ECOFARIO Founders Receive Bavarian State Medal for Outstanding Environmental Achievements
The Bavarian State Ministry honours Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Porkert and Adrian Scholl for pioneering innovations in sustainable water purification and circular economy technologies
This week, the founders of ECOFARIO GmbH, Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Porkert and Adrian Scholl, were awarded the Bayerische Staatsmedaille für herausragende Verdienste um die Umwelt 2025 (Bavarian State Medal for Outstanding Environmental Achievements).
The medals were personally presented by Bavarian Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber, MdL, during an official ceremony at the Max-Joseph-Saal of the Munich Residenz. The event honours individuals and organizations whose work has made a lasting contribution to environmental protection and sustainability.
Both founders were recognized for their groundbreaking development of ECOFARIO’s filterless High-G separation technology. The innovation enables industries—particularly in the paper and wastewater sectors—to recover valuable resources, reduce pollutants, and significantly cut microplastic emissions. Their work demonstrates how technological innovation and entrepreneurial responsibility can deliver measurable environmental benefits.
“Receiving this honour is a tremendous recognition of our joint vision,” said Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Porkert. “At ECOFARIO, we aim to empower industries to operate sustainably while safeguarding our most essential resource: water.”
Co-founder Adrian Scholl added: “This award reflects not only our technological achievements but also the shared responsibility we all have to make industry cleaner and more circular.”
The Bavarian State Medal is one of the highest environmental distinctions awarded by the State of Bavaria. The recognition of both founders underlines ECOFARIO’s role in advancing sustainable industrial practices and in setting new benchmarks for the circular economy in Germany and beyond.
Presentation of the Bavarian State Medal for Outstanding Environmental Achievements to the founders of ECOFARIO GmbH at the Munich Residenz.