The award aims to encourage companies, independent designers, students and start-ups that offer products and services in Germany to act sustainably and help to better anchor the principles of sustainable development in public perception. It aims to prove that responsible action not only helps to solve social and ecological problems on a global or local scale, but can also increase profitability and competitiveness. The challenges of climate change, resource scarcity and species loss are intensifying. At the same time, the expertise of the sustainable economy in Germany is growing. Pioneers in all sectors have long been demonstrating which solutions work and how practical transformation can be achieved. Now it’s time to share your knowledge and experience with a wider audience. That is why the DNP awards prizes to “lighthouses” with impact and charisma that make special contributions to the transformation.

If you have general questions about the German Sustainability Award, please contact the German Sustainability Award office at buero@nachhaltigkeitspreis.de or +49 211 5504-5510.

You can find an overview here.
You can register for the product prize by following the steps below:
1. register at https://app.score4more.eu/register-company or log in to your existing account at https://app.score4more.eu/login
2. create your company profile after logging in or, if necessary, update your existing profile. For the company profile, it is sufficient for the product price to enter the “Summary” and a source, e.g. website or sustainability report. This is only taken into account in the preliminary search to ensure that only companies with a minimum level of sustainability participate in the award.
3. click on “Create new solution” at the bottom of the profile and fill out the profile
4. create up to 3 profiles
5. click on “Submit” and pay the participation fee (according to the size of your company and the number of solution profiles submitted)

The visualization can be freely designed (web PDF in DIN A0 format) or uploaded as a PDF file using this application template

No, the two awards take place independently of each other.

No, the two awards take place independently of each other, in different categories and with different jury constellations.

Yes, even if you won the Company Award in your sector last year, you are still eligible for the Product Award. This also applies to winners in previous years.

A solution profile is a compilation of information about your solution, i.e. product or service, the description of the sustainability problem, the solution approach and the impact achieved. You can create and manage solution profiles from your existing score4more account.

No, you can create and submit solution profiles from your existing account. In the menu on the left side you will find the option “Solution profile”, where you will find the mentioned functionality.

Linking solution profiles to the company profile enables a holistic presentation of your company and your sustainability efforts. The company profile is only relevant in the preliminary research phase of the product award to ensure that only companies with a minimum level of sustainability are considered for the award. Only solutions, i.e. sustainable products and/or services, can be awarded.

Yes, creating products/services and solution profiles on score4more is free of charge. You are free to decide whether you would like to participate in the product prize until you submit your application. Further application options for the profiles will be activated on the score4more platform in the near future. However, there is a fee for participating in the product prize, depending on the type and size of your company. You will find an overview below.

Under your company profile, you can create additional profiles for your “new solution” solutions. You can then enter information about your solution, i.e. a product or service, the sustainability problem, the solution approach and the impact achieved. The following screenshots show the relevant areas in your profile:

The participation fee for the Product Award is staggered according to company size (small, medium and large) and is reduced for multiple applications with several products. Participation is free of charge for start-ups, students and young designers, among others.

You can pay easily by credit card, PayPal or instant bank transfer via the payment provider Stripe. If these options are not possible in your company, please contact us at hello@score4more.eu to request a quote or invoice.

You can submit your product in various categories of the Product Award, which consist of the transformation fields of climate, resources, nature, value chain and society. You can enter up to three transformation fields in order of relevance.

Yes, you can apply for the product prize with up to three products or services.

Yes, application options for the profiles have recently been activated on the score4more platform.

If you would like to make changes to submitted and possibly paid solution(s) that should be taken into account for the DNP product price, you can do so at any time up to the deadline. Changes made before the deadline will be taken into account for the DNP product price.

There are currently no plans to delete profiles, but you can edit all content in profiles that have already been created and remove many text modules completely. Once submitted, profiles are activated for the jury process.

The profiles on score4more are only visible to you and the score4more team, which analyzes the services described. As part of the cooperation with the German Sustainability Award, the information in the profile will be made available to the DNP in order to determine nominees, finalists and winners. In future, registered users will be able to control the visibility of their profile and decide for themselves whether they want to make their profile public or only share it with selected business partners, for example.