adelphi receives the German Sustainability Award "Company"

Mikael Henzler, co-founder and managing director of adelphi, accepts the German Sustainability Award in Düsseldorf. adelphi was selected as a pioneer of sustainability. For the adelphi founders, the award is a recognition of the commitment and expertise of the 350 bright minds at adelphi.

adelphi consult is the winner of the 16th German Sustainability Award for Companies. This is Europe's largest award for ecological and social commitment, which is presented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV), the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) and WWF Germany to particularly exemplary companies in their sectors. adelphi was honored as this year's winner in the "auditing and consulting" category among renowned competitors (BCG, EY, PWC, KPMG and GIZ).

100 juries - experts from research, consulting, associations and civil society - looked at over 5,000 companies and chose the best in 100 sectors. They are the pioneers of transformation and demonstrate effective and exemplary contributions to sustainability in their sector.
 

Rethinking the financing of transformative change

Around 1,000 guests from politics, business, research, culture and society were invited to the award ceremony on November 23, 2023. The trophies were presented by those who play an important role in transformative progress in the economy, including Bundesbank board member Dr. Sabine Mauderer, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Environment Ministry Dr. Bettina Hoffmann, WWF board member Heike Vesper, DIHK President Peter Adrian and President of the German Nature Conservation Ring Prof. Dr. Kai Niebert. Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and founder of Gesunde Erde Gesunde Menschen Foundation Eckart von Hirschhausen were also invited as guests.

In 2023, the German Sustainability Award honored pioneering contributions to the transformation towards a sustainable future for the 16th time. It is awarded in close cooperation with the German government as part of the German Sustainability Day and, with eight competitions and more than 1,200 guests and media representatives, is not only the largest, but also the best-known and most coveted prize of its kind in Europe. The German Sustainability Award is based on the goals of Agenda 2030 and thus on the key issues of sustainable development.

adelphi as a pioneer of transformation

For more than 20 years, adelphi has been working locally and globally on the environment and sustainability and the challenges of political, ecological and social change. Through transdisciplinary research, evidence-based consulting, and in dialogue with political and social actors as well as companies, adelphi's 350 bright minds shape political agendas, support decision-makers and develop solutions to deal with the most pressing challenges posed by climate change, environmental degradation and resource consumption. Under the new brand phiyond, adelphi supports companies in their transformation processes for sustainable and responsible business.