Global Innovation Day 2026. 156 ideas for a more circular tomorrow.
At the Paris final of its first Global Innovation Day, SULO Group recognised eight employees for ideas that could shape the future of its waste collection solutions.
Key facts
- Event
- Global Innovation Day 2026 – Final
- Date and place
- 7 October 2026, Paris
- Ideas submitted
- 156
- Participation
- Around 150 employees from 13 countries
- Finalists
- 8 in four categories
- Jury
- Global Executive Committee and Top Management
- Sponsor
- Izaskun Ibietatorremendia, VP Growth, Innovation & Marketing
Six months after its launch, SULO Group’s first Global Innovation Day came to a close with the final in Paris on 7 October 2026. The Group-wide ideas competition invited employees from across SULO Group to submit ideas in four categories: Product & Service, Digital, Process and Concept. In total, around 150 employees from 13 countries submitted 156 ideas.
Eight finalists – two per category – were invited to Paris to pitch their ideas in person to the Global Executive Committee and members of the Top Management team. Each finalist had ten minutes to present, followed by five minutes of questions from the jury.
The winners
| Category | 1st place | 2nd place |
|---|---|---|
| Product & Service | Takuya Kikuchi | Harri Joki |
| Digital | Didier Cambe | François Le Bel |
| Process | Julien Delamaere | Thibaut Guéroult |
| Concept | Lionel Carré | Stefan Redlin |
“When we launched the competition, we had no idea whether it would be a success – and we were simply overwhelmed by the response. Ideas, initiative and energy are abundant at SULO Group.”
Thierry Koskas, President, SULO Group
People. Ideas. For a more circular tomorrow.
The Global Innovation Day was sponsored by Izaskun Ibietatorremendia, VP Growth, Innovation & Marketing. It puts one of SULO Group’s four values – we innovate – into practice and encourages employees to look for step changes rather than incremental improvements.
“Good ideas don’t only come from the top – they grow where the work is done. That is why we opened the Global Innovation Day to every employee, from the production floor to the office, with no gatekeepers and a simple submission in their own language. The quality of what came back proves that the best ideas are already within our teams.”
Izaskun Ibietatorremendia, VP Growth, Innovation & Marketing, SULO Group
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