Ecoindustry
Service and specialty
The Basque Country has become a benchmark territory in the field of Eco-industries and the Circular Economy. The environmental sector in the Basque Country has become more important due to the growing concern about sustainability and protecting the natural environment. This sector generates over €1 billion a year and employs over 15,000 people. It includes activities such as waste management (minimisation, reuse, remanufacturing, waste-to-energy, recycling and management), water treatment and full cycle, contaminated soil restoration, developing climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and projects, conserving biodiversity, and implement clean technologies in industrial manufacturing. The Basque companies of the environmental sector are at the cutting edge of the development of innovative solutions for the sustainable and efficient management of natural resources, working closely with public institutions and research centres.
in R&D
companies
direct jobs
The Basque Country’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in the implementation of policies and strategies that foster the circular economy and ecoinnovation, with initiatives such as the Baque Ecodesign Center set up to drive product ecoinnovation in the supply chain of the Basque industrial sector. The presence of a powerful cluster such as Aclima, along with the participation of Basque technology centres on R&D&I support and funding programmes have facilitated projects that seek to minimise the environmental impact and foster sustainable practices in all industrial sectors, by contributing to the adoption of advanced environmental standards and technologies worldwide.
