• Crown Prince Frederik Award

HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards

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About the award

HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards is awarded to companies abroad who present an outstanding effort in promoting sustainable Danish products, services and values worldwide.

The award ceremony took place at Amalienborg Palace 25 August 2023.

One award is given within three different categories. The award can be presented to agents, distributors or subsidiaries of Danish companies based abroad.

Award categories

The three award categories are: Business Excellence, Green Solutions and Export Achievement. One recipient will be chosen within each of the three categories.

  • The Business Excellence Award focuses on outstanding practices in managing the organisation and achieving results - all based on a set of fundamental concepts or values. Read the full description here.
  • The Green Solutions Award focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals, mainly but not limited to the international climate goals. Read the full description here.
  • The Export Achievement Award focuses on companies that have launched a highly efficient export initiative and successfully penetrated export markets or segments. Read the full description here.

Important dates

  • March 24, 2023: Deadline for nominations
  • June 2023: One recipient within each of the three categories is chosen
  • August 25, 2023: Award ceremony at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark 

How to nominate?

Anyone may nominate a candidate who is an agent, distributor or subsidiary of a Danish company based abroad and presenting an outstanding effort in promoting Danish sustainable products, services and/or businesses.

To nominate a candidate, please fill in the nomination form (download below this section) and e-mail it to Sebastian Schwarz, Danish Export Association, at ses@danishexport.dk.

Deadline for nominations: March 24, 2023.

Criteria for recipients

The Jury of the HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards takes it as a prerequisite that recipients of the prizes live up to the following criteria:

  • The recipient is not involved in or associated with international tax avoidance or tax reduction schemes in any way
  • The recipient is in compliance with local and European regulations of state aid and public grant schemes
  • The recipient is in compliance with general good business practice and is not associated with any criminal activities
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Nomination forms

Download nomination forms here.

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Business Excellence

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Green Solutions

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Export Achievement

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Why nominate?

HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards is awarded just once a year, so any recipient will join an exclusive club. Receiving such an award is considered a huge honour and will make you an ambassador for Danish business worldwide. Not to mention the PR possibilities that royal recognition can bring to your business.

Award ceremony

The award is given once a year at an award ceremony at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is arranged by the jury and Danish Export Association.

The award ceremony is attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik, the recipients of the award, representatives of the Danish government, sponsors, the award jury, and representatives of Danish Export Association.

The award will be presented by HRH Crown Prince Frederik.

Recipients 

Find a presentation of the recipients of the awards here.

  • “Danish companies offer products and solutions that contribute to promoting the agenda of sustainability internationally. With this award, we honour the outstanding effort that both well-established and upcoming companies represent in this regard.”
    HRH Crown Prince Frederik
  • “Clearly we were very honoured to receive the award, and announcing it across our social media platforms generated very positive feedback. However, the award’s most important impact is in fact on our own organisation and partners, as the award has given our organisation a greater feeling of self-worth. What we are doing is being noticed, and this in turn helps us define ourselves. It will be interesting to evaluate the award’s impact 7 years down the road. It has certainly spurred us to further raise our ambitions for the future.”
    Lars Fabricius, Managing Director, SAV Systems
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HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards

HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards is awarded to companies abroad who present an outstanding effort in promoting sustainable Danish products and services worldwide.

About the award

Since 1982, HRH Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour has been awarded to companies who present an outstanding effort in promoting Danish products and services abroad.

HRH Crown Prince Frederik carries on his father’s legacy with his very own award – HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards.

Danish Export Association runs the award in cooperation with the Royal Danish Court and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The jury

Chairman: HRH Crown Prince Frederik

Deputy Chairman: Henrik Mørkholt Sørensen, Chairman of the Board, Danish Export Association

Representative of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Lina Gandløse, State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability, Trade Council

The jury also consists of three permanent and three rotating members appointed for three years by the Danish Export Association:

Business Excellence:

- Permanent member: Poul Due Jensen, Group President/CEO, Grundfos
- Rotating member: Gitte Kirkegaard, CEO, Logitrans

Green Solutions:

- Permanent member: Louise Andreasen, CEO, Eltronic Fueltech
- Rotating member: Mette Vestergaard, CEO, DHI

Export Achievement:

- Permanent member: Henrik Uhd Christensen, CEO, Viking-Life Saving Equipment
- Rotating member: Jacob Aarup-Andersen, Group CEO, Carlsberg

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Sponsors

The sponsors of HRH Crown Prince Frederik International Business Awards make it possible to present this prestigious award.

ARLA FOODS
www.arla.com

BESTSELLER
www.bestseller.com

BLUE WATER SHIPPING
www.bws.dk

CARLSBERG GROUP
www.carlsberggroup.com

DANFOSS
www.danfoss.com

DANISH CROWN
www.danishcrown.com

FOSS
www.fossanalytics.com

GRUNDFOS
www.grundfos.com

ISS
www.issworld.com

KAMSTRUP
www.kamstrup.com

LARS LARSEN GROUP
www.larslarsengroup.com

RADIOMETER
www.radiometer.com