German sustainability award
The German Sustainability Award (DNP) is an award for sustainability .
The award recognizes exemplary sustainability achievements in business, municipalities and research. With five competitions, over 800 applicants and 2,000 guests at the closing event, it is the largest award of its kind in Europe. The prize has been awarded annually since 2008 by the German Sustainability Award Foundation, in cooperation with the Federal Government, the Council for Sustainable Development , municipal umbrella organizations, business associations, civil society organizations and research institutions. Its aim is to encourage business and the municipal sector to act sustainably and to anchor the principles of sustainable development better in public perception. It is intended to show that acting responsibly not only helps to solve social and ecological problems on a global or local scale, but can also increase profitability and competitiveness.
Honorary prizes are awarded for humanitarian and ecological commitment. The initiator of the award is the television journalist and lawyer Stefan Schulze-Hausmann .
competition
Germany's most sustainable companies, cities and municipalities are determined through a competition. Participants in the competition qualify by filling out an electronic questionnaire that was developed with various methodological partners , including Difu , Wuppertal Institute and Berlin University of Economics and Law . The methodology aims at maximum transparency, keeps the processing effort for the applicants manageable and should do justice to the complexity of sustainability management in large and small units.
jury
The jury of experts, chaired by Günther Bachmann, General Secretary of the Council for Sustainable Development, selects the winners and finalists of the German Sustainability Award every year. This committee - appointed annually by the Board of Trustees of the German Sustainability Award Foundation - brings perspectives from business, research, civil society and politics into the decision-making process.
Categories
German Sustainability Award for Companies The German Sustainability Award is given to companies that successfully meet ecological and social challenges with their products and services and thus use sustainability as an economic opportunity. The categories range from small and medium-sized to medium-sized and large companies. Since 2014, companies have also had the opportunity to apply for the “Resource Efficiency” special prize. Outstanding strategies and measures along the entire value chain that contribute to minimizing the use of materials, energy, space and water as well as innovative recycling and cycle concepts are evaluated. Germany's most sustainable brands distinguish company or product brands that take sustainability aspects into account in brand management in a special way.
German Sustainability Award for Cities and Communities Since 2012, the German Sustainability Award has also been given to “Germany's most sustainable cities and communities”. The award is given to municipalities that operate comprehensive sustainable urban development within the scope of their economic possibilities and have implemented successful sustainability projects in the important areas of administration. In the awarding process, financially weak applicants who act sustainably despite limited opportunities are also considered. Since the first competition in 2012, the underlying methodology has been continuously developed to take into account progress in the field of municipal sustainability, practical experience and feedback from the participants. For the fifth anniversary in 2016, the questionnaire was comprehensively revised in order to significantly reduce the processing effort. The main methodological innovation is the introduction of a second competition phase for the top cities and municipalities in each category. The award winners - one large city, one medium-sized city and one small town or municipality - receive project-related funding of 35,000 euros each from the Allianz Umweltstiftung .
The German Sustainability Research Award In cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the award honors researchers and research teams who deal with the transformation process towards a “green economy” in their work. The award underscores the outstanding role of science in the change towards more sustainable living and business.
The DGNB “Sustainable Building” Award The DGNB “Sustainable Building” award honors outstanding and exemplary achievements in architecture, the quality of which is demonstrated beyond sustainability, in particular in high aesthetic standards and innovative solutions. The prize is awarded by the German Sustainability Award Foundation. V. in cooperation with the German Sustainable Building Council - DGNB e. V.
The BMUB special award “PartnerStadt - Sustainable Infrastructures Local and Global” With the special award “PartnerStadt - Sustainable Infrastructures Local and Global”, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) honors cities and communities that - either themselves or through their municipal companies - support the creation of sustainable infrastructures in countries with a high need for restructuring and thus also contribute to German environmental technologies being in international demand.
