The National German Sustainability Award was established in 2008 to encourage the acceptance of social and ecological responsibility and to identify role models in the area of
sustainability
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. The award is endorsed by the
German Federal Government
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, local and business associations as well as numerous NGOs, among them
UNESCO and
UNICEF. The awards are presented to cities, companies and individuals promoting the idea of a sustainable society by Federal Chancellor
Angela Merkel or other members of her cabinet. Responsible for the award is the foundation Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V.
Awards
The German Sustainability Award includes the categories companies, products, municipalities (since 2012), research (since 2012), building (since 2013) and next economy (since 2016). Each category includes more than one award, for example includes die categories companies award for
SMEs
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, medium-big and big companies.
See also
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List of environmental awards
References
External links
The National German Sustainability Awardsite (English summary).
The National German Sustainability Awardsite (German).
Environmental awards
Awards established in 2008
Energy and the environment
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