Swiss Ethics Award honors four projects

Launched in 2005 by the Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du canton de Vaud (HEIG-VD), the Swiss Ethics Award is an independent prize that promotes the integration of business ethics and sustainable development into the strategy of companies and public and private organizations. Each year, the prize recognizes projects that can be adopted or imitated by others, with the aim of popularizing these strategic approaches and establishing concrete best practices.

Swiss Ethics Award presented for the 17th time

The two juries of the Swiss Ethics Award - the jury made up of representatives from professional, business and association circles and the student jury - have now reached their verdicts. The winners of the 17th edition of the competition are the Wepot company, Alternative Bank Switzerland, the Mes mains t'accompagnent association and the Bloom Biorenewables company. They were recognized for their commitment to business ethics and sustainable development.

Old technology revolutionized

Wepot has set itself the goal of revolutionizing the irrigation of plants with the help of a technology that is thousands of years old. In 2018, the company helped olla, irrigation with jugs, make a comeback. This technique consists of filling clay pots with water and burying them next to the plants. The porous clay allows the water to seep slowly through the walls into the soil, so that the plant can get the water it needs as needed. This system provides ten days of autonomy, saving up to 70 % of water while avoiding water stress as the plant regulates itself. The company is based on a circular, local and social economy.

Bank that puts ethical values first

Alternative Bank Schweiz AG (ABS) was founded in 1990. It distinguishes itself from other banking institutions by placing ethical values at the forefront and refraining from profit maximization. It invests its clientele's money in social and ecological enterprises and projects that must have a positive impact on society and the environment. To show what the money it receives is used for, the ABS publishes a list of all the loans it has granted.

Accompaniment for the dying and mourners

The association Mes mains t'accompagnent (My hands accompany you) supports elderly, dying, grieving, sick and disabled people and their caring relatives with words and touch. The organization visits these people in nursing homes, institutions, hospitals or at home. The therapists are trained to accompany people at the end of life and are approved by supplementary insurance companies.

Alternative to petroleum: the students' coup de coeur

Bloom Biorenewables SA is a start-up company that emerged from the EPFL. It aims to make biomass a real alternative to petroleum using sustainable and efficient technologies that enable the production of high-performance and competitive products from plant by-products. In doing so, the company is responding to the needs of industries seeking to reduce their dependence on fossil resources in markets such as those for perfumes, packaging and building materials. More information: www.prixethique.ch The post Swiss Ethics Award honors four projects appeared first on Organizer.