NEB Prizes 2022: All Applications

ESG Maturity is a Software as a Service (SaaS) with the goal to capture a snapshot of the overall ESG maturity status of the company, return a set of initiatives that companies can start implementing to improve its ESG maturity level, make a benchmark (how the company positions itself comparing to other companies in the same sector) and finally give companies the possibility to monitor strategic KPIs. All this is given through simplified frameworks that increase the quality of experience.

Retrofitting of 302 private dwellings in a degraded area where Visesa played the role of Delegated Promotor, contracting, supervising and managing both design and execution of rehabilitation projects and their financing, including several subsidies and grants management on behalf of the beneficiaries and delivering a final “turnkey” product: a renovated building with a new envelope and connected to a brand new district heating network to foster energy efficiency and fight against energy poverty.

Barcelona Eco Hub is a sustainability and innovation Centre in Castelldefels open to the entire community.  The building has achieved the Passivhaus Premium certification as one of the first innovative learning projects in Spain. The purpose is to contribute to a better environment , creating not only an innovative learning space close to nature but on top being a reference model to learn about efficiency and sustainability, enabling its users to become participants.

Retrival is a Belgian Social Cooperative working in waste management. For 7 years, Retrival is a Belgian leader in selective deconstruction. We maximise reuse of all the waste entrusted to us.

We stored for a year all the deconstruction waste collected on our fieldworks. And in collaboration with our trainees and workers, we reimplemented a part of these materials in our brand new offices.This is now the demonstrative showroom of the https://www.cornermat.be : our building materials.

This collaborative research project explored the potential role of fashion and technology to nurture meaningful connections between individuals and communities. Its goal is to advance and contribute to the development of touch-sensitive embroidered textiles, that deepen our understanding of how environments can impact the wearer’s everyday experiences.

A regenerated multifunctional centre located on the outskirts of Bologna dedicated to culture, circular economy, inclusion, creativity, social innovation, sport.
A former railway yard converted into a charming space that offers social and cultural programming open to all, with the active support of its community, made up of more than 20 organizations.
A cooperative district that involves civil society through a strategy promoted by the public and private sector.
All this and much more is DumBO!

A public school designed with focus on pupils’ wellbeing, integration, belonging, abilities and all aspects of sustainability. Part of the success is a close collaboration with the client, municipality, staff, pupils and citizens. The architecture is based on recent research in pedagogy, sociology and psychology and is carefully adapted to the surroundings. Materials (a lot of wood) and colours are chosen to create optimal learning environments and a small carbon footprint.

In 2021, Pick Up Production set up a project to include deaf and hard-of-hearing people in cultural events, based on the practice of chansigne. This is a form of artistic expression that consists of expressing the lyrics of a song translated into sign language to the rhythm of the music. This project was developed in line with our values: co-construction with the beneficiaries, openness to all, links with partners, desire to encourage diversity.

A tiny herb garden in a public park. A place to connect: To our senses, to nature and to neighbours. Glimpses of beauty in pipes raised from the ground, easily accessible, also when seated in a wheelchair or a stroller.

The herbs stimulate all senses, which connects us to our body and stimulate our awareness of the urban nature, where we live.

The plants hold past and future: Stories of medical use from ancient time and the joy of harvesting seeds to repeat. Circle of life in reused pipes.