Environment Prize (German Environment Foundation)
The Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt Environment Prize is a prize awarded in Germany. Worth 500000 € it is the most valuable in Europe from an environmental foundation.
The Bundesstiftung Umwelt foundation is based in Osnabrück; the prize has been awarded since 1993.
Winners
Year | Winner | Reason |
1993 | Foron Hausgeräte GmbH | Works on the first worldwide refrigerators without FCKW and FKW |
1993 | Wolfgang Haber | Popularisation of environmental issues |
1994 | Paul Crutzen and Frank Arnold | Works on ozone depletion |
1994 | Verein Ökospeicher and the city of Wulkow | Environmentally friendly works in non urban regions |
1994 | Umweltinitiativen der Wirtschaft in Ostwestfalen | Implementation of higher environment standards |
1995 | Georg Winter | Environmentally friendly management |
1995 | Klaus Günther | Environmentally friendly management |
1996 | Maciej Nowicki | Founder of the Polish Environment Foundation |
1996 | Wilkhahn Wilkening & Hahne GmbH & Co. | ikone in environment controlling |
1997 | Michael Otto | Environment management system by Otto GmbH |
1997 | Bernhard Ulrich | Material and energy flows in forests |
1997 | Integral Energietechnik GmbH | Work on Environmentally friendly Refrigerants |
1998 | Workgroup Klimaforschung by Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie | Global and regional climate modelling |
1998 | Georg Salvamoser | Works in Photovoltaics |
1999 | Klaus Steilmann | Oecology in textiles and clothing |
1999 | Wilhelm Barthlott | Lotus effect by Surface |
2000 | Franz Daschner | Environment and material flow management in Hospitals |
2000 | Aloys Wobben | Work on Wind turbines |
2001 | Hermann Auernhammer | Work on Precision Farming |
2001 | Franz Ehrnsperger, Neumarkter Lammsbräu | Work on oecology management concepts for breweries |
2001 | Wolfgang Feist | Work on Passivhaus concepts |
2002 | Peter Lüth | Biological pest control using microorganisms |
2002 | Klaus Töpfer | International engagement on environmental issues |
2003 | Claus Mattheck | Work on Bionik |
2003 | Hermann Josef Schulte | Work on environmentally friendly exhaust gas technology for automotive engineering |
2004 | Alfred Heinrich Jung | Work on a new Gasket principle for the chemistry industry |
2004 | Garabed Antranikian | Pioneer of white biotechnology |
2004 | Hannelore Schmidt | Life Work |
2005 | Berndt Heydemann | Nieklitz |
2005 | Joachim Luther | Use of Solar energy |
2005 | Heinz Sielmann | Life's Work |
2006 | Hans Georg Huber | Technology transfer for water cleaning in developing countries |
2006 | Ernst-Detlef Schulze | Work on Global warming |
2007 | Beate Weber | Engagement for environment and climate |
2007 | Carl Schmitt and Jürgen Köhler | Work on Environmentally friendly refrigerants |
2007 | Hans Joachim Schellnhuber | Work on climate |
2008 | Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker | Environmental politician and counsellor for UNO |
2008 | Holger Zinke | Work on Biocatalysis by ground organisms |
2009 | Carsten Bührer | |
2009 | Petra Bültmann-Steffin | |
2009 | Bo Barker Jørgensen | |
2009 | Angelika Zahrnt | |
2010 | Winfried Barkhausen/Edwin Büchter | |
2010 | Mikhail Gorbachov | |
2010 | Rainer Griesshammer | |
2011 | Jürgen Schmidt | |
2011 | Joachim Alfred and Joachim Georg Wünning | |
2012 | Andreas Bett and Hansjörg Lerchenmüller | |
2012 | Günther Kramer | |
2013 | Carmen Hock-Heyl | |
2013 | Ursula Sladek | |
2014 | Peter Hennicke | Energy efficiency expert |
2014 | Gunther Kreig | scientist and founder of UNISENSOR |
2014 | Hubert Weinzierl | |
2016 | Bas van Abel | Founder and CEO of company Fairphone, for being |
2016 | Angelika Mettke and Walter Feess | Betonrecycling |
2017 | Das "Grüne Band" | |
2017 | Johannes Oswald und Bernhard Oswald | |
2017 | - | - |