From the wish to enhance the societal value of the RAI, and to diminish waste, RAI Amsterdam is actively working towards connecting societal needs to excesses at the RAI. Through this, the RAI is finding many possibilities to use excess products to aid society.
From connecting leftover items after events to societal initiatives through a donation program, so they can use them in creating free meals for the Legerdesheils, to connecting unused facilities, knowledge and expertise in the network to societal initiatives, and many other beneficial programs. Through this method, the RAI can prevent waste and find chances to be meaningful to society.
RAI Amsterdam gets Zuidas Sustainability Award 2022
MVO Manager - Stephanie Mathas accepted the award on behalf of the RAI. She said: “An award through which we change surplus into societal value. An award for our colleagues, interns, volunteers, suppliers, clients and most of all, all those involved in societal initiatives that make it possible for us to be societally relevant. Thank you for this heart-warming result!”
Jury words
Many different groups will be connected through this initiative, creating an impact on different levels"
Stephanie Mathas adds, “This wonderful and broad project with so many different parties involved on a larger scale. Many different groups will be connected through this initiative, creating impact on different levels. It connects varying institutes and the residents that can use some help."
She continues, "The knowledge and awareness about the necessity of preventing waste and keeping resources in the cycle will also be brought to the attention of the temporary users at the Zuidas (exhibitors) through this project.”
Zuidas Sustainability award
The Zuidas Sustainability Awards have been awarded in five different categories. The Zuidas jury consists of Professor Dr. Jacqueline Cramer, Margreet van Gastel, Yvette Watson, Chahat Gawdi, and Ruth Jansen, all of whom took great care in evaluating the nominees. They were in full praise of the diversity shown in the projects, as well as the many faces of sustainability within this area.
The winners reflect the diversity of wonderful projects in the broad scope of sustainability happening at the Zuidas. The organizers of the awards (the municipality of Amsterdam, Hello Zuidas, Green Business Club Zuidas) want to use this award as a platform for diverse projects that aid in a more sustainable Zuidas, as well as form an inspiration for new projects. On behalf of the RAI, congratulate all winners on this beautiful award.