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GEA scores an ‘A’ for its transparency and performance on climate change by global environmental non-profit organization CDP. This marks the third time in a row that the mechanical engineering company has been included in CDP’s A list, which is the highest possible rating. According to CDP, GEA is only one of a small number of companies that achieved an ‘A’ – out of 21,000 companies scored.

GF has secured an “A” score, the highest possible, by the global rating agency CDP for transparency and performance on climate change, after the company was awarded an “A-” for three consecutive years. For its ambitions around water security, GF has maintained its previous rating of “A-”.

GEA ranks among the leading employers in Europe in 2024. The Top Employers Institute has certified the machinery and plant manufacturer as a Top Employer in five countries. Belgium and Portugal were recognized for the first time, while Germany, Poland and Spain were re-certified. GEA aims to receive Top Employer certification also for other countries in 2025.

Sulzer adds Germany to its group of designated Top Employer 2024 countries, now including Brazil, China, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. The Top Employers Institute surveys and independently audits companies seeking Top Employer recognition, rating them against the top international standard in several categories.

The German drive specialist Flender announced on January 9, 2024 that it has been awarded the platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world’s most renowned provider of sustainability ratings for companies. This places Flender among the top one percent of companies evaluated by EcoVadis.

The Ingelfingen-based technology company GEMÜ is being awarded the title of “Global Market Leader” for yet another year, earning the distinction “Champion 2024” as part of the global market leader index of the University of St. Gallen and the Academy of German Global Market Leaders.

For the fifth consecutive year, Watts Water Technologies, Inc. has been named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek magazine.

Pump manufacturer LEWA and its partner for digital product development generic.de were honored with this year’s Allianz Industrie 4.0 Award for their jointly developed Smart Monitoring IoT solution.

The drive specialist Flender has been awarded the German Sustainability Award 2024 in the mechanical engineering category. The challenges posed by climate change, resource scarcity, species loss, and social division are intensifying, while business and industry skills in Germany are growing to combat these challenges.

Manabu Tsujimura, a Fellow* of EBARA CORPORATION (EBARA) and former Chairman of the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ), has been awarded a Medal with Blue Ribbon at the 2023 Autumn Decoration conducted by the Cabinet Office of Japan.