The IAIR Awards, the prize for innovation and sustainability

MILAN, 5th October 2013– Innovation and sustainability: these are the keys to overcome the credit crunch. A vivid example of it was represented on Friday, the 4th October 2013 in Milan at Palazzo Mezzanotte, the Italian headquarter of the London Stock Exchange Group during the IAIR AWARDS IV Edition (www.iairawards.com).

The IAIR Awards, the prize for innovation and sustainability

MILAN, 5th October 2013– Innovation and sustainability: these are the keys to overcome the credit crunch. A vivid example of it was represented on Friday, the 4th October 2013 in Milan at Palazzo Mezzanotte, the Italian headquarter of the London Stock Exchange Group during the IAIR AWARDS  IV Edition (www.iairawards.com).

Over 400 people attended the event and more than 50 companies coming from European countries - but also from the Middle East and from North America - received this prestigious recognition that comes out from the IAIR readers votes, followed by the selection of the editorial staff on the basis of ten main criteria (http://www.iairawards.com/methodology.php).

Information & Communication Technology (Rosberg, Atmira, Arkadin, Xstream), software (Softkey, Fabasoft, Sciemus, Neurosoft), but also luxury (Swarovski) and energy, above all green energy (Frendy Energy, Metaenergia, Innowatio) have been the most awarded fields along with legal excellences like the French law firm Kiejman & Marembert.

Environmental, social equity and economic demands are the "three pillars" of sustainability. The IAIR Sustainability Awards aimed to identify those companies and financial institutions that are holding businesses more accountable for sustainability performances, with a specific focus on ‘eco-friendly choices’. Among them: EcoPlanet Bamboo Group, SP3H, ZMDI, Storebrand and then Royal Bank of Canada, the Spanish Banca March and the Turkish Garanti Bank.

From renowned brands like Swarovski, synonym of design, precision, tradition and creativity, to AVEA Mobile, best mobile operator in Turkey till D-Orbit, an Italian start-up that has patented a system that doesn’t restrict itself to foster a greener planet, but even a greener universe, clearing it from space debris. Genial ideas supported by manufacturing and technological instruments.

If IT services and solutions have made the part of the lion with competitive software houses, able to respond to each customers need, banks and financial institutions, often thanks to these innovative systems, have developed a new approach to credit and to wealth management, based on even more sustainable criteria: Banking Production Center, UniCredit, Loomis Sayles - part of Natixis group - the Russian Vnesheconombank, Bank Technique, DIF Broker, Tyrus Capital, FXDD and FxPro.

Divided in six main categories (IAIR Corporate, Sustainability, Legal, Forex, Premio Le Fonti, Banking & Finance Awards) the event recognized both fast growing and top tier companies.

The aim of IAIR AWARDS is to award both global corporations and local excellences, and to facilitate the networking through different areas of business worldwide. «We want to recognize the excellent work of smaller, nationally-based firms – said Mr. Guido Giommi, IAIR President - those operating in niche areas, along with top brands. Excellence, innovation, attention to corporate responsibility, green initiatives, sustainable development and social equity are the key-words of this prize».

The IAIR Awards road show will continue in Hong Kong (on the 22nd November), New York, São Paulo and London along with its related events in Shenzen, Singapore, Shanghai, Kuala Lampur and Dubai    

Here is the list of the winners of the IAIR AWARDS held in Milan in October that can be found visiting www.iairawards.com .

