Acciona, the Basque Culinary Center and Endesa win the Cinco Días Awards for Business Innovation 2013

The winners of the 2013 Cinco Días Awards for Business Innovation have been announced. Acciona is the winner of the award for Most Innovative Business Initiative in the field of New Technologies for its energy self-sufficient water treatment plant which enables the reuse of sludge and other industrial waste. The jury praised the innovative nature of the project that will permit cost savings and have a positive impact on the environment.

The award for Most Innovative Business Initiative in Association with a University went to the Basque Culinary Center, with the jury highlighting its endeavors that foster  "the transformation of a traditional sector, gastronomy, and which have raised the level of the entire industry, thereby helping to support, in collaboration with the University of Mondragon, the continuing evolution of Spanish cuisine."

Endesa won the award for Most Innovative Business Initiative in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility for its project centered on the reconversion of one of the largest mining-electrical complexes in Spain, As Pontes, following the cessation of mining activity there. The jury praised "the commitment of the company to a place where it had operated for many years and where, once operations had ceased, remained committed to regeneration in collaboration with the local community with the goal of reorienting activity in the area-"

The presentation of the awards will take place on October 24 in the auditorium of CaixaForum Madrid. This year’s jury was composed of José Carlos Díez Gangas, who acted as jury president, Jorge Rivera Garcia, Carlos de la Iglesia Fuertes, who served on behalf of María Garaña Corcés, Montserrat Domínguez Montoli and Pedro Zuazua Gil, who served as voting secretary.