Add Better
Enabling informed and sustainable decisions
What is the value of a engineering solution that operates more efficiently and reliably over a longer lifespan and consumes less energy and natural resources? Is it the lower cost of ownership and higher operational resilience? Is it the impact on the environment for a better world? It's hard to put a number on a better future. That's why we decided to give it a label.
Empowering customers with resouce-efficient solutions
Sustainability value
Developing efficient solutions through high-performance engineering that reduces environmental impact and supports our customers’ goals.
Significant resource savings
Focusing on significant resource savings, the Add Better label enables you to identify GEA's sustainable solutions that help you save water and energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and minimize waste.
Add Better standard
The Add Better standard ensures that every product undergoes an assessment based on industry standards and concrete data, meeting the ISO 14021:2016 ecolabel requirements. Each calculation is validated by TÜV Rheinland.GEA‘s Add Better solutions
Our independently validated Add Better products offer better performance and resource efficiency compared to predecessor products. Solutions range from a marine separator that uses up to 9 percent less energy to a water saving unit that reduces the cooling water consumption for separators by 100%. More than fourty solutions already carry the Add Better label.
TÜV Rheinland validation
A TÜV-validated environmental label for resource-efficient solutions
The Add Better label and the underlying evaluation process – from data collection to calculation and documentation – complies with the strict and transparent requirements for ecolabels under ISO 14021. While ISO 14021 does not require validation by TÜV, GEA chose to take this additional step.
Why? Because we are engineers and a reliable and trustworthy labeling is crucial for our customers. We wanted to get our evaluation processes right, benefit from TÜV’s input, and let our customers know that transparency is our priority with Add Better. Since 2023 this rigorous process has been applied to assess a wide range of GEA solutions and to expand our Add Better portfolio.
From a single product to entire productions and consulting services
Add Better is our commitment to empower you to reach your goals through sustainable and future-proofed solutions. But beyond that, we also support our customers in setting the right path and evaluating their strategies - with Add Better Consulting.
Add Better in action
Enabling our customers
The Add Better label highlights solutions, services, and upgrades that maximize energy, water, and emissions efficiency – without compromising on productivity – backed by TÜV Rheinland validation.
World’s first pilot plant for a revolutionary production process to produce a natural protein
