; the delegate councilor of Acció, Joan Romero; Joan Martí, Director of Cluster Development; and the Clusters Managers of the award-winning organizations. Alex Brossa, Cluster Manager of the Packaging Cluster, not only thanked the entire network for the recognition that has made it possible to obtain the Gold Label, but also stressed the importance and value of the value chain.
The Packaging Cluster underwent an audit process at the end of last year to obtain said certification, where the entity's trajectory since 2012, the structure and modus operandi, the level of integration of innovation in the strategy, the collaborative projects promoted or the prospective future, among other indicators of a list of 30 KPI's.
