Libelium leads sustainable transformation with historic growth of 40% in 2025
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In an era where data defines the quality of our decisions, Libelium confirms that digital sovereignty and sustainability are not only ethical, they are profitable. As pioneers in the development of purposeful digital twins, the company has closed a decisive 2025, consolidating itself as a benchmark in European digital maturity.
Financial record and strategic validation
Libelium closes the 2025 financial year with a turnover of €11.8 million, a 40% increase on the previous year. This double-digit growth validates the company’s strategy: adapting technology to the real challenges faced by cities and companies seeking to anticipate, optimize, and evolve towards more sustainable and profitable governance models.
This growth demonstrates that sustainability and profitability must go hand in hand. In a volatile environment, only those who manage their vulnerability are able to anticipate.
These figures were officially presented in Zaragoza during the launch of its annual report: “The Green Book of Libelium 2025”. In addition to serving as a financial statement, the document functions as a compass that integrates milestones, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) policies, and the brand’s vision for the future.
The driving force: European Data Spaces
The key to this rise lies in Libelium’s positioning within European digital sovereignty. The company has been able to anticipate the continent’s regulatory needs, earning more than €2 million exclusively from projects linked to Data Spaces.
This approach has consolidated its leadership in critical initiatives such as SEDIA data spaces and the European Local Digital Toolbox.
In addition, Libelium is actively involved in shaping the digital future as a member of the Gaia-X Board of Directors, working on a federated and secure data infrastructure for the whole of Europe. This year, it has also joined OASC (Open Agile Smart Cities) as a consulting body to help define the minimum technical requirements for the interoperability of smart solutions implemented by European cities.
The Green Book: expert knowledge for datocracy
Every year, in addition to the insights of Alicia Asín, CEO and co-founder of Libelium, and Antonio J. Jara, CSO and board member, the report always features international expert voices on important topics.
In this edition, The Green Book of Libelium 2025 features three profiles that address the different challenges of governing with data:
- Ulrich Ahle, CEO of Gaia-X, analyzes data sovereignty and governance in the European context and highlights the need for ecosystems where data flows reliably, allowing European companies to innovate without ceding control to external platforms.
- Dra. May East, an expert in the use of gender-sensitive data for urban planning, criticizes the narrow focus on optimization and proposes using AI for bio-cultural-spatial justice. Author of book “What if Women Designed the City?”.
- Luisa Alli, director of the Hermes Foundation, contributes one of the most necessary perspectives in the report: technological progress with values guaranteeing rights in the digital age.
Sustainability and social commitment at the heart of the strategy
Libelium’s growth would not be possible without the people behind it. In terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the company has renewed its RSA+ seal and EFR certification for the sixth year running.
New milestones in information security
To support its strategic commitment to Data Spaces and digital sovereignty, Libelium has raised its corporate security standards to a new level this year.
In 2025, the company added two critical milestones to its portfolio: obtaining ISO 27001, the international gold standard in Information Security, and certification of compliance with the National Security Scheme (ENS) in the HIGH category. These new seals, which guarantee maximum data protection and confidentiality, join the renewals of ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety), consolidating a robust framework of trust that is essential for operating with governments and large corporations.
Real impact from Panama to Malta
Libelium’s vision of “datocracy” comes to life in the Green Book through tangible projects that protect both critical infrastructure and our global historical legacy. A prime example is the digitization of the Panama Canal, where the company has deployed a “virtual diver” based on the Smart Water Xtreme solution that monitors water quality 24/7 using AI to prevent contamination in this vital artery of global trade.
In Europe, technology acts as a shield for heritage: from Genoa, where the first digital twin model has been created to protect the historic Palazzi dei Rolli from pollution, to the Alhambra, where sensors allow damage from humidity and temperature to be anticipated before it becomes irreparable.
Similarly, in Malta’s idyllic Golden Bay, people flow monitoring technology is helping to balance tourist demand with the conservation of a UNESCO-protected environment, demonstrating that data-driven management is the key to true sustainability.
Towards the 20th Anniversary
With these results, Libelium faces 2026 with the ambition of celebrating its 20th anniversary while maintaining its momentum. The company plans to sustain this growth over the next three years, driven by the conviction that data is the new common language between government, businesses, and citizens.
Libelium demonstrates that profitability and social and environmental responsibility go hand in hand, creating digital twins that not only monitor the world but also help to transform it.
Contents
- Alicia Asín, Libelium CEO, reviews a historic year with 40% growth, confirming that “datacracy” is the strategic path to profitable sustainability.
- Antonio J. Jara, Libelium CSO, leads the vision on European Data Spaces and Digital Sovereignty, key tools for anticipating challenges in a volatile world.
- Ulrich Ahle, CEO of Gaia-X, analyzes the importance of data governance and trusted ecosystems for European innovation.
- Dra. May East challenges the narrow focus of optimization, proposing AI for bio-cultural-spatial justice and gender-inclusive urban planning.
- Luisa Alli, Director of Fundación Hermes, brings a vital perspective on ensuring that technological progress remains aligned with human values.
- Plus major milestones in security (ISO 27001 & ENS), sustainability figures, and real-world success stories from the Panama Canal to the Alhambra.
Take a look back
Green Book 2024
- Alicia Asín, Libelium CEO, reviews the year and previews the next one, full of challenges we are eager to face and grow.
- Antonio J. Jara, Libelium CSO, shares one of his passions, sci-fi literature, a space to design the future we want and get inspired by its stories.
- Cristina Aranda brings us her vision of how diversity must configure AI.
- Talking about the future, Francisco Gámiz writes about his work on graphene and 2D materials in the +QCHIP project.
- Adriana Diaz tells the journey of EIT Urban Mobility, accelerating companies that work on sustainability, like Libelium.
- Plus Libelium’s sustainability commitment and figures, and main success stories
Green Book 2023
- “Data is a language that unites us all”, an interview with Alicia Asín, CEO of Libelium. This piece offers an in-depth look at the world of IoT in 2023, highlighting the advances and challenges of sustainable IoT technology, along with her vision for 2024.
- “A trillion euros for a more sustainable future”, an editorial by Antonio J. Jara, CSO of Libelium, on RegTech and Sustainability: An expert perspective on the intersection between regulatory technology and sustainability, highlighting the role of reporting in ensuring companies comply with European sustainability funding guidelines.
- “A sustainable future enabled by IoT is the only option”, an article by Jim Morrish (Transforma Insights). The Internet of Things (IoT) and environmental sustainability are defining themes of our time. These two concepts synergize very well, both for the planet and for enterprises of all kinds.
- “The importance of IoT ambient air quality monitoring solutions for businesses”, an article by Sotirios Papathanasiou (See The Air) about how IoT has made significant strides in Ambient Air Quality Monitoring.
- “2023, walking on an already paving way”. Libelium’s Sustainability Commitment
- Positive Technology. Libelium’s friends view how technology can provide us with a better quality of life in very diverse areas.
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