Award Ceremony
25th November 2024

Capgemini Nordic
Sustainability
Tech Award

Championing the technology creating innovative solutions that limit the environmental and societal impact of climate change.

The Capgemini Nordic Sustainability Tech Award celebrates organizations across the Nordic region creating innovative technology solutions for a sustainable future. The urgency of the global climate crisis demands ground-breaking technology and IT service innovations that scale across industries. The Capgemini Nordic Sustainability Tech Award celebrates the inspirational tech pioneers pushing the boundaries of sustainable IT and its role in limiting the environmental and social impact of climate change. Launched in 2022, the award reflects Capgemini’s own commitment to achieving carbon neutrality for its operations no later than 2025 and across its supply chain by 2030, as well as to becoming a net zero business by 2040.

We want to hear from you

Any Nordic company or organization is welcome nominate their project. The nominations are evaluated by a panel of business leaders and policy makers from the Nordic countries, and the finalists from each country are invited to an exclusive networking dinner and awards ceremony, where the winners will be announced.

The 2024 Sustainability Tech Award Jury

Policy making and business leadership form the backbone of our impressive panel of judges. With expertise in sustainability and technology, the jury members all believe in harnessing tech to alter the current climate trajectory and accelerate progress on the path to net zero. They are passionate about using technology for good and to get the future we want.

Anna Mossberg

Board Professional, investor and advisor

Vanja Winblad

Director, Sustainability, EHS & Business Quality at SKF Group

Jaakko Hirvola

CEO at Teknologiateollisuus – Technology Industries of Finland

Hanna Kosonen

Member of the Environment Committee and Education Committee, Finnish parliament

Annika Ramsköld

Vice President Corporate Sustainability Vattenfall

Nikolai Astrup

Member of the Norwegian Parliament

Natasha Friis Saxberg

CEO of Denmark IT Industry Association

Øystein E. Søreide

CEO, Abelia

Finalists 2024

The nomination perid for 2024 is now closed. Many impressive nominations have come in and been evaluated and out of these, 12 outstanding finalists were selected by the jury. On the 25th November, one winner from each Nordic country and one overall winner across the Nordics, will be announced.

Finalists 2024

Sweden

Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke's ProcedurePak® enhances efficiency in the Operating Room and helps decarbonise healthcare by reducing waste and GHG emissions. It offers a sterile customised tray, cutting set-up time by up to 40% and packaging waste by up to 90%, simplifying procurement, and ensuring patient safety.

Learn more at www.molnlycke.se

Novatron Fusion Group
Novatron Fusion Group strives to establish fusion energy through the NOVATRON concept as the leading large-scale, clean, safe, and reliable source of fusion power. The first reactor is now being assembled by world-leading physicists, engineers, and academics at a test facility, housed by KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden.

Learn more at www.novatronfusion.com

Reselo
Reselo transforms birch bark residues from the pulp and paper industry into sustainable bio-rubber. Their patented process offers an eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative to fossil-based and natural rubber, reducing CO2 emissions and deforestation.

Learn more at www.reselo.se

NORWAY

Finnfjord
Finnfjord is one of the world’s most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly ferrosilicon producers. They have developed a unique technology cultivating algae to reduce CO2 emissions and aim to be the first producer with zero CO2 emissions.

Learn more at www.finnfjord.no

Kyoto Group
Heatcube is an innovative thermal battery tailored for industry offering a plug-and-play solution that decarbonizes process heat, replacing gas boilers. It captures and stores intermittent renewable energy from decentralized installations or the grid, ensuring a clean steady supply of steam to industry.

Learn more at www.kyotogroup.no

Norsk Tekstilgjenvinning
Norsk Tekstilgjenvinning AS (NTG) specializes in mechanical textile recycling and automatic sorting. NTG recycles textile waste from industries like healthcare and hospitality, transforming discarded materials into valuable fibers for new textile production.

Learn more at www.ntgas.no

FINLAND

Altum Technologies
Altum Technologies offers a patented, high-power ultrasound solution that prevents and removes fouling in industrial processes and enhances separation. This software-guided technology works without stopping production or using chemicals and improves energy efficiency.

Learn more at www.altumtechnologies.com

Fiskars
Fiskars Group embraces principles of circular economy. Fiskars brand’s All Steel cookware, made from 90% emission-minimized, recycled steel, is designed for durability, reducing waste and need for replacements. This exemplifies Group’s and brand’s commitment to sustainable design and resource efficiency.

Learn more at www.fiskars.com

Wärtsilä
The Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia Solution is the first commercially available, complete solution to power a ship with ammonia. At its heart is an extremely efficient 4-stroke marine engine that can use ammonia as fuel. All parts of the solution work smoothly together, turning ammonia into clean energy.

Learn more at www.wartsila.com

DENMARK

Lyras
With Lyras A/S’ UV technology, raslysation, liquid treatment & food producers can save 60-90% of their energy consumption and 60-80% of the water consumption, compared to traditional pasteurization. In several industries one installation has led to annual CO2 savings of more than 850 tons.  

Learn more at www.lyras.com

Sproutworld
SproutWorld makes the only plantable pencils in the world. By planting the pencils after use instead of throwing them out, the user can give them a new life by when they grow into herbs, vegetables, flowers, fruits or trees.

Learn more at www.sproutworld.com

Tønder Biogas by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Tønder Biogas converts organic waste into biomethane and biogenic CO2. The plant primarily processes agricultural waste, helping mitigate emissions from livestock farming while providing renewable energy equivalent to the gas needs of 30,000 households. It is also one of the first large-scale facilities in Europe to utilize biogenic CO2 as a byproduct.

Learn more at www.cip.com/approach/our-projects/toender-biogas

Nominate a project

Do you know of a Nordic company or a project within a company, pushing the boundaries of sustainable technology?
Or is it maybe the organization you work for?
A company innovating to advance the climate agenda – ideas that can scale for even bigger impact? Or perhaps a specific project in a big company has seen the implementation of new tech or a service innovation that is reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
If you know of a company or project that can lead by example and be an inspiration for others - we want to hear from you.

Evaluation

The nomination will be evaluated and scored based on five key criteria.

Scalability &
Adoptability

Technological
Leadership

Green House
Gas (GHG)
Impact

Other ESG
Impacts

Business
Viability

The Application Process

To nominate a company or a project, simply use the form and give a short description of why you think the company or project should receive the Capgemini Nordic Sustainability Tech Award.

We will then contact the nominated company and ask for relevant information to assess their performance related to the criteria for evaluation. You can find more information about the criteria in the ‘Evaluation’ section above.

All applications will be initially assessed on how they meet the first three criteria of Scalability & Adoptability, Technological Leadership and Business Viability.

If they get through to the next stage, the project, product, or service will then be judged against the final two criteria of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Impact and Other ESG Impacts.

Contact Information and FAQ

For further details on how to enter the Capgemini Nordic Sustainability Tech Award, download the FAQ.

Contact us at sustainabilitytechaward@capgemini.com if you have any questions.

Download FAQ

The nomination period is now
closed for 2024.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at

sustainabilitytechaward@capgemini.com.

Thought leaders in sustainability and sustainable IT

Capgemini is committed to becoming a net zero business with science-based targets and is on track to becoming carbon-neutral no later than 2025. Our Thought Leadership program is integral to these ambitions as we play a leadership role in ensuring technology creates a sustainable future for all.