The third edition of the "GI Goes Business Award" successfully concluded

In autumn 2024, the international jury for the 3rd Edition of the GI Goes Business Award selected eight winning teams from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Italy. These visionary projects tackle innovative business models and solutions aimed at addressing critical global challenges, including water management, climate change mitigation, and adaptation.

Winners are:

• Optigrün Smart Flow Control (Opti green)

• Pocket Parks – blau-grüne Oasen (Blue-green oases)

• EauRoot (Water root)

• HydroMontania - Irrigation solutions for sustainable agriculture in mountain areas

• BORKY - battle bark beetles better

• Mirage Urbain (Urban mirage)

• Natur ImPuls.e - Reconnect. Experience. Change.

• Building material solutions from annual fibre sources

The winners received tailored coaching and opportunity to work in international networking community. They had a chance to pitch their projects at the awarding ceremony held in Slovenia on 15 November 2024, during the 9th EUSALP Forum in Brdo pri Kranju.

The ceremony was graced by high-level representatives from the award’s sponsors from Slovenia, Italy, and Germany, who proudly handed over the certificates.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Watch the video from the ceremony here.

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The GI Goes Business Award is a competition to support green economy and nature-based business in the alpine macro-region, initiated within the framework of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region. The 2024 edition is financed and supported by the Slovenian Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, the Soča Valley Development Centre, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol, the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection and operated by Planval.