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IAIR AWARDS – CORPORATE

 

 

Best Mobile Operator Turkey

AVEA Mobile

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership / Software / Portugal

Watchful Software

 

Best Company for Business Results / Software / Slovak

Sygic

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership / Software Sweden

BIMobject

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership / Software Austria

Fabasoft

 

Best Company for Innovation Software UK

Sciemus

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership Software Russia

Softkey

 

Excellence in Supplier Risk Management

Software Provider / Poland

Procurence

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership /

Online Services / Ireland

Zerogrey

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership /

IT Solutions / Norway

Rosberg System

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership /

IT Services / Spain

ATMIRA

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership /

Telematics Industry / France

COYOTE System

 

Excellence for Business Results

Communication Solutions / France

Arkadin

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership / OTT / Denmark

Xstream

 

Best Company for Leadership Food Slovakia

Púchovský mäsový priemysel

 

Best Company for Leadership /

Elevators / Southern Europe

IGV Group

 

Excellence in Branding Valuation Luxury Europe

Swarovski

 

 


IAIR SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

 

 

Best Company for Innovation & Sustainability

Pool Insulation / UK

Thermapool

 

Best Company for Innovation & Leadership

Greentech / Italy

D-Orbit

 

Best Company for Innovation & Sustainability Greentech / France

SP3H

 

Best Company for Innovation & Sustainability Energy Solution / Germany

Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden

 

Best Company for Sustainability Plantation North America

EcoPlanet Bamboo Group

 

Excellence in Sustainable Investments, Life Insurance & Pensions, North Europe

Storebrand

 

Best Private Bank for Sustainable Growth / Europe

Banca March

 

Best Bank for Sustainability / Europe

 

Garanti Bank

 

Best Wealth Manager for Sustainability / UK

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

 

IAIR LEGAL AWARDS

 

 

Excellence in Legal Practice EU competition and distribution France

Fourgoux & Associés

 

Excellence in Legal Practice Administrative and Public Law France

Darrois Villey

 

Legal Practice White Collar Crime France

Kiejman & Marembert

 

 

IAIR FOREX AWARDS

 

 

Excellence in Binary Option Trading UK

Banc De Binary

 

Excellence in FX Services Online Broker Western Europe

HotForex

 

Best Forex Broker for Transparency Europe

FXDD

 

Excellence in Forex Services Ukraine

Forex MMCIS

 

Excellence in Forex Services

FxPro Financial Services

 

 

IAIR AWARDS - PREMIO LE FONTI

 

 

Corporate Excellence Home Care

LCS – Spotless Group

 

Corporate Excellence Packaging for Cosmetics

G. Candiani

 

Corporate Excellence Automatic Distribution

Somed

 

Excellence in Reaserch for Analysis and Services

Laser Lab

 

Excellence in Medical Services

Primavista

 

Excellence in Electrophoresis

Sebia Italia

 

Corporate Excellence Hydraulic Filters

MP Filtri

 

Excellence in IT

Datalogic

 

Corporate Excellence Software House sector

Neurosoft

 

Corporate Excellence Ems & Energy

El. Ital

 

Corporate Excellence Energia & Gas sector

Metaenergia

 

Corporate Excellence Energy Outsourcing

Innowatio

 

Best Company Hydroelectric Energy sector

Frendy Energy

 

Excellence in Factoring

Unicredit Factoring

 

IAIR BANKING & FINANCE AWARDS

 

 

Best Company for Innovation Payment Technologies Europe

Banking Production Center

 

Excellence in Data Providing / Derivatives /  UK

Superderivatives

 

Excellence in Asset Management Hedge Funds

MGM International Fund (from JP Funds) managed by DIF Broker

 

Excellence in Hedge Funds Management

Research / UK

HFR Asset Management

 

Excellence in Hedge Funds Management

Fund of Funds Switzerland

BrunnerInvest

 

Excellence in Hedge Funds Management / Event Driven / Europe

Tyrus Capital

 

Excellence in Financial Services Boutique Turkey

Farazad Investments

 

Excellence in Banking Services Azerbaijan

Bank Technique

 

Excellence in Corporate Banking Middle East

Saudi Hollandi Bank

 

Excellence in Investments Management Cyprus

MeritKapital

 

Excellence in Banking / Investment Business / Russia

Vnescheconombank

 

Excellence in Investment Management Institutional UK

Loomis Sayles Investments