Green shopping basket
The green shopping basket is an environmental award sponsored by the German Nature Conservation Union (NABU) . In 2010–2013, the association honored committed food markets that particularly promote environmentally friendly consumption through the selection and presentation of regional, seasonal and environmentally friendly products. The prize is awarded in the categories of branches of large grocery chains , independent grocery stores and organic food stores . The winners receive the Green Shopping Basket Award and a cooking event in their own store. With this positive award, NABU would like to win retail companies to do more for environmentally friendly products and corporate environmental protection.
Selection criteria and methodology
The basis for participation in the competition is an electronic questionnaire. The questionnaire collects general information on the market, information on organic and fair trade products, purchasing, beverages in environmentally friendly packaging and corporate environmental protection. In addition, individual measures and actions can be described. An independent jury evaluates the completed questionnaires, taking into account the type of business in the respective markets.
jury
The jury consists of environmental and trade experts as well as public figures:
- Michael Gerling, Managing Director of Mittelstandische Lebensmittel-Filialbetriebe e. V.,
- Ruth Moschner , TV presenter, actress and book author,
- Klaus Mehler, editor-in-chief of Lebensmittel Zeitung direct,
- Georg Abel, Managing Director of the Consumer Initiative eV,
- Kai Falk, Managing Director, Press Spokesman, Trade Association Germany,
- Olaf Tschimpke , President of NABU
List of award winners
| year | Award winners | category | Reason for the award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Biomare II, Leipzig | Organic food markets | The market under the management of Malte Reupert convinced the jury with its consistent product range policy - 100 percent organic products are offered on a total of 650 m² sales area. All fish products available here come from certified sustainable fishing. The organic market also carries out regular special campaigns with regional manufacturers. |
| E new purchase cap, Wunstorf | Self-employed | The market, under the direction of Lennart Schmidt, carries 2500 organic products on a sales area of 1750 square meters. The market sets standards, especially with the large selection of organic goods. A specialist is responsible for the advice, selection and presentation of organic products. A complete GEPA range promotes fair trade products. Over 90 percent of all fish products on offer come from sustainable fisheries. | |
| good Kassel | Branches of the large grocery chains | The market under the management of André Lindner convinced the jurors with an environmentally friendly and attractive product range. The award-winning tegut branch has over 2,500 organic products and around 1,000 own brands on 1,800 square meters. Almost 30 percent of the range is organic, making tegut the front runner among chain stores. The organic products are naturally integrated in the range. | |
| Fair & Quer natural food, Heidelberg | Special price for environmentally friendly beverage packaging | The market under the management of Antje Seyler was convincing across the board in terms of the beverage range: 100 percent of the juices, water and beers offered in the market are filled in environmentally friendly packaging. In addition to reusable bottles, environmentally friendly packaging also includes beverage cartons and tubular bags. This packaging scores with its lower consumption of energy and raw materials. | |
| 2011 | EVG organic market on the Landwege canal, Lübeck | Organic food markets | Particularly noteworthy is the coherent regional concept of the store: Landwege has set up a regional network organized on a cooperative basis with organic member companies in the region and communicates this transparently to its customers. The market also has convincing performance criteria: regional network, pays attention to packaging waste, ban on flight goods, uses car sharing as a company car, only has reusable items in its range. |
| Rewe Aupperle, Fellbach | Self-employed | REWE Aupperle has a particularly high proportion of regional products and regional suppliers. In addition, the store operates exemplary customer communication: regional suppliers are presented in the store through photos and information. Regional ranges are presented generously. The share of sales in beverages in environmentally friendly packaging is extremely high. | |
| good Darmstadt | Branches of the large grocery chains | The very high share of sales of organic and fair trade products is remarkable. The proportion of organic goods is 37 percent; this is unusually high for chains. The jury particularly emphasized that Tegut's corporate philosophy has reached the mass market and is a beacon in this area. The company has formulated sound ecological procurement guidelines, ecological minimum requirements in purchasing and requirements for animal welfare. | |
| 2012 | SuperBioMarkt branch Mönkedieckstrasse, Osnabrück | Organic food markets | The jury praised the active approach to customers and the efforts to ensure a transparent representation in the supply chain, which the team around founder and CEO Michael Radau operates. When it comes to energy, too, the market is doing an exemplary job with its photovoltaic system on the roof and its electric car. The Osnabrück market prefers regional suppliers and bandage goods and provides its customers with recycling paper bags free of charge. |
| Edeka Bergmann in the Loewe Center, Lüneburg | Self-employed | Owner Maike Bergmann and her Tream impressed with their above-average commitment, starting with the training and involvement of employees through a variety of creative and well thought-out campaigns - such as the regional map of the suppliers, the creation of a tangible food pyramid and the placement of environmentally friendly products - through to their own initiative " In the region with the region " | |
| tegut Am Kaufpark, Göttingen | Branches of the large grocery chains | The branch impresses with a high proportion of sales of organic products. The proportion of organic goods is a full 41 percent, which is above average for the industry. The market is decisive in almost all categories such as the use of GM-free eggs and the promotion of regional reusable items. | |
| Karstadt Feinkost Perfetto, Giessen | Special Jury Prize | The strategic realignment of Karstadt Feinkost Perfetto makes way for organic. The high increase in sales and the addition of 1000 new organic articles to the range underline the enormous leap in development of the company. The jurors recognized this progress with a special jury award. | |
| 2013 | Alnatura Super Natur Markt Giesebrechtstrasse, Berlin | Organic food markets | The market pursues a holistic approach to sustainability, right down to the shelves made from renewable raw materials. A reusable quota of almost 100 percent and the company's own strategy of packaging its own products in a way that conserves resources are what set the branch apart. Reusable egg boxes and bread bags complete the green concept. |
| Rewe Knichel OHG, Morbach | Self-employed | Regionality is the trademark of this market. With cooking campaigns and special catering, he makes regional products tasty for young and adult customers. If you have any questions, please contact the employees who have received training from the Demeter organic association. There are also eggs from the organic poultry farm in the neighboring village. So regional even becomes local. | |
| tegut Heinrich-von-Stephan-Strasse, Bad Hersfeld | Branches of the large grocery chains | The tegut-Markt sets ecological standards from A to Z, which are exemplary for the industry. It is characterized by a particularly innovative energy concept - from cooling to ventilation. But the product range policy, which takes social and ecological aspects into account in the goods supply chain, is also a big plus. The market sets standards in almost all categories (e.g. above-average organic content, GM-free eggs, concepts against food waste, etc.). | |
| Rewe WHB Klebach, Mengerskirchen | Special Jury Prize | Claudia Klebach's store doubled its organic range from 2011 to 2012, increased the proportion of its regional suppliers and increased its MSC-certified fish range. The market is also convincing with strong customer communication and consumer-oriented campaigns. With his “Farm Experience Field” project, he sensitizes consumers to the production of food and thus contributes significantly to a better appreciation of agricultural products. |
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- ↑ NABU: Green shopping basket environmental award. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
- ↑ NABU: Green Shopping Basket: Prize Winners 2010 ( Memento from July 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ NABU: Green Shopping Basket: Prize Winners 2011 ( Memento from April 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ NABU: Green Shopping Basket: Prize Winners 2012 ( Memento from October 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ NABU: Green Shopping Basket: Prize Winners 2013 ( Memento from November 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )