Apply now: Lean & Green Management Award 2026
Do you want to develop your company in a targeted manner and obtain a sound assessment of your current position? Then measure yourself against other committed companies.
The application phase for the Lean & Green Management Award 2026 is now open.
Regardless of their performance, all participants will benefit from new perspectives, structured feedback and practical ideas. Particularly successful companies also have the chance to win one of the coveted awards.
Here's how it works:
- Fill out the form below.
- Then click on the link to the questionnaire.
- Fill out the questionnaire, download it and
- send it by email to the address provided.
The registration deadline is Thursday, 30 April 2026.
The Lean & Green Management Award stands for lean management, excellence and sustainability – key levers for the competitiveness and future viability of companies.
The award for sustainability and excellence
The annual Lean & Green Management Award is an opportunity for all companies to be evaluated in terms of sustainability and lean management in a benchmark and to learn from the best. The award is aimed at companies with at least 150 employees and has been held over a decade since 2012. A jury of representatives from science, business and media decides on the winners. Participation in the award is free of charge.
Benefits for participants
- Sound assessment of your position – with strengths and weaknesses profile & valuable expert feedback
- Motivating your own workforce – taking Lean & Green topics to the next level
- Lean & Green certificate – for strong internal & external communication
- 3 tickets for the Lean & Green Summit – exclusive insights into leading companies & a factory tour at winner of previous year
- Personal & cross-industry exchange – to expand the network
The Lean & Green Management Award is scientifically supported by the "Technical University of Munich" and the "Technichal University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt".
The support of the universities makes it possible to continuously develop the award and ensure high quality in the evaluations. Anonymous companion studies will make findings from the award available to a broader audience in the future. Through this, it is possible that rapidly changing challenges and the latest developments in the areas of lean management and sustainability are also constantly reflected in the questions of the award.
Guidelines
The Lean and Green Management Award is aimed at companies from all sectors with at least 150 employees. The basis for an initial assessment is the questionnaire + a day on-site visit by 2 Lean & Green experts. Re-assessments can be carried out in a 3-hour online appointment. Companies outside the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) compete in a special category and the assessments also take place in a 3-hour online appointment.
Participation in the Lean & Green Summit is free for 3 employees of participating companies in the Lean & Green Management Award.
There are no costs for downloading the questionnaire. Compensation for an on-site assessment €3,000 (flat rate) / online assessment €1,000 (flat rate) – no additional costs.
Please send us the questionnaire back by email as a PDF document. You are also welcome to send us sets of slides, comments and explanations separately for the questionnaire within a manageable framework.
We are happy to help you with organizational or content-related questions: