4th edition winners
First prize
Red Cross Spain’s “Strategy to fight energy poverty”
They work with people who are at risk of extreme poverty and exclusion, with the aim of providing them with the necessary energy resources to enable them to achieve adequate levels of well-being.
Runners-up prize
“First sustainable home in Spain with Passivhaus certificate for people with disabilities” by Círvite – Plena Inclusión
This is the first residence home with this quality benchmark that allows care for elderly people with disabilities.
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Video of the gala in brief
See the finalists and participants
Alida Ingeniería del medio SL, with its initiative “Learn by playing and teach by playing! Energy and its relationship with the environment”. Through the educational game “The OCA for energy and the environment”, both young and old in “empty Spain” learn more about the world of energy and the environment while having a fun and enjoyable time.
Cáritas Diocesana de Madrid, for “Integral ecological conversion in the social action of Cáritas Diocesana de Madrid”. Its aim is to promote energy efficiency improvements, with environmental impact, through the installation of photovoltaic panels, improvement of energy efficiency in the homes of vulnerable families and in their care centres, waste management and generation of employment and insertion (ModaRe), among others.
Carmen Sánchez-Guevara. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, for “SEPAS: Agents of summer fuel poverty”. It is an initiative in which Architecture students from the Polytechnic University of Madrid participate, aimed at raising awareness of energy poverty in summer in southern European countries, as well as reducing the demand for cooling in the homes of vulnerable populations.
Fundación Adsis, for “Adding jobs in the circular economy. Its objective is to increase the employability of vulnerable groups in green jobs, through training and analysis of employment opportunities in emerging sectors such as the Circular Economy.
Fundación Infantil Ronald McDonald, for “A home away from home Ronald McDonald House Madrid”. The initiative includes an energy-saving plan in the free temporary accommodation offered to families who are forced to move from their city for the medical treatment of a seriously ill child in Madrid.
Fundación Luz Solidaria, for “Programme to combat energy poverty”. This is a nationwide initiative focused on guaranteeing access to energy for vulnerable families, through advice, management of the social voucher or negotiation of debt payment plans, among others.
Fundación United Way España, for “Investors Club”. This club brings the creative and innovative capacity of young people into play. To do this, they identify a problem and, after training, develop and create a prototype that provides an answer to the problem using technology and renewable energies.
Provivienda, for “Home energy saving solutions”. Through this initiative, a diagnosis is made of the energy needs of households and measures are implemented to improve their efficiency. It also has training in consumption habits, optimisation of supply bills and access to the bono social eléctrico (social voucher).
Following the success of previous editions, the Naturgy Foundation is launching the 4th edition of the Best Social Energy Initiative Awards.
We want to raise the profile of outstanding individuals, entities and institutions in social sectors directly or indirectly tied to energy, and to help fund initiatives in this field to improve quality of life for the most vulnerable.
We are looking for energy-related projects developed in Spain that have a clear social purpose and that help those who most need it to improve their living conditions: educational, energy vulnerability, entrepreneurship, social inclusion, health and environmental projects, and those relating to the circular economy, etc.
The initiatives entered for the award must be in progress or already finished. The full amount of the prize must also be spent on social projects that promote better conditions for the most vulnerable groups in terms of energy-related issues.
The prize is part of the Naturgy Foundation’s social action line, in its commitment to develop actions aimed at alleviating energy vulnerability.