Corporate press release

GEA wins MMK Award of Excellence for sustainability

6 Mar 2024

GEA has won the MMK Award of Excellence in the “Sustainability” category for the introduction of the Add Better ecolabel. This designates innovative GEA solutions that are significantly more resource-efficient than their predecessors.

The Munich Management Colloquium (Münchner Management Kolloquium; MMK) has awarded the prize for the first time for “Exemplary showcase projects for increasing sustainability” and for special achievements in the areas of innovative management approaches, artificial intelligence and start-ups.

GEA CEO Stefan Klebert and CSO Dr. Nadine Sterley receive MMK Award of Excellence

GEA CEO Stefan Klebert and CSO Dr. Nadine Sterley receive MMK Award of Excellence

“We are honored to be the first company to win an award in this category, which is of such great importance to us. On the one hand, it recognizes our achievements to date. And on the other, it spurs us on to continue developing innovative solutions for our customers that make a real impact when it comes to a more sustainable future,” said GEA CEO Stefan Klebert. 

GEA won over the jury with its consistent implementation approach around Add Better. This includes measures to develop sustainable and disruptive innovations, create new service solutions, extend system life cycles, and integrate sustainability criteria into the production development process in a standardized way. The resulting solutions are significantly more resource-efficient than their predecessors and bear the TÜV-validated “Add Better” ecolabel. Twenty products currently carry the Add Better label.

The annual Munich Management Colloquium is Germany’s largest business congress. For over 30 years now, top managers and C-level executives have been meeting in the Audimax of the Technical University of Munich to discuss the current challenges in the world of business. The focus of the MMK Award of Excellence is on best-practice solutions. These are intended to act as a nucleus for innovation in German and European industry.

"We are honored to be the first company to win an award in this category, which is of such great importance to us. On the one hand, it recognizes our achievements to date. And on the other, it spurs us on to continue developing innovative solutions for our customers that make a real impact when it comes to a more sustainable future."

Stefan Klebert

CEO

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About GEA

GEA es uno de los mayores proveedores para la industria alimentaria y para muchos otros sectores de la industria. En 2019 generó unos ingresos consolidados de 4.900 millones de euros aproximadamente.

El grupo tecnológico internacional se especializa en maquinaria y plantas, además de tecnologías de procesos y componentes. GEA proporciona soluciones de energía sostenibles para procesos de producción sofisticados en distintos mercados de consumo, además de ofrecer una amplia gama de servicios. El grupo genera aproximadamente un 70 por ciento de sus ingresos del sector de alimentos y bebidas, un sector que disfruta de un crecimiento sostenible a largo plazo. A 31 de diciembre de 2018, la compañía contaba con unos 18.500 empleados en todo el mundo. GEA lidera el mercado y la tecnología en sus áreas de negocio. La compañía cotiza en el índice bursátil alemán MDAX (G1A, WKN 660 200), en el índice STOXX® Europe 600, y en los índices MSCI globales de sostenibilidad.
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