Eugeni Castejon
ACTING UPSTREAM
Eugeni Castejon has been an environmental entrepreneur since the age of 19. He is now a professor of sustainability and circular economy at the Institute for Public Security of Catalonia and EADA Business School, and founder of the Clean Rivers Hub.
The catalyst for his organisation was the realisation that 95% of ocean pollution arrives via rivers. To put an end to this situation, action was needed upstream – so he started networking. “I saw that data and solutions already existed … but there was no meeting point to promote hybridization and cooperation, and to multiply the capabilities of all those who act in ecosystems for the good of all. I asked myself: if these initiatives deserve the support of the whole society, why don’t we give it to them?” The result was “a global HUB of shared knowledge and experience, accelerating the clean-up and conservation of freshwater ecosystems.” Find out more about this solutions-based organisation and the positive impacts it has already achieved – including a pilot project in Tarragona with the support of the chemical industry and public administrations, which they hope to replicate worldwide.

