Lipoid Kosmetik AG: Outstanding Contribution to Natural Cosmetics Europe 2020

Lipoid Kosmetik is playing its part to make the beauty industry more natural, ethical and sustainable. Over the past 45 years, the Swiss company has earned a reputation as a pioneer of natural raw materials for the cosmetic and personal

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FCI: Best Trade Finance Innovator Global 2020

FCI is a not-for-profit organisation that has been facilitating cross-border trade finance in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and Africa for over 50 years. It is the global representative body for the factoring and receivables finance industry, with

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Reitan Convenience AS: Best ESG Convenience Retailer Nordics & Baltics 2020

Reitan Convenience AS has a two-fold mission: to impress “the ultimate boss” — the customer — and to build the most substantial convenience store brand in Sweden. Reitan Convenience has 2,050 stores and over 12,000 employees across seven countries in

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Midsummer AB: Most Innovative SolarTech Solutions Europe 2020

Midsummer envisions a future where all buildings are powered by sustainable solar energy panels. The Swedish story began in 2004, when Midsummer decided to adapt CD/DVD-manufacturing equipment to produce thin film solar cells. The company is now a market leader

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enso GmbH: Best Hydro-Power Investment Partner Europe 2020

Hydro-power has gained an increasing share of the renewable energy market, and Austrian company enso GmbH offers a comprehensive suite of services to help investors and developers harness its potential. Over the past decade, enso GmbH has distinguished itself as

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Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget: Best Sustainable Value Creation Strategy Sweden 2020

Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) owns the largest private forest in Europe, a tract of woodland in northern Sweden that covers 2.6m hectares and 45,000 hectares in Estonia and Latvia. The company practices sustainable forestry management and only harvests around 60

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CQ Investment Group: Best ESG International Investment Solutions Austria 2020

CQ Investment Group differentiates itself through an outstanding ESG focus that has also resulted in strong financial performance. The Vienna-based group, founded in 1991, was the first — and for some time the only — organisation to apply an ESG

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Smiths Group Plc: Most Innovative Technology Group Leadership UK 2020

For 160 years, the Smiths Group has operated on the principle that innovation is key to growth, and an antidote to attrition. CEO Andrew Reynolds Smith has constantly sought to strengthen this aspect of company culture, and over the past

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El Corte Ingles: Best ESG Responsible Retailer Spain 2020

Founded in Madrid in 1940, El Corte Ingles boasts exceptional customer service, an everything-under-one-roof product line, and a massive national presence. The company provides gainful employment to more than 88,000 people and reported a turnover of €15.3bn for 2019. El

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United Waters International AG: Most Innovative Water Purification Technology Global 2020

Swedish entrepreneur Thorbjörn Laag launched water purification company United Waters International (UWI) in 2005, and built it into a market leader with sage management, smart networking and intelligent investment. Laag serves as executive chairman of the company, and he and

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