Sustainability Award 2024 FAQ
Frequently asked questions

    The Sustainability Award in Automotive honors outstanding examples of sustainable solutions in a total of three areas. Entries are selected and awarded by a panel of experts on the basis of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which address key global challenges in the areas of ecology, society and governance. This means:

     

    • The product or solution must contribute significantly to at least one of the UN’s 17 SDGs.
    • It must not significantly compromise any of the SDGs at the same time.
    • The product or solution must be marketable and implementable. The implementability and sustainability contribution must be demonstrable.

    Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, service providers and start-ups with products and services from the passenger car, commercial vehicle, two- and three-wheelers, and micro- and urban mobility sectors.

    Relevant applications may be submitted online at https://www.adlittle.com/en/sustainability-award-2024 beginning September 1, 2023.

     

    • Project/product presentation
    • Explanation of how your project/product contributes to sustainability and to which SDGs
    • Indication of how far the project/product is developed
    • Other relevant files that may be relevant for the evaluation of the project/product
       

    The application period begins September 1, 2023 and ends February 29, 2024.

    The selection will be made by a panel of experts from science, practice, associations, media and NGOs.

    The awards will be presented in May, 2024, at the international ATZlive conference Powertrains and Energy Systems of Tomorrow in Berlin.

    If you have several products or solutions to choose from, please select the most promising one and focus your application on one project.

    The awarded seals can be purchased by the winning companies for promotional use. In addition, the award ceremony offers a very good opportunity for exchange.

    The SDGs are political objectives of the United Nations (UN) that are intended to ensure sustainable development worldwide on an economic, social and ecological level.