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The National University of C贸rdoba鈥檚 Hemoderivatives Lab won the CCAB Excellence in Sustainability award for its positive impact on the community, high degree of innovation at the implementation level and strong leadership in the field of sustainability.

The award was given to 23 innovative sustainable projects with a high impact on the community. The competing candidates included initiatives, projects and ideas from all over the country. This year, 67 entries were received, representing a 10% increase on last year. This shows a clear commitment to sustainability from the country鈥檚 companies, organisations, public sector and individuals, as well as their concern about the sustainability of our planet and our future.

Juli谩n Rooney, Chairman of the CCAB, said:

Once again, those who are trying to make this country more sustainable have contributed their work and initiatives to this award of which we are proud. Delivering to the community project and ideas that take into account social inclusion as well as the environmental and economic dimensions is a duty that we have undertaken as an organisation.

The winners in the Innovative Organisation category were:

Large companies

First prize:

Arauco Argentina S.A., for their project 鈥淯se of Forest Biomass for Energy Generation鈥�; and Unilever Argentina S.A., for their project 鈥淪ustainable Brands鈥�.

Second prize:

Kimberly-Clark Argentina for their project 鈥淭owards Zero Waste鈥�.

Third prize:

Banco Galicia for their project 鈥淢ezzo-Level Finances鈥�.

SMEs

First prize:

Colonial-style restaurant Pulper铆a Quilap谩n, for their project 鈥淎 bridge between sustainable products and responsible consumers鈥�.

Second prize:

ESARQ - Swiecicki Architecture Firm.

Third prize:

Maggacup.

Microenterprises and independent professionals

First prize:

Dina Stasta, for her project 鈥淪econd Cycle 鈥� Sustainable Production鈥�.

Second prize:

Eco-Live, for their project 鈥�100% Biodegradable Bags鈥�.

Third prize:

Plant Them.

NGOs

First prize:

AMIA-BID-FOMIN, for their project 鈥淰alue of CSR + Competitiveness鈥�.

Second prize:

Fundaci贸n Cruzada Patag贸nica, for their project 鈥淩enewable Energy Sources- Educating for the Future鈥�.

Third prize:

Fundaci贸n Equidad, for their project 鈥淐omputer Recycling Workshop鈥�; and Asociaci贸n Civil Ingenier铆a Sin Fronteras Argentina, for their project 鈥淲ater and Energy in the village of El Negrito, province of Santiago del Estero鈥�.

Public Sector

First prize:

Universidad Nacional de C贸rdoba, for their 鈥淗emoderivatives Lab 鈥� a Social, Synergic and Sustainable Business Model鈥�.

Second prize:

Ministry of Social Development, Government of the City of Buenos Aires, for their project 鈥淶onal Social Services鈥�.

Third prize:

Risk Management Department, Municipality of the City of Santa Fe, for their project 鈥淯rban Natural Reserve and Climate Risk Management鈥�.

Mixed projects

First prize:

Coca-Cola Argentina, for their project 鈥淐oca-Cola鈥檚 commitment on water stewardship: replenishing every drop鈥�.

Second prize:

Samsung Electronics Argentina, for their project 鈥淕ran Chaco Nanum Village鈥�.

Third prize:

Fundaci贸n Cruzada Patag贸nica, for their project 鈥淎ccess to Water for Rural Communities of Western Patagonia鈥�.

The winners in the Innovative Idea category were:

First prize:

Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), for their 鈥淯niversity Solid Waste Management Plan鈥�.

Second prize:

Uni贸n Solidaria de Comunidades del Pueblo Diaguita Cacano, for their project 鈥淓l Alto native forest 鈥� home of indigenous communities鈥�.

Third prize:

Johnson Matthey, for their initiative 鈥淭hinking about water in a sustainable way鈥�.