At this year’s German Sustainability Award, we can keep our fingers crossed extra tight because: Our corporation has made it to the finals not just once, but twice!

The German Sustainability Award (DNP) has been surprising us with good news every two months since this summer: In June, we learned that Krones had been nominated by the DNP expert jury for this year’s company award. In August, we received congratulations for belonging to the top tier of our industry, thus securing one of only three final spots in the “Mechanical Engineering” category.

Steinecker in the finals too

The third surprise came at the beginning of October: Our subsidiary Steinecker can also hope for one of the coveted awards. Because this year, for the first time, there is also a prize for individual products. And in the corresponding “Climate” category, Steinecker GmbH with its biomass conversion plant Phoenix BMC is in the finals! According to the jury, it is “one of the beacons of transformation in Germany”.

Whether Krones or Steinecker – or perhaps even both? – will make it to the podium will be revealed in just over a month: The final winners will be announced at a ceremonial event in Düsseldorf on 28 and 29 November. It can certainly be said already: For us, the two finalist spots are a great honor in themselves.

Picture: With Phoenix BMC, a valuable protein hydrolysate and mineral fertilizer can be produced from the residual materials generated in the brewing process.

Thanks to a detailed waste separation system, Krones Thailand collects recyclable materials and makes them available for a good cause.

Around 300 people work at Krones Thailand – it’s clear that a significant amount of waste is generated every day. However, not everything is destined for the bin: Some waste, such as packaging or other recyclable materials, has the potential to be reused.

To utilize this potential, the site collaborates with the Wat Suan Kaew Foundation. This non-profit organization is based in a suburb of Bangkok and is dedicated to various social purposes, such as the education of disadvantaged children and the care of elderly people. These projects are financed in part by the sale of sorted waste to recycling companies.

Since mid-September, the Krones site in Bangkok has also been contributing. To kick off the project, employees were first instructed on how to recycle different materials. Then, special containers were set up for collection and separation, the contents of which are now handed over to the organisation every month.

The campaign has been very well received. With the active participation of all colleagues, more than 80 kilograms of recyclable material were collected in the first month alone! Equally positive is that the campaign fits perfectly into the Krones vision and associated values: Disposing waste in separate containers is a measure that requires little effort in everyday life – yet reusing recyclable packaging makes an important contribution to more sustainability and environmental protection.