Competitions

The Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of North Rhine-Westphalia and NRW.BANK honour companies that make a significant contribution to climate and environmental protection with their innovative products, services or processes and are economically successful at the same time with the Umweltwirtschaftspreis.NRW.

The prize, which is being awarded for the fourth time this year, is endowed with a total of 60,000 euros: 1st place receives 30,000 euros, 2nd place 20,000 euros and 3rd place 10,000 euros.

As part of the state government's environmental economic strategy, the competition recognises corporate responsibility in the context of a sustainable transformation. It makes innovative environmentally-orientated solutions visible, in line with the competition motto "Good for the economy, better for the environment".

Application deadline: 30.06.2026

Prerequisites:

• Your company is headquartered in NRW and has a maximum annual turnover of 500 million euros (group as a whole).
• Your business model makes a contribution to the environmental economy - e.g. in the areas of climate adaptation, energy efficiency, resource conservation, mobility or agriculture.
• Your product, service or process has already been launched on the market and combines ecological impact with economic success.
• Other competitive conditions

Click here for the application