The Asociación Empresarial ASLE (ASLE) is a not for profit association that promotes and supports employee-owned companies in the Basque Country (Euskadi), particularly using the sociedad laboral model. The name ASLE derives from 'Agrupación de Sociedades Laborales De Euskadi'.
Txemi Cantera International Social Economy Prize ASLE awards the Txemi Cantera International Social Economy Prize annually to an individual or organisation that has made a significant contribution to upholding the values that define employee-owned companies, such as participation, democracy and solidarity. The prize has been awarded since 1991 in memory of Jose Miguel Cantera Sojo, nicknamed Txemi, an economist and adviser to ASLE. Each winner receives a sculpture created by Agustin Ibarrola.
Prize winners include: 1991: CICOPA 1992: ALFONSO GORROÑOGOITIA 1993: GUIVAT HAVIVA 1994: UNIVERSIDAD DE DEUSTO 1995: UNITED AIRLINES 1996: JOSE Mª ORMAETXEA / JESUS LARRAÑAGA 1997: UTAN GRÄNSER 1998: JOSE ESPRIU 1999: FUNDACION SOCIAL DE BOGOTÁ 2000: IRIZAR, S.COOP. 2001: FUNDACION DEL EMPRESARIADO CHIHUAHUENSE 2002: ONCE 2003: FONDO ECUATORIANO POPULORUM PROGRESSIO 2004: BEROHI, S.COOP. 2005: FORMULA SERVIZI 2006: AUTOESCUELA LAGUNAK, S.A.L. 2007: Actuar Famiempresa. 2008: Rafael Calvo Ortega. 2009: Corey Rosen. 2010: Lantegi Batuak and Gureak. 2011: Tullis Russell. 2012: José Luis Monzón and Heroslam, S.A.L. 2013: Golder Associates. 2014: Orona (part of the Mondragon Corporation). 2015: Antonio Polo de Salinas de Guaranda. 2016: FMD Carbide, S.A.L. and Gráficas Zamudio Printek, S.A.L. 2017: Voestalpine. 2018: KL katealegaia S.L.L. 2019: SRC Holdings Corporation. 2020: Josetxo Hernández. 2021: Graeme Nuttall 2022: Juan Antonio Pedreño 2023: Red Comparte 2024: Sutargi SAL
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