- The director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part today in the opening of the Atlantic Green Hub meeting, promoted by Viratec and Aclima, which makes Galicia a benchmark for sustainability and environmental innovation in the Atlantic
- She emphasised that cooperation between clusters and business ecosystems from Galicia and the Basque Country marks a milestone in creating a cleaner, more competitive and sustainable industrial model
- She highlighted that the Xunta, through Igape, supports programmes that combine innovation, digitalisation and sustainability to strengthen Galicia’s productive fabric and drive the green transition in line with the European Green Deal
Santiago de Compostela, 23 October 2025
The director of Igape, Covadonga Toca, took part today in the opening of the Atlantic Green Hub meeting, held at the City of Culture, which over two days brings together companies, technology centres and experts from Galicia and the Basque Country with the aim of advancing jointly in ecological transition and industrial competitiveness.
In her speech, Toca stressed that “Galicia is today the epicentre of the green Atlantic axis”, adding that the meeting “places Galicia as a benchmark on the Atlantic axis for sustainability and environmental innovation”. She recalled that “it is no coincidence that this meeting is being held in Galicia: we are an innovative and committed region, where companies, clusters, universities and public administrations work increasingly closely together to provide real responses to major environmental challenges.”
The director underlined that the Atlantic Green Hub, promoted by Viratec – the Galician Cluster of Environmental Solutions and Circular Economy – and jointly led with Aclima – the Basque Environment Cluster – “is designed to consolidate itself as the key event for sustainability and industrial competitiveness along the Atlantic axis”. She added that the collaboration between Viratec and Aclima “marks a milestone in business and technological cooperation between the Basque Country and Galicia, two regions sharing a common vision: to drive a sustainable, innovative and competitive industrial model from the Atlantic.”
Toca Carús stressed that “environmental challenges are global, but solutions can and should be built from the regions, through collaboration and shared experience.” She also affirmed that this alliance “is an example of effective public-private collaboration, in which administrations, companies, universities and technology centres combine their abilities to generate value”, and that “it symbolises that Atlantic spirit which Galicia wants to continue leading: a network of regions that cooperate to compete, that share values, and that understand the future will be sustainable.”
In this context, the director recalled that Galicia fully shares the objectives of the European Green Deal, “the great European Union strategy for achieving climate neutrality by 2050”, as well as those of the Clean Industrial Deal, “which promotes a decarbonised, digital and resilient European industry capable of producing with lower emissions and greater added value.”
Toca Carús highlighted the Xunta’s commitment to innovation and sustainability, two sides of the same coin in Galicia’s new economic model. Within this framework, she underlined the set of programmes and initiatives promoted by Igape to support companies in their technological and green transformation, fostering eco-design, digitalisation and the creation of qualified employment. She also recalled the emphasis on public-private collaboration through networks such as the Business Factories, including BF ClimaTech, which promote innovative projects and help to build a more sustainable and future-oriented industrial fabric.
