Rönesans Holding and Ballast Nedam Selected as Finalists at the 2024 Edie Awards 

Rönesans Holding and its group company Ballast Nedam in the Netherlands have reached the finals in three different categories with three separate projects at the Edie Awards, one of the UK's leading awards in the field of sustainability. 

Rönesans Holding has earned a place in the finals with the 'Where Did We Leave Off in Education in Villages?' project, which was created in collaboration with KODA, the Post-Disaster Support Program at Malatya Yaşam Kent, and Ballast Nedam's Jonas project. 

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The Edie Awards

Conducted for 17 years, the Edie Awards are a prestigious UK-based award program highlighting sustainability, energy, and environmental issues. More than just an awards ceremony, the Edie Awards emphasize the importance of environmental and social responsibility and significantly promote crucial sustainable practices to ensure a promising future for the business world.

Which Rönesans Holding and Ballast Nedam Projects Reached the Finals at the 2024 Edie Awards?

Rönesans Holding and KODA - 'Where Did We Leave Off in Education in Villages?'
 
The 'Where Did We Leave Off in Education in Villages?' project, implemented in collaboration with Rönesans Holding and KODA, has reached the finals in the 'Partnership and Collaboration of the Year: Education and Empowerment' category at the Edie Awards.

The project, supported by Rönesans Holding, aims to provide academic and psychosocial support to children living in villages and rural areas most affected by the February 6 earthquakes and offer family training to their parents as part of the Rural Schools Transformation Network (KODA) initiative. 

This project, carried out with KODA with the support of volunteers in the villages of Adıyaman, focuses on enhancing children's social-emotional learning and readiness for school in the aftermath of the earthquake disaster. It will reach approximately 500 children and their families. 



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Post-Disaster Support Program

Rönesans Holding's Malatya Yaşam Kent project, an important component of the Post-Disaster Support Program, has been selected as a finalist in the ‘Social Sustainability, Diversity, and Inclusion’ category. 

Following the devastating earthquakes on February 6 centered in Malatya, Rönesans Holding swiftly responded by providing living spaces for 5,500 people with Malatya Yaşam Kent, which was completed in just two months. 



In collaboration with UNICEF, the established social spaces continue to support psychosocial services and early learning activities for children, youth, and women. 

For more details on the project, you can view our article 'Containers are Being Installed in Malatya Yaşam Kent!'

Ballast Nedam - The Jonas Project

With the Jonas project, Rönesans Holding's group company in the Netherlands, has reached the finals in the 'Green Building/Infrastructure Project of the Year' category. 

The Jonas Project stands out as a leading residential project in the Netherlands in the field of sustainability, adopting healthy living environment principles, sustainable material use, and energy efficiency. 

By separating construction waste into seven different recyclable streams and achieving a waste decomposition rate of 97%, the Jonas Project underlines its commitment to promoting a healthy living environment, sustainable material use, and energy efficiency. 

You can find more details about the Jonas Project here.