The Harting Technology Group is at the forefront of efficient energy management in Germany in all areas. Harting KGaA was one of the first companies in Germany to introduce an energy management system in 2001. It has since continuously and successfully strived to improve all energy-consuming systems. The Technology Group has now received major recognition for its comprehensive company strategy to systematically reduce energy consumption. It won first prize within the framework of the international Energy Efficiency Award 2012 in Berlin, which is organized by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena). "The company has systematically implemented energy efficiency initiatives for many years and has consequently realized significant energy savings," acclaimed the jury. The award was presented to G?nter Behnke, Head of Plant Facilities, Technical Services, Health and Safety and Environmental Protection, and Jochen Richter, Head of Technical Services at Harting KGaA, at the dena energy efficiency conference. All together around 70 companies from industry and the manufacturing sector took part in the competition. The Energy Efficiency Award is worth