{"id":7921,"date":"2026-01-28T11:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/green-brands.org\/green-brands-germany-2025-gala-welcome-statement-by-carsten-traeger\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:29:07","slug":"green-brands-germany-2025-gala-welcome-statement-by-carsten-traeger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/green-brands.org\/en\/green-brands-germany-2025-gala-welcome-statement-by-carsten-traeger\/","title":{"rendered":"GREEN BRANDS Germany 2025 Gala \u2013 welcome statement by Carsten Tr\u00e4ger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1764239803197{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Welcome statement by Carsten Tr\u00e4ger, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety, on the occasion of the GREEN BRANDS Germany 2025 Gala on November 17, 2025, at Le M\u00e9ridien Grand Hotel in Nuremberg.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]At the GREEN BRANDS Germany 2025 Gala, we received an outstanding statement from Carsten Tr\u00e4ger on the value of the GREEN BRANDS process\/seal of approval, with thanks and recognition to all the brands that received awards. 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