An International, Cross-industry Initiative
Many companies from more than 10 European countries and various industries participated in the Best Practice Exchange and the Award.
Lean & Green assessments investigated operations in over 130 factories.
All winners are characterized by outstanding performance in the area of resource efficiency.
Winners of the Award 2022
Winner in the Category „Automotive OEM“
Volkswagen de México S.A. de C.V., Puebla
Winner in the Category „General Manufacturing“
DMG MORI, Pfronten
Special prize „Integrated Lean & Green Strategy“
Unternehmensgruppe fischer, Waldachtal
Special prize „Lean Excellence“
Festo SE & Co. KG, Ostfildern
Special prize „Lean & Green New factory“
Schaltbau GmbH, Velden
Winner of the Award 2021
Category “Automotive OEM”
Porsche Leipzig GmbH - Werk Leipzig
Category “General Manufacturing”
Siemens AG - Gerätewerk Erlangen
Category “Manufacturing Medium-Sized Enterprises”
Welbilt Deutschland GmbH - Werk Eglfing
Special prize „Lean Excellence“
Bosch - Werk Blaichach / Immenstadt
Special prize „Green Excellence “
elobau GmbH & Co.KG - Werk 1 und 2, Leutkirch
Special prize „Circular Economy“
Hammerer Aluminium Industries - Werk Ranshofen (Österreich)
Winners of the Award 2019
Category “Automotive OEM”
Volkswagen AG - Plant Wolfsburg
Category “General Manufacturing”
Festo Production EOOD - Plant Sofia (BGR)
Special prize “Lean & Green Supplier Excellence”
Bosch Diesel s.r.o. - Plant Jihlava (CZ)
Special prize “Green Excellence in Truck Production”
Iveco España S.L. - Plant Madrid (ESP)
Special prize “Lean Excellence in Engines & Components Manufacturing”
FCA Italy SpA - Plant Bielsko-Biała (PL)
Winners of the Award 2018
Category Automotive
Continental Automotive GmbH - Regensburg/Germany
Category General Manufacturing
Lohmann & Rauscher GmbH & Co. KG - Neuwied/Germany
Special Prize
Kaercher Cleaning Technology Co. Ltd - Changshu/China
Winners of the Award 2017
Category Automotive Large Enterprises
FCA Italy SPA – Verrone Transmission Plant
Category Automotive Medium-Sized Enterprises
Bühler Motor GmbH – Monheim
Category General Manufacturing Large Enterprises
ASM Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG – München
Category General Manufacturing Medium-Sized Enterprises
Convotherm Elektrogeräte GmbH – Eglfing
Special Prize
MAN Truck & Bus AG – München
Winners of the Award 2016
Category Automotive Large Enterprises
BMW – Werk München
Category Automotive Medium-Sized Enterprises
Bolta Werke – Leinburg/Diepersdorf
Category General Manufacturing Large Enterprises
Rohde & Schwarz Messgerätebau – Memmingen
Category General Manufacturing Medium-Sized Enterprises
Neuenhauser Maschinenbau – Geeste-Dalum
Special Prize
Festo – Technologiefabrik Scharnhausen
Winners of the Award 2015
Category Automotive Large Enterprises
SEAT – Werk Martorell
Category Automotive Medium-Sized Enterprises
AGC Glass Germany GmbH – Werk Wegberg
Category General Manufacturing Large Enterprises
Siemens Digital Factory Motion Control – Gerätewerk Erlangen
Category General Manufacturing Medium-Sized Enterprises
W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH – Werk Ludwigsstadt
Special Prize
Robert Bosch GmbH – Werk Blaichach
Winners of the Award 2014
Category Automotive Large Enterprises
BMW Werk Leipzig
Category Automotive Medium-Sized Enterprises
Bühler Motor, Monheim
Category General Manufacturing Large Enterprises
T&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik, Leoben
Category General Manufacturing Medium-Sized Enterprises
Rational, Landsberg
Special Prize Green
elobau, Leutkirch
Special Prize Lean
Fiat Werk Pomigliano D’Arco
Winners of the Award 2013
Category Automotive Large Enterprises
Bosch Dieselsysteme, Werke Feuerbach und Homburg
Category Automotive Medium-Sized Enterprises
Stanztechnik und Werkzeugbau Wolfgang Loch e.K.
Category General Manufacturing Large Enterprises
SKF, Werk Schweinfurt
Category General Manufacturing Medium-Sized Enterprises
Schreiner Group, Werk Oberschleißheim
Special Prize Lean
Volkswagen Sachsen, Werk Zwickau
Special Prize Green
Fiat, Werk Tychy (Poland)
Winners of the Award 2012
Category Automotive Large Enterprises
Volkswagen Slovakia
Category Medium-Sized Enterprises
Griwe Umformtechnik
Special Prize
BMW Leichtmetallgießerei Landshut