On 28 and 29 November 2024 at the MARITIM Hotel Düsseldorf, it was all about the winners of the competitions and appreciation for different, successful ways to reach the goal.
Once again this year, the celebrity guests walked the Blue Carpet before the award ceremonies. On Thursday, the attention of around 130 journalists in attendance was focussed on the celebrity guests, CEOs and sustainability managers of the 100 winners of the company award. On Friday evening, it was mainly the pioneers of sustainability in the healthcare sector, world and European champions, Olympic finalists and other representatives of the sporting world who gathered for the reception.
Mary Robinson, Dani Klein, Malaika Mihambo, Hape Kerkeling, Nico Santos, Matteo Thun and Emeli Sandé were honoured with honorary prizes in 2024. Labor Tempelhof received a special award for its pioneering role in the realisation of environmentally friendly and resource-positive events. EURO 2024 has set standards for major sporting events in terms of sustainability and therefore deserves the DNP's special award.
2024 was a year of disillusionment: global warming broke new records and the challenges of the climate crisis, overexploitation of resources, species extinction and social division intensified. Numerous companies, architects and key players in the world of sport and healthcare have nevertheless - or precisely because of this - submitted their bold and innovative contributions to sustainable change. The best were awarded prizes in Düsseldorf on 28 and 29 November 2024.