Accenture Strategy announces circular economy award winners
Accenture Strategy announces circular economy award winners
<![CDATA[The World Economic Forum’s Community of Young Global Leaders, in collaboration with Dublin-based Accenture Strategy, has awarded the Circulars at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 17-20. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made notable contributions to the circular economy.
The third annual Circulars awards ceremony showcased advances from the private sector, public sector and civil society that drive innovation and growth while reducing dependence on scarce natural resources.
The seven Circulars were awarded as follows:
The Fortune Award for Circular Economy Leadership: William McDonough, chief executive of McDonough Innovation, a globally recognized leader in sustainable development. He advises leaders worldwide through McDonough Innovation and with MBDC and introduced the concepts of biological and technical cycles to the circular economy field.
The Accenture Strategy Award for Circular Economy Multinational (Joint Award): Nike Inc., for leading work on material efficiency and waste reduction and aiming to double its business with half the impact through adopting circular economy principles. Patagonia, for a long track record of sustainable innovation in the industry and embedding the principles of the circular economy into its business strategy through the likes of the company’s “Worn Wear” initiatives.
The Young Global Leaders Award for Circular Economy SME: MBA Polymers Inc., for upcycling complex plastic waste streams to the same quality, and at the same price, as virgin plastic with the potential for scale and impact in plastics globally.
The AB InBev Award for Circular Economy Governments, Cities and Regions: Scottish Government, for leading a coalition across business and government to drive the circular economy in Scotland with clear impact demonstrated and ambitious targets for the future.
The CNBC Award for Circular Economy Investor: SJF Ventures, for investing in circular economy businesses across its target sectors that simultaneously scale social and environmental impact while delivering sound financials.
The Ecolab Award for Circular Economy Digital Disruptor: Rubicon Global, for providing a sustainable waste and recycling solution that uses cloud-based technology and big data to connect customers with haulers.
The Dell Circular Economy People’s Choice Award: Bioelektra Group, chosen by public vote for developing and promoting a technological solution that enables the treatment of unsegregated municipal waste.
“The Circulars demonstrate that the days of the ‘take, make, waste’ business models are over. The path to innovation, growth and competitiveness starts by creatively reducing the strain on scarce natural resources,” says Peter Lacy, managing director, Accenture Strategy. “Digital technology is increasingly critical to the success of the circular economy, and these awards also showcase technology innovation.”
The Circulars attracted 237 entries from 37 countries. The judging panel was drawn from the Young Global Leader community of the World Economic Forum and leading experts across business and civil society. In addition to Accenture Strategy, The Circulars are sponsored by AB InBev, Dell and Ecolab. This year’s media partners are CNBC and Fortune Magazine.
“The circular economy is now established as one of the major ways organizations, cities and economies pursue sustainable growth. The rapid progress in advance sciences, industrial design and digital innovation has been matched by a swift application of circular models at a large scale,” says Dominic Waughray, head of pubic private partnership at the World Economic Forum. “The Circulars remain an important initiative of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders to recognize and celebrate such cutting-edge innovation and impact.”
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Source: Recycling Today
Accenture Strategy announces circular economy award winners
<![CDATA[The World Economic Forum’s Community of Young Global Leaders, in collaboration with Dublin-based Accenture Strategy, has awarded the Circulars at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan 17-20. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made notable contributions to the circular economy. The third annual Circulars awards ceremony showcased advances from the private sector, public sector and civil society that drive innovation and growth while reducing dependence on scarce natural resources. The seven Circulars were awarded as follows: The Fortune Award for Circular Economy Leadership: William McDonough, chief executive of McDonough Innovation, a globally recognized leader in sustainable development. He advises leaders worldwide through McDonough Innovation and with MBDC and introduced the concepts of biological and technical cycles to the circular economy field. The Accenture Strategy Award for Circular Economy Multinational (Joint Award): Nike Inc., for leading work on material efficiency and waste reduction and aiming to double its business with half the impact through adopting circular economy principles. Patagonia, for a long track record of sustainable innovation in the industry and embedding the principles of the circular economy into its business strategy through the likes of the company’s “Worn Wear” initiatives. The Young Global Leaders Award for Circular Economy SME:…