Friday, February 28, 2014

Spur, Lipor, UCASUL and Companhia das Lezírias win EBAEpis (with LIST)

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Spur, Lipor, UCASUL and Companhia das Lezírias are the big winners of the European Business Awards for the Environment-innovation award for sustainability (EBAEpis). The winners were revealed a few minutes ago, in the course of the Conference "innovation and sustainability in the cities of the future", held at Culturgest.

During the ceremony were distinguished three categories of entities: management, process, products and services, and was also awarded the Biodiversity.

In category Management the great winner was Li, with the project "sustainability strategy of Lipor", which is based on an integrated approach of the values and principles of sustainability management systems, operations and activities, practices and decisions, giving particular emphasis to dialogue and interaction with stakeholders in a transparent and open relationship.

The award category was assigned to Process UCASUL, with the REFINOLEA project that focuses on the valorization of olive-residue oil extratado (residue after extraction of olive-residue oil) and the study of its implementation of technically and economically feasible way, to allow recovery of the entire integrated biomass.

In the category of products and services won the Spur with a project of sustainable agricultural production, in which bet on improving the health of their soils and plants, preserving natural resources. In addition to the preservation of biodiversity, the project aims to protect and study almost extinct vine varieties in the country and establish auxiliary fauna, fundamental in natural control crop pests.

The Companhia das Lezírias won the prize the Biodiversity with EVOA project, which aims at the promotion of natural values, being the primary motivation avifauna conservation. In addition to the increase of areas of refuge for nesting and tide, the project, which has the support of Breeze since its founding, intends to attract birds and generate ideal conditions for the observation of the same, maintaining its tranquillity.

Sonae Sierra, WeDoTech, EPAL and Docapesca were distinguished with honourable mentions.

The EBAEpis is organized by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) in collaboration with the Directorate-General of economic activities, the BCSD Portugal and the GCI and has been responsible for the selection phase of Portuguese candidates to European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE), which will be unveiled in November. The EBAE are an initiative of the European Commission which aims to recognise and promote businesses and organizations that give a relevant contribution to sustainable development.

The GPA Portugal and the EBAEpis-innovation award for sustainability initiated last year a merger, having regard to the common objectives and synergies. So, from this year, national candidates EBAE premiums are named by Portugal GPA.

Foto: epSos.de/Creative Commons

Category: Management

Category: Process

Category: products & services

Prize

The Biodiversity

EVOA â€" Space of Visitation and birdwatching

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