The 2018 PSI Sustainability Awards were held on September 7 at the Wiesbaden Kurhaus in Germany.
The awards, now in their fourth year, were created to award those in the promotional products industry who are committed to making the world a better place through their reusable and recyclable products.
The winners were as follows:
- Economic Excellence: Karl Knauer
- Environmental Excellence: Karl Knauer
- Social Excellence:[ Halfar System
- Environmental Initiative: CD Werbemittel Vertriebs
- Social Initiative: Bic Graphic Europe
- Sustainable Product: Publishing House Verlag für Prävention Wilken Inh. Bettina Wilken with the Family Cook Book
- Sustainable Product Set: Zettler Kalender with agenda seriers Gras
- Sustainable Product Line: Werbegrün with its folding boxes for promotional items
- Sustainable Writing Instrument: Senator with Skeye Bio
- Sustainable Textile: Memo with an organic cotton bag for fruit and vegetables
- Sustainable Paper Product: Bags by Riedle with the Riedle TopLuxe/ Nuture
- Sustainable Campaign: Join the Pipe with City Bottle
- Sustainable Company of the Year: Karl Knauer
- Special Award Sustainable Distributor of the Year: CD Werbemittel Vertriebs