France, represented by Ecolab, the innovation laboratory serving ecological planning within the General Commission for Sustainable Development and the Ministries of Energy, Ecology, and Territory, won this year the European Commission’s EEPA Prize in the “Supporting the Sustainable Transition” category for its “Greentech Procurement Accelerator” project! The prize was awarded in Bilbao as part of the #SMEAssembly2023! ECOLAB of the CGDD With this prize, created in 2005, the European Commission (DG Grow) annually recognizes the best practical policies in the field of business support and innovation in Europe. This year, it received 524 applications from 29 countries. This is a wonderful recognition of Ecolab’s many initiatives in supporting greentech startups and SMEs in their bid for public procurement in France! Listing innovative and sustainable companies in France (Greentech Innovation award), access to public procurement, assistance for public buyers, organization of Greentech Decision-Makers Meetings between private and public buyers and Greentech, establishment of a residential space for businesses to stimulate local innovation public procurement (Greentech Living-Lab), call for projects “Frugal AI Demonstrator in the Territories for the Ecological Transition” for local authorities and project leaders, reverse pitches from public buyers from French and European authorities, Greentech Meet-Up, B2A directory… These are all the initiatives recognized by this award.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gvQFDDwfG4Public procurement of sustainable innovations represents a major lever for ecological and energy transitions in the regions, serving France Nation Verte. Today’s investments in new and sustainable solutions will shape the urban and rural landscapes of tomorrow! Ecolab of the CGDD
