Awards Granted to Leaders of the Croatian Green Economy

Organized by the Zagreb Energy Association, Energo Media Service, and the portal croenergo.eu, in co-organization with the European Enterprise Network in Croatia at the Croatian Chamber of Economy and under the general sponsorship of the City of Zagreb, the ‘Greenovation 2013’ awards were presented yesterday in a total of 10 categories, highlighting the leaders of the Croatian green economy.

The awards were presented in the presence of the Minister of Environmental Protection and Nature, Mihael Zmajlović, and the Head of the City Office for Energy, Environmental Protection, and Sustainable Development of the City of Zagreb, Marijan Maras.

– In situations where even the state administration fails, it is entrepreneurs and the economy that lead and must break down barriers and show us politicians the right direction and how to be better and more efficient. I believe this will not be the case in the future and that all the efforts we undertake and all the regulations from the Ministry of Economy, as well as my department, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, will break down barriers and enable normal and sustainable development of entrepreneurship focused on environmental protection and the benefit of all citizens – said Zmajlović.

– I am very pleased that an increasing number of Croatian companies recognize the value of the green economy and, as evidenced by the awarded projects, can realize truly exceptional projects across Croatia and through various economic sectors – said Maras.

The ‘Greenovation’ award, after a public competition, was awarded in a total of 10 categories, and one special award was given for this year’s competition theme – green construction.

In the category of ‘Best Overall Program of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by Riviera Adria for the project ‘Green Lanterna: Overall Program for Efficient Resource Use in Tourist Facilities’. In the category of ‘Best Start-up of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by Brokula&Ž for the project ‘Brokula&Ž: Clothing from Organically Grown Raw Materials’. In the category of ‘Best Service of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by Bor-Plastika for the project ‘Sojenica: Cradle of Civilization Becomes a Tourist Center’. In the category of ‘Best Product of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by EDC for the project ‘Telemetric Hydrant’.

In the category of ‘Best Technology of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by Dogma Nekretnine for the project ‘Residential Building Project in Trsat-Rijeka as part of the Pilot Project Innovative Housing Construction for the Mediterranean – Application of Med Principles’. In the category of ‘Best Marketing Campaign of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by Ice Studio for the project ‘Croecoseat: Eco-Friendly Portable Cardboard Seat with Innovative Drink Holder’. In the category of ‘Best Web Program of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by HEP Group – HEP-Supply for the project ‘ELEN.HEP.HR – Source of Electricity – Portal for the Promotion of eMOBILITY’.

In the category of ‘Best Manager of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by Mr. David Burcar from Elka d.o.o. for the project ‘Implementation of Energy Efficiency Measures on the Lighting System of Elka’s Facility’. In the category of ‘Best Journalist of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by the editor of the Poslovni portal, Branka Suvajac. In the category of ‘Best Team of the Croatian Green Economy’, the award was received by the University of Zagreb – Faculty of Civil Engineering – Department of Materials for the project ‘Eco-Sandwich: Sustainable Prefabricated Wall Panel System from Recycled Aggregate’.

The special award for this year’s competition theme – green construction – was awarded to the company Pjer for the project ‘SQE Technology for Building Energy-Efficient Facilities’.

The competition for the Greenovation 2014 award will be open from November 15, 2013, until March 15, 2014, and the awards will be presented at the 5th Zagreb Energy Week.