HaPPE Earth wins inaugural All-Island Circular Venture Awards
Cork-based HaPPE has been named overall winner of the inaugural All-Island Circular Venture Awards.
HaPPE Earth turns single use personal protective equipment into a circular solution, replacing plastics with compostable materials, converting waste into fertiliser, and delivering ESG insights, cutting costs, carbon, and complexity.
Open to late-stage start-ups and ventures across the island of Ireland, The Awards are designed and led by Irish Manufacturing Research and funded by the Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment to recognise companies pioneering the emergence of the circular economy sector by enabling or demonstrating a circular value proposition.
Ten shortlisted companies, including Arcology System, Biographene Innovations Ireland, BladeBridge, Circular Food Co, Ecoroots, Gemell Technology Limited, HaPPE Earth, Harp Renewables, Integrated Materials Solutions and Kinset Limited, pitched to a high-profile audience of investors, industry leaders, policy makers, and media to compete for a prize pool of €10,000.
Minister of State with responsibility for Circular Economy Alan Dillon said: “I am very pleased to see such strong cross-sectoral circular innovations represented at these inaugural Circular Venture Awards. The ten shortlisted companies showcase a vibrant ecosystem and emerging circular economy sector that the Government is committed to supporting.
“Our second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy emphasises mainstreaming circular business models, supporting the scale-up of reuse, repair and remanufacturing, and encouraging sharing economies. By investing in innovation and infrastructure, Ireland aims to reduce resource loss, support job creation, and embed circularity across sectors.
“Today, by celebrating circular innovations across the island of Ireland, we take steps to accelerate impact and accelerate our collective transition to a circular economy. I would like to recognise Irish Manufacturing Research as a strategic delivery partner who is driving industry-oriented circularity and wish all shortlisted companies the best of luck with your pitches.”
Congratulating the companies, Martina Hennessy, Assistant Secretary with responsibility for Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency at DCEE said: ‘I am delighted to represent my department at the 2025 All-Island Circular Venture Awards. The innovation witnessed today is exceptional, and I very much look forward to seeing all the companies involved going from strength to strength as we seek to grow the circular economy in Ireland.
Dr Geraldine Brennan, Director of Circular Economy Innovation at Irish Manufacturing Research, said: “The winner of the inaugural All-Island Circular Venture Awards embodies circular innovation, circular excellence, execution strength, commercial viability and system-level impact with the persevering and pioneering vision of never giving up.”
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