Also this year the prestigious Oasis magazine, directed by Alessandro Cecchi Paone, which has been promoting naturalistic culture in Italy for over 35 years, has awarded the “Oscars” of the environment to Italian companies that have distinguished themselves for an innovative contribution in terms of environmental sustainability and social responsibility in carrying out their production activities. The setting chosen for the award ceremony was Ecomondo, the international reference exhibition on eco-sustainability that from 6 to 9 November brings together companies operating in the green supply chain in Rimini. On the stage of the pavilion of Gruppo24Ore, the TV presenter, biologist and science communicator Vincent Venuto, awarded the Oasis Ambiente 2018 Award to a series of important initiatives and projects, in different categories related to environmental sustainability parameters.
Among the companies that have obtained the important award, excellent names of the industrial panorama stand out, such as Carlsberg, AsdoMar, Swarovski Optik and Nimbus, innovative companies in the green and energy sector, such as Egea, Terna, Contarina, Petrotecnica, Co Re Ve., companies in the agrifood sector such as Langalletta and EcorNaturaSì also two civic committees, Basta Plastica in Mare and the Municipality of Chiaverano. Also this year the award received the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment: "The transition to the green economy is a path that we have undertaken with conviction, in the awareness that there is no economic, industrial, social development that can ignore respect for the environment - said the Environment Minister Sergio Costa - and that growth is either sustainable or it simply isn't ”. "With this in mind - added Costa - the 'Oasis Ambiente Award for sustainability'it is therefore a precious recognition for those industrial realities, companies, start-ups, committed to promoting ecological projects based on innovation and sustainability. An award to be received with pride, which is an incentive to continue on this path, to face the great challenges that the future puts before us ".
The opening of applications for the next edition of the award was announced during the event.
These are the assignments of the Oasis Ambiente 2018 Award:
Petroltecnica - Rimini
Excellence and innovation category in Remediation Technology
For the ability to innovate through excellent technological solutions and processes inspired by bioremediation in the field of remediation in favor of the protection of environmental matrices, workplace safety and the circular economy
Contarina - Treviso
Excellence and innovation category in Waste Treatment
For the consolidated experience in the reduction of non-recyclable fractions, in the separate collection and in the recovery of materials that has brought the Province of Treviso to the top in Europe, involving the local community in a virtuous process also through educational and training activities for responsible citizenship
Basta Plastic in the Sea Committee - Rimini
Excellence and innovation category in Sea Protection
For the commitment against disposable plastics and the dispersion of non-biodegradable materials in the waters which already during the first year of life led to raising public awareness, the world of fishing and local authorities towards lifestyles and models low impact tourist accommodation in Romagna and throughout the Adriatic
Co. Re. Ve. Milan
Excellence and innovation category in Recycle & Reuse
For the results obtained in the collection of glass packaging which exceeded the 2-ton share on a national scale with particularly comforting results in the southern regions, where the increase was 13.8%, five points more than the national average, confirming the structural and communication investment that the Consortium has made in this area of the country over the last few years
Egea - Alba (CN)
Excellence and innovation category in the multi-utility sector
For the innovative business model that provides a strong link with the territory and respect for the environment in which it operates, contributing to the improvement of the well-being of the community through practices constantly aimed at positively affecting the level of quality of life of citizens.
Carlsberg Italy - Milan
Excellence and innovation category in the Beverage sector
For the important contribution made to the dissemination and promotion of sustainability values, defined as priorities in the corporate mission and effectively pursued and communicated with the ResponsiBEERity and Together Towards ZERO projects
Swarovski Optik Italy - Verona
Category excellence and innovation in Nature & Outdoor
For its commitment to promoting sustainable tourism models with the Bino-Rent initiative in collaboration with Federparchi; stimulating behavior of observation of the fauna of the Parks and Natural Reserves in respect of the animal habitat. With the slogan "Observe from a distance but very close", the Bino-Rent formula is based on widening the audience of visitors to the green areas through the rental of binoculars to amplify their naturalistic experience by discovering details invisible to the naked eye
General Conserve - AsdoMar - Genoa
Excellence and innovation category in Process Innovation
For the concrete commitment to safeguarding sustainability and for the 'Zero Waste Tuna' project. The raw material is selected on the basis of a strict policy for the sustainability of fishing: only adult yellowfin tuna to safeguard the reproduction of the species and skipjack tuna only if certified rod-caught. All Friend of The Sea certified. The efficiency of the production process, which optimizes the use of raw materials and a plant for the production of fishmeal for animal husbandry, make it possible to produce tuna without processing waste.
Langalletta - Santa Vittoria Alba (CN)
Together with EcorNaturaSì - Verona
Category excellence and innovation in the Agri-Food Chain
For a sustainable agri-food supply chain project, from the field to the point of sale, based on innovation, collaboration and circularity.
Terna - Rome
Excellence and innovation category in the Energy sector
For the internationally recognized leadership (1st place in the Electric Utilities sector according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index) in the management of environmental impacts, also testified by the use of innovative technologies such as the use of radar in monitoring bird migration near power lines.
Nimbus srl - Turin
Excellence and innovation category in Product Innovation
For having contributed with its innovative Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems to detect the critical scenarios of vast wooded areas for the prevention of fires, through the monitoring and control of its highly autonomous drones. With a complex photogrammetric detection system, Nimbus apparatuses are able to acquire images and thermal diagnoses on the ground to detect alterations in temperatures prior to outbreaks of fires. The use of Nimbus' remotely piloted aircraft are also helping to monitor the degradation of waste in landfills with thermography in order to limit the accumulation of enormous masses of biogas "
Municipality of Chiaverano (TO)
Excellence and innovation category in Social Environment
For having involved a group of volunteer citizens and the Aib association (forest fire fighting group) in the establishment of the "Territorial Maintenance Days" which are carried out periodically to avoid hydrogeological instability in the now abandoned uncultivated land.