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The Cleantech Group revealed its fourth annual Global Cleantech 100 list and report on Monday, and awarded winners in several categories at at the Global Cleantech 100 Gala at the Italian Embassy in Washington on Monday night.
The list of 100 recognises “the one hundred most promising and innovative companies in areas such as energy efficiency, biofuels & biochemicals, smart grid, renewable energy, water and waste, and transportation,” as well as those the expert panel believe are “most likely to make a significant market impact over the next five to ten years.”
“The Global Cleantech 100 is a natural extension of our companywide mission to help corporations, investors and financiers, professional service firms and governmental agencies connect with global cleantech innovation” said Sheeraz Haji, Cleantech Group CEO. “This report celebrates the best in innovation and is the industry standard for gauging where cleantech innovation is headed next.”
“The 2012 Global Cleantech 100 is markedly different in its composition to that of 2009, our first edition,” said Richard Youngman, Managing Director, Europe & Asia for Cleantech Group. “As such, it is a strong statement of how the collective market opinion has shifted as to what type of companies are the most likely to have significant market impact in a 5-10 year timeframe.”
Company of the Year was awarded in each of three regions to the highest-ranked company with no negative votes from the expert panel:
Other categories:
Awards were also given in two investor categories:
Qualification for the Global Cleantech 100 list required companies to be independent, for-profit, cleantech companies not listed on any major stock exchange.
The 2012 list saw 5,117 companies nominated from 85 different countries, who were then shortlisted down to 236, who were then submitted to the 75-member expert panel for input, including input from leading global investors and a wide range of corporate executives from multi-national enterprises, such as ABB, BP, Ecolab, GE, General Motors, IBM, Intel, Johnson Controls, Procter and Gamble, and Vestas.
“The Global Cleantech 100 list reveals an increasing maturity of the cleantech sector,” said Colin le Duc, Partner, General Investment Management LLP and member of the 2012 expert panel.
“In contrast to what the press and stock markets may have you believe, many private cleantech companies are gaining real market traction, generating significant revenues and profits and contributing materially to the challenges of resource efficiency and the climate crisis. The best companies in this sector are demonstrating the value of focus and persistence and are emerging as stronger organizations for having thrived in a very challenging environment over recent years.”
2012 Global Cleantech 100 Quick Facts:
Source: Cleantech
2012-10-04 00:41:04
Source: http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/global-cleantech-100-list-unveiled/