
GiGa Director, Dr. Pere Fullana, first on the left, receiving the award from the Catalan Minister of Environment and Housing, Mr. Francesc Baltasar, third on the left.
The GiGa research group from the "Escola Superior de Comerç Internacional" (Spain) received the “Environment Award 2008” by the Catalan Government in the category of Universities for the development of a project of integrated product policy (IPP) in the toy sector and for its contribution to the prevention and management of waste. The life cycle assessment of the toys was made with GaBi software and database.