Together for a strong Europe
A strong alliance
The Excellence Framework Europe was developed to unite the diverse thoughts, experiences, and management logics of various excellence approaches in a modern and contemporary framework. Our goal is to create a new foundation for the development and evaluation of excellent organizations – practical, flexible, and future-oriented.
The framework is a joint project of the three leading German-speaking Excellence Award organizations:
- Initiative Ludwig-Erhard-Preis e.V. with Ludwig-Erhard-Preis (Germany)
- ESPRIX Excellence Suisse with ESPRIX Swiss Excellence Award (Switzerland)
- Quality Austria/AFQM with Austrian Excellence Award (Austria)
Together, we are setting a new standard for excellence – both in organizational development and in evaluation through excellence assessments as part of award procedures.


