Three Pioneers Are Finalists for the Green Business Award 2025

(CONNECT) As finalists of the Green Business Award 2025, Everllence, Oxyle and Voltiris will have the opportunity to apply for growth financing for international scaling, according to a press release. At the final event on February 13, they will present their ecological business models to investors as part of the Impact Circle of Impact Gstaad. The winning company is then chosen.

"For ecological solutions to really make a difference for our planet, they need to grow internationally," says Manuel Lindner, President of the Board of the Impact Gstaad sustainability initiative, explaining the collaboration with the Green Business Award. "Until now, it has been extremely difficult to obtain the necessary funding in Switzerland. Together with the Green Business Award, we want to close this gap."

Like the other two finalists, Everllence Switzerland from Zurich also wants to make this leap. The company, which operated as MAN Energy Solutions Switzerland until the beginning of June 2025, employs 950 people at its site in Zurich-West and develops large heat pumps that can supply entire cities with both heating and cooling via long-distance pipelines. The integrated water tank also functions as an energy store. "Everllence shows how Swiss industry can drive forward decarbonization - technologically precise and economically viable," said jury president Doris Leuthard. "This is exactly the kind of solution we need."

Oxyle from Schlieren ZH and its team of 30 people are developing a solution that not only removes the so-called perpetual chemicals PFAS from the water, but also permanently degrades them, including the particularly problematic short-chain compounds. "Oxyle sheds light on an invisible danger that affects us all and impressively demonstrates how Swiss technology can contribute to solving global environmental problems," said Leuthard.

Voltiris from Epalinges VD develops solar modules for existing greenhouses that transmit the part of the light relevant for plant growth and convert the rest into solar power. In this way, greenhouses can reduce their CO2 emissions by up to 95 percent. "Voltiris' technology sensibly combines agricultural production with renewable energy," commented jury president Leuthard. "This is a powerful lever on the way to climate-neutral agriculture." ce/mm