Positively impact communities and territories, including the well-being of employees and their families
Maximiliana is 90 years old; she was born in a village in Teruel and has lived all her life without a mobile phone. Nearly three years ago, her grandson Jorge Terreu embarked on a unique venture, driven by a desire to connect more closely with her: he created a prototype phone with an operating system adapted to the needs and abilities of the elderly.
In a world struggling with environmental challenges, exclusion, and economic inequality, social cooperative Humana Nova pushes the boundaries of social entrepreneurship by intertwining textile production, inclusion, and responsible investment of profits.
Founded in 2010, La Conciergerie Solidaire aims to promote employment and a positive social impact, with a unique blend of concierge services for companies, neighbourhoods, and other gathering places within communities.
DORFPLATZ STAW GmbH is a social business rooted in cooperative management. Through a participatory process, it has transformed a vacant estate in the town center into spaces for creative and sustainable self-employed professionals, social associations, fostering an innovative hub for sustainable cooperation, education, and exchange.
Down Experience is a pioneering project in the Spanish region of Galicia, promoted by the Down Coruña association. Its objective is the promotion of the entrepreneurship, social participation, and better living conditions for people with disabilities.
Since its inception in 2015, Einhorn has been known as a company that does things a little differently. Its colorful and unique packaging of condoms and menstrual products stood out in the shelves of retailers. In recent times, the company made headlines for its horizontal approach to decision making and introducing employee benefits such as the 32-hour workweek.
Cyril Noury established Informa’Truck in 2021: a pioneering mobile truck network company specializing in computer equipment repair, staffed entirely by individuals with disabilities, aiming to prove that digital inclusion and the integration of people with disabilities into the workforce can go hand in hand.
Even when offering translation services, it’s possible to pursue sustainability for the benefit of all stakeholders, the community, and the environment. Way2Global proves this with its projects for emissions reduction, training and women's empowerment.
To exceed customers expectations and deliver outstanding service, companies must first ensure the commitment and satisfaction of their employees. That is the belief of the family company Mikro+Polo, leading supplier of laboratory equipment in Slovenia.
Applying from the very beginning a sustainable business model to agriculture and food production, Agrimad achieved its goal of reaching 100% energy self-sufficiency. It does so utilising green energy, from solar panels and biogas, for about 1 MW. Even agriculture waste is essential.
One of the greatest challenges a visually impaired person faces daily is autonomous movement in unknown spaces. The NaviLens project arises from the need of visually impaired people to improve their autonomy in unfamiliar areas and access information similarly to fully sighted people, to achieve complete mobility without the help of a third party.
There is a growing trend towards cultivating in an ecological manner and more "social farms" that hire youth from children's homes or people with disabilities. But combining these two approaches is uncommon, and Sady St. Prokop (Orchards of St. Prokop), a business with its headquarters in the south of Bohemia, succeeds in doing just that.
What began as a group of friends attempting to grow their own food in a small garden has evolved into an innovative SME, My Food. It offers its customers solutions such as greenhouses to grow fruit and vegetables in compact spaces, using only 100% natural methods.
Jelena Fiškuš and Sean Poropat founded Studio Sonda, an independent creative studio for design and communications, in 2007. Its headquarters are situated in the idyllic town of Vižinada on the Istrian peninsula.
The bakery of Csákányi Kenyér Bt. was awarded the HUF 3 million prize in the "Corporate Social Responsibility for Local Communities” category. Since it opened its doors in 1989, the passion for the art of baking bread has been the driving force behind this local business in Csákánydoroszló, at the gateway to Őrség.
The production of state-of-the-art valves represents OMB's core business, but the company's goal is not limited to this. For years, the company has been committed to safeguarding the environment through green solutions such as the installation of a photovoltaic system to generate electricity, e-bikes and car-pooling made available to employees, and the adoption of 50 trees from a local orchard. OMB is creating added value not just for itself, but also for its employees and the community.
Dialogue, transparency, respect: These are the keystones of Fair Trade. And since its founding in 1975, this is what GEPA has stood for with its name. GEPA stands for “Society for the Promotion of Partnerships with the Third World” (“Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Partnerschaft mit der Dritten Welt”). Today GEPA no longer talks about supporting "Third World" trade, but about partnership!
In 2002, Građevno Zec began as a small construction company in Split, without knowing what the future would hold. From the start, they based their company's growth on open communication with customers and the satisfaction of their workforce. In 2015, the business shifted gears, becoming a limited liability company.
CITEL is a cooperative production company (Scop) in the building and public works sector that specialises in energy. Each employee in a Scop has the potential to become a partner, fostering a cooperative ethos that combines decision-making and shared responsibility towards the other associated employees.
Halas Tűzvédelem, a fire service company, has distinguished itself in the category dedicated to employee welfare. Founded in 1991 as a one-man family business, the company initially started by providing only fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance.
Romec was founded as a company dedicated to the design, construction and repair of moulds. Alongside its core business, Romec has designed a welfare plan tailored to its employees and collaborators born out of listening, direct knowledge and analysis of real needs and the business climate.
Founded in 1985 by Antonio Zanon, Studio Zanon has been operating for more than 30 years in Dolo, in the province of Venice, in the field of legal and labour consulting. Attentive to the well-being of its employees, the firm has created a welfare plan tailored to their needs.
Faema Empleo or the Faema Salud Mental Ávila Special Employment Centre was founded in 2010 to promote quality employment and the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market, as well as to promote equal opportunities, through the formula of protected employment as a Special Employment Centre.
Sustainability Hero for Italy in the Welfare category of SME EnterPRIZE and “Welfare Champion” in the Welfare Index PMI
Sustainability Hero for France in the Community category of SME EnterPRIZE thanks to its inclusive spaces strengthening social cohesion
Sustainability Hero for Hungary in the Community category of the SME EnterPRIZE project
Sustainability Hero for Spain in the Community category of SME EnterPRIZE for its concrete actions of solidarity.
Time-saving initiatives suggested by employees, from laundry service to online grocery shopping
Welfare Champion in Welfare Index PMI and nominated in the Community category of SME EnterPRIZE
The Spanish company, recognised in the local edition of the SME EnterPRIZE project in the Community category, promotes employability for the most vulnerable.
Recognized in the Local Edition of the SME EnterPRIZE Project, in the Welfare Category
Welfare champion in the Welfare Index PMI and nominated in the Welfare category of SME EnterPRIZE.
Welfare Champion in Welfare Index PMI and nominated in the Welfare category of SME EnterPRIZE
Welfare Champion in Welfare Index PMI and nominated in the Welfare category of SME EnterPRIZE
The sustainable philosophy of the French company recognized in the local edition of the SME EnterPRIZE project, in the Welfare category