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Econcern and its companies are always very active in participation in various award challenges.

Some examples of recently won awards:

Ad van Wijk: Influencer of the Year 2008
Each year, key energy sector decision makers in the Netherlands gather at the StrategiePlatform Energie to choose the ‘Influencer of the Year’. This annual award is presented to the individual that’s most innovative according to branch specialist. For the press release, click here

Ad van Wijk (CEO Econcern): Master Entrepreneur of the Year 2007

Ernst & Young established the award to recognize the significant accomplishments of entrepreneurs around the world. As national winner, Ad van Wijk will join 36 other national winners to compete for the World Entrepreneur of the Year crown in Monte Carlo in 2008. For more information, click here

IPCC: Nobel Peace Prize 2007

This UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change involves close to 2000 scientists from approximately 100 countries. Econcern employs 11 of those scientists. The IPCC reports are mainly written by the lead authors. Others contribute, comment or review. All of them share in the honour of winning the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. For more information, click here

Econcern: Europe's 500

In 2007, Econcern was awarded their third successive place in the Europe's 500 listing (2005 place 273, 2006 place 242 and 2007 place 234). Europe's 500 is the  independent pan-European listing of high growth, job creating companies across all business sectors.

For more information, click here

Econcern: Business of the Year 2008
Econcern won the CMS Business of the Year Award 2008. The award is part of the European Business Awards, a fully independent program, designed to highlight the importance of European businesses.
For the press release, click here

Ad van Wijk: AP€C Award for Private Equity  
Ad van Wijk received the AP€C Award for Private Equity 2007. This annual award, initiated by the Amstel Private Equity Club (AP€C), is presented to the individual who is a role model in best practices and innovations in private investing. For the press release, click here.

BioMCN: 2007 Bio-fuels Technology Innovation Award
During the Bio-fuels 2007 conference in Vienna the award for the largest contribution to new developments in the field of bio-fuels was presented to Bio MCN from the Netherlands. For the press release, click here.

OneCarbon: The Edie Awards for Environmental Excellence in the category Carbon Reduction
OneCarbon entered the competition with the EECOPALSA project. The judges said this project offered the most 'bang for your buck' and was of particular interest as methane capture was an issue the world over and the lessons learned from this project had a huge potential to be built upon elsewhere. For more information about the Edie Awards, click here.

Innogrow: Horti Fair Innovation Award 2003  
During the International Hortifair 2003, Innogrow received the Innovation Award for its product, the GeslotenKas® (closed greenhouse). The innovation award has been awarded by Reed Business Information Horticulture. For more information about Innogrow, click here.