SZ Institute ranking “Most Innovative Companies 2025”

According to the SZ Institute, Green City Solutions is among the „Most Innovative Companies 2025“. In the notification email from Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH, this recognition is described as “a strong signal of your innovative strength and competitiveness”.

For us, this award is a special confirmation of our mission: making cities more livable with nature-based, data-driven solutions that measurably improve urban air quality. Innovation does not thrive on big announcements, but on the willingness to challenge the status quo. Moreover, international analyses (including the OECD) show a clear link between innovation-intensive activities, productivity gains, and long-term growth.

Innovations ranking

“The engine of the future”: The SZ Institute’s ranking assesses the innovation capability of companies in German-speaking countries. The SZ Institute describes itself as the “Think Tank of Süddeutsche Zeitung”, shaping the future of communication with partners from business, academia, and society. As reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Creditreform conducted the analysis on behalf of the SZ Institute for the fourth time to determine the “Most Innovative Companies 2025”. After applying the selection criteria, the initial dataset comprised 2,786 companies — more than in the previous year.

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To make companies’ innovation performance comparable, specific qualitative and quantitative evaluation criteria were applied. In the in-depth analysis, a total of 245 companies were identified as demonstrating outstanding innovative strength.

We are very proud to be among these selected companies this year!

Innovation for urban quality of life

With Green City Solutions, a pioneer in nature-based, data-driven air purification is among the companies recognized. For us, this ranking is both validation and motivation: Our solutions combine living moss with sensors and AI, demonstrably reduce pollutant loads, cool microclimates and enhance the quality of stay — delivering measurably cleaner air and more climate-resilient cities.

Innovation and value for cities, businesses and real estate

• Health and well-being: Noticeably cleaner air and improved quality of stay.
• Climate resilience: Cooling effects and evapotranspiration support heat adaptation in urban areas.
• ESG and reporting: Measurable impact with robust data for sustainability reporting.
• Location attractiveness: Green, intelligent infrastructure increases satisfaction and dwell time.

This recognition as one of the “Most Innovative Companies 2025” motivates us to further scale our technologies — together with our partners, to tangibly improve even more urban spaces. Our goal remains clear: cleaner air, higher quality of life, and sustainable urban development.