Deadline: 26 February 2024
Apply for the Circular Economy Awards to recognise and celebrate the organisations, entrepreneurs, and innovators, making a difference in the space.
The Awards are highlighting the benefits the circular economy can bring to both producers and consumers and showcase the practical examples of the circular economy in action.
The Awards are opened to businesses that demonstrate circular practices. This means products or services that use renewable materials and are designed for durability, reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling to keep products, components, and materials circulating in the economy.
Drawing upon leadership and executive development programmes in Circular Economy, Sustainability and ESG, the Trinity Executive Education team will host and deliver an alumni event, organised for category winners and runners up for the purposes of lifelong development, networking and continued peer-to-peer learning in relation to implementation of circular economy strategies and processes.
Award Categories
- Multinational Award Category
- With an overall prize fund of €20,000, the RDS Circular Economy Awards will recognise Irish businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators making a positive difference in meeting the climate change challenge through adaptation or adoption of circular economy practices in delivery of products or services.
- Criteria: the Multinational company is domiciled in Ireland, has more three years of establishment, has business operations in at least one country other than Ireland, generates 25% or more of its revenue outside Ireland, has a positive socio-economic effect on the countries in which it operates, has more than 250 employees, has an annual balance sheet of more than €43mio and annual turnover of more than €50mio.
- The winner of this category will receive a Mentoring worth of €5,000 and an RDS Circular Economy Awards Trophy
- The runner-up of this category will receive a Mentoring worth of €2,000 and an RDS Certificate of Merit
- With an overall prize fund of €20,000, the RDS Circular Economy Awards will recognise Irish businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators making a positive difference in meeting the climate change challenge through adaptation or adoption of circular economy practices in delivery of products or services.
- SME Award Category
- With an overall prize fund of €20,000, the RDS Circular Economy Awards will recognise Irish businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators making a positive difference in meeting the climate change challenge through adaptation or adoption of circular economy practices in delivery of products or services.
- Criteria: the SME is domiciled in Ireland, has more than three years of establishment, has under 250 employees, annual balance sheet of less than €43mio and annual turnover of less than €50mio.
- The winner of this category will receive €4,500 and an RDS Circular Economy Awards Trophy
- The runner-up of this category will receive €2,000 and an RDS Certificate of Merit
- With an overall prize fund of €20,000, the RDS Circular Economy Awards will recognise Irish businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators making a positive difference in meeting the climate change challenge through adaptation or adoption of circular economy practices in delivery of products or services.
- Emerging Award Category
- With an overall prize fund of €20,000, the RDS Circular Economy Awards will recognise Irish businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators making a positive difference in meeting the climate change challenge through adaptation or adoption of circular economy practices in delivery of products or services.
- Criteria: the Emerging enterprise was established between 1-3 years ago, has under 100 employees, annual balance sheet of less than €2mio and annual turnover of less than €2mio.
- The winner of this category will receive €4,500 and an RDS Circular Economy Awards Trophy
- The runner-up of this category will receive €2,000 and an RDS Certificate of Merit
- With an overall prize fund of €20,000, the RDS Circular Economy Awards will recognise Irish businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators making a positive difference in meeting the climate change challenge through adaptation or adoption of circular economy practices in delivery of products or services.
Criteria
- Emerging Award Category: the Emerging enterprise was established between 1-3 years ago, has under 100 employees, annual balance sheet of less than €2mio and annual turnover of less than €2mio.
- SME Award Category: the SME is domiciled in Ireland, has more than three years of establishment, has under 250 employees, annual balance sheet of less than €43mio and annual turnover of less than €50mio.
- Multinational Award Category: the Multinational company is domiciled in Ireland, has more three years of establishment, has business operations in at least one country other than Ireland, generates 25% or more of its revenue outside Ireland, has a positive socio-economic effect on the countries in which it operates, has more than 250 employees, has an annual balance sheet of more than €43mio and annual turnover of more than €50mio.
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