The UEPG’s Sustainable Development Awards 2016 was being held in Brussels, Belgium today, with a host of senior figures from the European aggregates sector in attendance.
A total of 41 aggregates companies have entered the keenly contested tri-annual competition, with winners due to be revealed during a special awards ceremony at the prestigious Brussels Centre for Fine Arts.
Moderated by Peter Woodward, this year’s UEPG Sustainable Development Awards were being contested under the following categories: Restoration; Environmental best practice; Local community partnership; Health & Safety best practice; Economic contribution/added value to society; Operational best practice, process or product innovation; Best practice in innovation or recycling, marine or manufacturing aggregates; Special Award for Biodiversity.
Independent jury members for the 2016 edition of the Awards are Angelo Caserta, Regional Director, Birdlife Europe; Dr Jonas Satkunas, Director of Lithuanian Geological Survey, EuroGeoSurveys; Jean-Pierre Damm, Vice-Chair of SSDCEI, industriAll (European Trade Union); Sirpa Hertell, Member of the CoR and the Espoo Council in Finland; Dr.Robert Galler, Head of the Institute for Subsurface Engineering, Montanuniversitat Leoben and Chairman of ITA CET Steering Committee, International Tunnelling Association Communication Education Training.
UEPG (Union Européenne des Producteurs de Granulats) launched the first European Restoration Award scheme in 1997. In 2005 UEPG enlarged the scope to include all facets of sustainable development, creating the current Sustainable Development Awards format – promoting the spread of best practice that goes well beyond what is required by planners or regulators.
The UEPG represents the European aggregates industry in Brussels, with its national association members coming from 29 countries. On behalf of its members, UEPG actively lobbies the European institutions and other stakeholders on issues key to the aggregates industry.
