German Sustainability Award

Companies

Participate as a company in Europe's LARGEST sustainability award

Since 2008, the Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V. (DNP) has recognized leading companies in sustainability that operate in Germany. It is the largest award of its kind in Europe, honoring pioneering companies across more than 100 industries that demonstrate what is possible in terms of sustainability, both within their operations and through market solutions. score4more is the research partner of the German Sustainability Award.

If your company has a legal entity in Germany, you can easily participate annually with your score4more company profile in Europe’s largest sustainability award for businesses. Below, you’ll find information about the DNP Company Award and links to the DNP website. Join the movement and gain recognition for your sustainability efforts.

Information

Participation

Companies of all sizes and industries with a legal entity in Germany offering goods and services in Germany can participate.

Categories

The price is awarded in 100 industry categories. Choose your industry to participate in the company award for your industry.

Application

Create and/or udpate your score4more company profile under "score4more succeed" that collects contributions in the key transformation fields of the industry. Register and/or login with "score4more succed" and edit your company profile information.

Timeline

1. Company Competition: application by completing a company profile from 01.03. to 30.03.2025
2. Company Final: nominated companies are in the final with the option to update their profile from 20.05. to 03.07.2025
3. Transformation Fields: industry winners compete for the finalists and winners in the five transformation fields between July and September

Jury

Decision on the nominees, finalists and winners by ca. 220 jury members in 100 expert juries by industries

Seal

DNP seal for nominated companies, finalists and winners, with which they can communicate their success

Award ceremony

The award will be presented on Thursday, December 4, 2025, as part of the 18th German Sustainability Day at the MARITIM Hotel Düsseldorf.

Fees

Participation in the German Sustainability Award for Companies is free of charge.
Seals can be licensed by nominees, finalists and winners for a fee based on company size (startups free).

Organization

Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V.
Neuer Zollhof 1, 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany
www.nachhaltigkeitspreis.de

Support

DNP Support: buero@nachhaltigkeitspreis.de
DNP Hotline: +49 211 5504 5510

FAQ

Initial score4more FAQ can be found below.
Further DNP award FAQ can be found on the DNP website.
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