| Year | Winner | Reason |
|---|
| 1993[6] |
Foron Hausgeräte GmbH [de] |
Works on the first worldwide refrigerators without FCKW and FKW |
| Wolfgang Haber |
Popularisation of environmental issues |
| 1994[7] |
Paul Crutzen and Frank Arnold |
Works on ozone depletion |
| Verein Ökospeicher and the city of Wulkow |
Environmentally friendly works in non urban regions |
| Umweltinitiativen der Wirtschaft in Ostwestfalen |
Implementation of higher environment standards |
| 1995[8] |
Georg Winter |
Environmentally friendly management |
| Klaus Günther |
Environmentally friendly management |
| 1996[9] |
Maciej Nowicki |
Founder of the Polish Environment Foundation |
| Wilkhahn Wilkening & Hahne GmbH & Co. |
Icon in environment controlling |
| 1997[10] |
Michael Otto |
Environment management system by Otto GmbH |
| Bernhard Ulrich [de] |
Material and energy flows in forests |
| Integral Energietechnik GmbH |
Work on environmentally friendly Refrigerants |
| 1998[11] |
Lennart Bengtsson, Hartmut Graßl, Klaus Hasselmann (Workgroup Klimaforschung by Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) |
Global and regional climate modelling |
| Georg Salvamoser [de] |
Works in Photovoltaics |
| 1999[12] |
Klaus Steilmann [de] |
Oecology in textiles and clothing |
| Wilhelm Barthlott |
Lotus effect by Surface |
| 2000[13] |
Franz Daschner [de] |
Environment and material flow management in Hospitals |
| Aloys Wobben |
Work on Wind turbines |
| 2001[14] |
Hermann Auernhammer [de] |
Work on Precision Farming |
| Franz Ehrnsperger [de], Neumarkter Lammsbräu [de] |
Work on oecology management concepts for breweries |
| Wolfgang Feist |
Work on Passivhaus concepts |
| 2002[15] |
Peter Lüth |
Biological pest control using microorganisms |
| Klaus Töpfer |
International engagement on environmental issues |
| 2003[16] |
Claus Mattheck [de] |
Work on Bionik |
| Hermann Josef Schulte |
Work on environmentally friendly exhaust gas technology for automotive engineering |
| 2004[17] |
Alfred Heinrich Jung [de] |
Work on a new Gasket principle for the chemistry industry |
| Garabed Antranikian [de] |
Pioneer of white biotechnology |
| Hannelore Schmidt |
Life Work |
| 2005[18] |
Berndt Heydemann [de] |
Founder of Zukunftszentrum Mensch-Natur-Technik-Wissenschaft [de] in Nieklitz |
| Joachim Luther |
Use of Solar energy |
| Heinz Sielmann |
Life's Work |
| 2006[19] |
Hans Georg Huber [de] |
Technology transfer for water cleaning in developing countries |
| Ernst-Detlef Schulze [de] |
Work on Global warming |
| 2007[20] |
Beate Weber [de] |
Engagement for environment and climate |
| Carl Schmitt and Jürgen Köhler (both Konvekta AG [de]) |
Work on Environmentally friendly refrigerants |
| Hans Joachim Schellnhuber |
Work on climate |
| 2008[21] |
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker |
Environmental politician and counsellor for UNO |
| Holger Zinke [de] |
Work on Biocatalysis by ground organisms |
| 2009 |
Carsten Bührer | |
| Petra Bültmann-Steffin [de] | |
| Bo Barker Jørgensen | |
| Angelika Zahrnt [de] | |
| 2010 |
Winfried Barkhausen [de]/Edwin Büchter [de] | |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | |
| Rainer Griesshammer [de] | |
| 2011 |
Jürgen Schmidt | |
| Joachim Alfred and Joachim Georg Wünning | |
| 2012 |
Andreas Bett [de] and Hansjörg Lerchenmüller | |
| Günther Kramer | |
| 2013 |
Carmen Hock-Heyl [de] | |
| Ursula Sladek | |
| 2014[22] |
Peter Hennicke [de] |
Energy efficiency expert |
| Gunther Krieg |
Scientist and founder of UNISENSOR |
| Hubert Weinzierl [de] |
Honorary award |
| 2015[23] |
Mojib Latif |
Outstanding research communication (climate researcher) |
| Johan Rockström |
Founding director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre |
| Michael Succow |
Honorary award for exceptional personality in nature conservation |
| 2016[24] |
Bas van Abel[25] |
Founder and CEO of company Fairphone for being a pioneer for more resource efficiency in the smartphone industry[26] |
| Angelika Mettke [de] and Walter Feess [de] |
Betonrecycling |
| 2017[27] |
German Green Belt |
|
| Johannes Oswald and Bernhard Oswald [de] |
|
| Tony de Brum |
Honorary award |
| 2018[28] |
Antje Boetius |
|
| Leipzig Waste Water Experts |
|
| 2019[29] |
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner |
|
| Reinhard Schneider |
|
| 2020[30][31] |
Ottmar Edenhofer |
|
| Annika Roth [de] (née Trappmann) and Hugo Trappmann [de][32] |
|
| Martin Sorg |
Honorary award for biodiversity |
| 2021[33][3] |
Katrin Böhning-Gaese[34][35] |
|
| Hans Joosten [de] |
|
|
| 2022[36][37] |
Friedrich Mewis und Dirk Lehmann |
Becker Mewis Duct |
| Christof Schenck |
Engagement for biodiversity and rainforests |
| Myriam Rapior [de] and Kathrin Muus [de] |
Honorary awards |
| 2023[38] |
Friederike Otto |
climate scientist |
| Dagmar Fritz-Kramer [de] |
wood construction pioneer |
| 2024[39] |
Franziska Tanneberger [de] |
moor researcher |
| Thomas Speidel |
e-mobility pioneer |
|