The Next Economy Award (NEA)
Since 2015, the German Sustainability Award Foundation has been awarding the first national award for startups that focus on sustainability and the green economy, the Next Economy Award, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy , the Council for Sustainable Development and the DIHK . In various subject areas, the NEA honors founders who use innovative business models to ensure social and ecological improvements and thus the “next” who want to help shape a more sustainable economy. The final of the competition will be played in a live pitch in front of the jury.
German Sustainability Day
The award winners appear at the German Sustainability Day .
Award winners
The winners are summarized in the following table. The year indicated in the table indicates the year of the award ceremony, whereby the prices refer to the following year. In 2018, for example, the sustainability award for 2019 was awarded.
| category | Award winners |
|---|---|
| 2019 | |
| Germany's most sustainable large company | fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized company | Develey Senf und Feinkost GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable SME | Taifun-Tofu GmbH |
| German packaging sustainability award | Profol GmbH |
| Global partnerships | Bremen and Durban , South Africa |
| German Sustainability Award Architecture | Alnatura Campus - New building for the Alnatura working environment |
| German Sustainability Research Award | Project Elevate - Sozialhelden e. V. |
| Germany's most sustainable city | Osnabrück |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | Aschaffenburg |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | Bad Berleburg |
| Next Economy Award (Startup Award of the German Sustainability Award) | right. based on science UG, ReHub GmbH, ECOFARIO GmbH |
| Special award for digitization |
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| Honorary Prize Winner |
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| 2018 | |
| Germany's most sustainable large company | Symrise AG |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized company |
KNIPEX-Werk C. Gustav Putsch KG Milchwerke Berchtesgadener Land Chiemgau eG |
| Germany's most sustainable SME | BeoPlast Besgen GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable product | Gold bucket toilet paper from WEPA hygiene products |
| Global partnerships |
Wernigerode and Hoi An , Vietnam Fosera Solarsystems GmbH & Co.KgaA and VITALITE Zambia Ltd., Zambia |
| DGNB "Sustainable Building" award | Freiburg Town Hall |
| German Sustainability Research Award | FRANZ - Together for more diversity in the agricultural landscape |
| Germany's most sustainable city | Muenster |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | Eschweiler |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | Saerbeck |
| Next Economy Award (Startup Award of the German Sustainability Award) | Social-Bee gGmbH, SIRPLUS UG and NUMAFERM GmbH |
| Honorary Prize Winner |
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| 2017 | |
| Germany's most sustainable large company | Deutsche Telekom AG |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized company |
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG , Rinn Beton- und Naturstein GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable SME | Sodasan washing and cleaning agents GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | Andechser Molkerei Scheitz GmbH |
| Special award "Resource Efficiency" | DSD - Duales System Holding GmbH & Co. KG |
| DGNB "Sustainable Building" award | Building sustainably together - wagnisART |
| German Sustainability Research Award | The bio-electrochemical fuel cell (BioBZ) |
| Germany's most sustainable city | State capital Hanover |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | City of Geestland |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | Eifel community Nettersheim |
| Rewe Group consumer voting | GEPA Organic Café Orgánico |
| Honorary Prize Winner |
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| 2016 | |
| Germany's most sustainable large company | Tchibo GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized company |
Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH, Fuchs Petrolub SE |
| Germany's most sustainable SME | Fond of Bags, Cologne |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | Weleda AG |
| Special award "Resource Efficiency" |
Fliegl Fahrzeugbau GmbH, Procter & Gamble Group Germany |
| BMUB special award "PartnerStadt - Sustainable Infrastructures Local and Global" | City of Solingen |
| DGNB "Sustainable Building" award | Schmuttertal High School Diedorf |
| German Sustainability Research Award | Evonik Industries AG |
| Germany's most sustainable city | City of Nuremberg |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | City of Delitzsch |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | municipality Alheim |
| Rewe Group consumer voting |
Bionade Elderberry, Frog Citrus Shower & Bath Cleaner |
| Honorary Prize Winner |
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| 2015 | |
