"Business Environmental Award" goes into the next round
After winning the 2019 Business Environmental Award for its environmentally friendly textile dyeing technology, HeiQ Clean Tech is beginning preparations for 2020.
The jury of the "Environmental Prize of the Economy" will now be chaired by former Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, according to Swissmem's site. The upcoming prize is to be awarded at CE2 Day - the Swiss Economic Forum's new conference on the circular economy.
The winners of 2019
For the 2019 Business Environmental Awards on CE2 Day, the following were selected Numerous convincing projects from the business community nominated.
Won HeiQ Clean Tech for their environmentally friendly textile dyeing technology. Finalists were Climeworks with a CO2 capture technology and dhp Techonology with a solar folding roof.
Preparations for the 2020 awards ceremony are in full swing. The search is on for innovative products, technologies, services or business models with a lighthouse character that contribute to sustainable development in the sense of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The focus is exclusively on companies that combine outstanding ecological innovations with economic success.
New inputs for companies
Nominated projects will be pre-selected by a preliminary jury, for the attention of the top-class jury. The jury, chaired by former Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, will select the three finalists and among them the winner.
It is not possible to apply for the "Business Environment Award". Nominations are made via nomination partners. Swissmem is also a nomination partner. As a founding member of the "Go for Impact" association, Swissmem is one of the sponsoring organizations of the environmental award. (Source: Swissmem)
