Role models and pioneers.
The competitions
at a glance.
The German Sustainability Award honours sustainability pioneers in the categories of Companies, Architecture, Start-ups (NEA), Packaging, "Local Heroes" and Design.
The competitions
Wanted: Impactful
Contributions to Transformation.
The GSA recognises groundbreaking steps towards a sustainable future in all competitions.
The award is based on the goals of the 2030 Agenda and thus on the key transformation fields. The competitions focus on the fields in which there is particularly high pressure for taking action. They reflect the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the goals of the German government's
sustainability strategy: climate, biodiversity, resources, supply chain and society. The urgency of action in these fields is the GSA's leading narrative. Interested parties can generally participate in several of the following competitions, depending on their focus.
The award for companies that can prove that transformation towards sustainability is part of their core business strategy.
Wanted: companies of all sizes and industries that offer goods or services in Germany:
The award for sustainable products, systems and services.
Wanted: Companies, designers, agencies, students and start-ups that apply with sustainably designed solutions.
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The award for companies that are particularly committed at a local level.
Wanted: Companies of all sizes whose sustainable orientation is evident in the region, and drive transformation locally.
The award for sustainable start-ups.
Wanted: Start-ups and established companies cooperating with a start-up. The focus is on innovative contributions to ecological and social change.
The award for sustainable packaging solutions of tomorrow.
Wanted: Companies, research institutes and designers with packaging innovations that, for example, reduce waste or avoid plastic.
The award for exemplary change in the construction sector.
Wanted: Buildings in Germany that combine innovative capacity, high design quality and a sustainable contribution.
The award for exemplary business cooperation.
Wanted: partnerships at eye level between German companies and companies based in the Global South that make important contributions to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
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