| Germany's most sustainable large company | Vaillant GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized company | Tree of Life / Ulrich Walter GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable SME | Bohlsener Mühle GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | VAUDE Sport GmbH & Co. KG |
| Special award "Resource Efficiency" | BASF SE |
| DGNB "Sustainable Building" award | General renovation and extension of the residential high-rise, Pforzheim |
| "Blue Angel Prize" | Telekom Germany GmbH |
| German Sustainability Research Award | C³ - Carbon Concrete Composite |
| Germany's most sustainable city | City of Karlsruhe |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | City of Kempten (in the Allgäu) |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | North Sea island of Juist |
| REWE Group consumer voting |
Iglo cream spinach in the food category
Omniflora Fairtrade roses in the Non Food category. |
| Honorary Prize Winner |
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| 2014 | |
| Germany's most sustainable large company | Miele & Cie. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized company | Rauch Möbelwerke GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable small business | W. Neudorff GmbH KG |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | GEPA - The Fair Trade Company |
| Special award "Resource Efficiency" | Aquafil SpA |
| Germany's most sustainable city | City of Dortmund |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | City of Ludwigsburg |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | Furth community |
| German Sustainability Research Award | ZINEG |
| Special "Sustainable Building" award | HOF8 - the plus energy farm in the Taubertal |
| "Blue Angel Prize" | KYOCERA Document Solutions Deutschland GmbH |
| Honorary Prize Winner | |
| 2013 | |
| Germany's most sustainable company | ebm-papst |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | SPEICK natural cosmetics, Walter Rau GmbH & Co. KG Speickwerk |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (group) | HEAG Südhessische Energie AG |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (SME) | IWAN BUDNIKOWSKY GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable products / services | HOWOGE Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH |
| Special award "Resource Efficiency" | Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable city | City of Augsburg |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | City of Pirmasens |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | City of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm |
| German Sustainability Award 2013 (Governance & Administration) | City of Mannheim |
| Special Price | " InnovationCity Ruhr " |
| Research Award "Sustainable Developments" | VIP - Western Pomerania Paludiculture Initiative |
| Special "Sustainable Building" award | Ravensburg Art Museum |
| Honorary Prize Winner | |
| 2012 | |
| Germany's most sustainable company | GLS community bank |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | FRoSTA Tiefkühlkost GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (group) | Unilever Germany GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (SME) | AfB non-profit GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable initiative | Symrise AG |
| Germany's most sustainable products / services | Kübler GmbH - Energy-saving hall heating |
| "Blue Angel Prize" | JW Ostendorf GmbH & Co. KG |
| Special award "Germany's most recycling paper-friendly company" | JACK WOLFSKIN equipment for outdoors GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable city | City of Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Germany's most sustainable medium-sized city | City of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate |
| Germany's most sustainable small town and community | City of Wunsiedel |
| German Sustainability Award 2012 (Governance & Administration) | City of Solingen |
| German Sustainability Award 2012 (Climate & Resources) | municipality Alheim |
| German Sustainability Award 2012 (Quality of Life & Urban Structure) | City of Leipzig |
| German Sustainability Research Award | ASTAF-PRO |
| Special prize of the German UNESCO Commission "Education for Sustainable Development" | City of Gelsenkirchen |
| Honorary Prize Winner | |
| 2011 | |
| Germany's most sustainable company | Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (group) | Siemens AG |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (SME) | Müller - Die lila Logistik AG |
| Germany's most sustainable products / services | Vaillant |
| Germany's most sustainable initiative | dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG |
| Special award "Germany's most recycling paper-friendly company" | SAP AG |
| Honorary Prize Winner | |
| 2010 | |
| Germany's most sustainable company | German See GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | LichtBlick AG |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (group) | PUMA AG |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy (SME) |
GESOBAU AG
Studiosus Reisen München GmbH. |
| Germany's most sustainable initiative | REWE Group |
| Germany's most sustainable products / services | C&A Europe / C&A Mode KG
Daimler AG |
| Special award "Germany's most recycling paper-friendly company" | REWE Group |
| Honorary Prize Winner | |
| 2009 | |
| Germany's most sustainable company | Bau-Fritz GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | Werner & Mertz GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable future strategy | Deutsche Post DHL |
| Germany's most sustainable research and development | Procter & Gamble Germany GmbH & Co. Operations oHG |
| Germany's most sustainable products / services | TransFair e. V. |
| Special award "Germany's most recycling paper-friendly company" | Memo AG |
| Germany's most sustainable purchasing | HiPP-Werk Georg Hipp OHG |
| Germany's most sustainable production | Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG |
| Germany's most sustainable recycling | InterfaceFLOR Interface Deutschland GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable financial service | Bank Sarasin AG |
| Honorary Prize Winner |
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| 2008 | |
| Germany's most sustainable company | BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable brand | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
| Germany's most sustainable purchasing | Axel Springer AG |
| Germany's most sustainable strategy | tegut ... Gutberlet Foundation & Co. |
| Germany's most sustainable product | OSRAM GmbH |
| Germany's most sustainable production | SolarWorld |
| Germany's most sustainable sales | Barmenia Insurance |
| Honorary Prize Winner | |
Web links
- Website for the German Sustainability Award
- Next Economy Award (NEA) website
- Research award website
- Sustainability Council.de , website of the Council for Sustainable Development
Individual evidence
- ↑ Foundation German Sustainability Award eV In: Sustainability.nrw.de. Retrieved January 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Study: Ten Years of the German Sustainability Award - Effects and Perspectives for Sustainability in Companies - Council for Sustainable Development . In: Council for Sustainable Development . December 4, 2017 ( Sustainability Council.de [accessed January 16, 2018]).
- ↑ Mission statement | German sustainability award. (No longer available online.) In: www.nachhaltigkeitspreis.de. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016 ; accessed on December 6, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Council for Sustainable Development: UN Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres points out the connection between conflicts and climate change - Council for Sustainable Development . In: Council for Sustainable Development . November 26, 2015 ( Sustainability Council.de [accessed on January 16, 2018]).
- ↑ German Institute for Urban Studies: German Sustainability Award for Cities. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ^ Wuppertal Institute: German Sustainability Award for Cities and Towns 2016 launched - Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Jury | German sustainability award. (No longer available online.) In: www.nachhaltigkeitspreis.de. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016 ; accessed on December 6, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Company | German sustainability award. In: www.nachhaltigkeitspreis.de. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Working Group Packaging + Environment e. V .: Special Prize for Resource Efficiency - AGVU . In: AGVU . June 20, 2016 ( agvu.de [accessed January 16, 2018]).
- ↑ Jochen Clemens: The winners of the German Sustainability Award 2015 . In: THE WORLD . December 1, 2015 ( welt.de [accessed January 16, 2018]).
- ^ German Institute for Urban Studies: German Sustainability Award for Cities and Towns. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ^ DStGB - German Sustainability Award for Cities and Towns. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Cities and Towns | German sustainability award. In: www.nachhaltigkeitspreis.de. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Allianz: German Sustainability Award for Cities and Towns - Projects | Alliance. (No longer available online.) In: Umweltstiftung.allianz.de. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016 ; accessed on December 6, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Federal Ministry of Education and Research: German Sustainability Award Research - FONA. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Research | German sustainability award. In: www.nachhaltigkeitspreis.de. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
- ↑ DGNB: The winners of the DGNB “Sustainable Building” award. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Internet site of the Federal Environment Ministry - BMUB: detailed view. In: www.bmub.bund.de. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy: Next Economy Award. Retrieved January 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Goals | Next Economy Award. In: Next Economy Award. Retrieved December 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Karin Lehmphul: 8th German Sustainability Day . In: Federal Environment Agency . November 11, 2015 ( Umweltbundesamt.de [accessed January 16, 2018]).
- ↑ The winners and top 3 of the German Sustainability Award 2019. In: Websites of the German Sustainability Award. Retrieved December 9, 2018 .
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