Awards

In October 2016, Madinter has been recognized by the European Comission with the Runner-up Award in International Business Cooperation at the European Business Awards for the Environment ceremony in Tallin, Estonia.

Madinter’s project has been selected among hundreds of candidates from 28 European countries for its social and environmental impact in establishing a responsible Trade ebony supply for the music industry at a global level.

In September 2016, Madinter was awarded the national European Business Award for the Environment in the International Business Cooperation category. This award, given by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, recognises and awards companies which successfully combine the economic viability of their businesses with protection of the environment, and which do so by introducing eco-innovations into their management, processes, products and services offered, business cooperation or by combining business and biodiversity.

As a winner of the national award, Madinter is now a candidate to the European Union awards, which will be given in late October, 2016.

In February 2015, Madinter was awarded the first STTC award for its work with Sustainable Tropical Timber.

With this award, the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (European STTC) recognized the work of Madinter to increase demand for timber from sustainably managed forests.