Deadline for 2025 Essen Environment Prize Submissions: October 15th!
The City of Essen is preparing for the 18th Essener Umweltpreis, an annual award that recognizes outstanding climate and environmental projects. Sponsored by the city administration, the award offers a total prize money of 12,000 euros, including a special prize of 2,000 euros labelled "Fairtrade 2025". Projects from residents, associations, institutions, and small and medium-sized enterprises are sought for the award. To be eligible, the projects or initiatives must have been implemented within the last two years and current measures must be completed by the end of January 2026. However, projects that are or have been funded by municipal or BIB funding projects are excluded from participation. Projects on environmental or climate protection and climate adaptation that offer a social benefit and improve the quality of life locally are particularly encouraged. For the special prize "Fairtrade 2025", the city portal is seeking projects and activities on fair trade that inspire imitation and/or connect fair trade with other topics like gender equality or diversity. Applications for the award are possible until October 15, 2025. Interested parties can find information about the award on the website www.our website/umweltpreis. For queries, Melanie Bayo from the Environmental Department of our city portal can be contacted by phone at 0201 88-59131 or by email at [email protected] website. The expert jury for the Essener Umweltpreis includes representatives from the city administration, EWG - Essener Wirtschaftsfoerderungsgesellschaft mbH, Ehrenamtsagentur, politics, media, and BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG as the sponsor. The award ceremony for the Essener Umweltpreis will take place in December 2025, with BIB - BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG providing 10,000 euros in prize money for the award in 2025. So, if you have a project that contributes significantly to environmental protection or sustainability in Essen, don't hesitate to apply! Your initiative could be the next recipient of the Essener Umweltpreis.
