Environmental labels can provide transparency and orientation read more
Market shares for green products growing – yet CO2 emissions in consumer sector remain unchanged
Environmental industry still a key economic factor
German environmental goods are in demand all around the world and in all areas of environmental protection. read more
Wanted: success stories in civic participation!
The contest seeking excellence in civic participation projects - Ausgezeichnet! – Wettbewerb für vorbildliche Bürgerbeteiligung kicks off today. It is the first time that the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUB) and the German Environment Agency (UBA) are looking for projects, strategies and arrangements nationwide that are examples of good civic participation. Federal Environment Minister... read more
Rethinking it: Winners of the 6th German Ecodesign Award
The prizes of the 2017 contest go to repair services, mobile applications to initiatives to fight food waste, energy-saving design products, concepts for resource-efficient and recyclable fashion and a vision for the opportunities which living plant construction provides. read more
More flower strips and fallow land needed for protection of insects and birds
Although such protection against the indirect effects of PPPs on biodiversity is required by EU and national law, its actual execution is inadequate. read more
Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible
Our 7-point strategy against obsolescence recommends, that Household appliance repair costs should be made tax-deductible read more
Environmental availability of raw materials
The availability of raw materials is determined by more than technical-geological, economic and political factors alone: the environmental risks of mining also has an impact. read more
European Mobility Week: “Sharing gets you further“
Land take, air and noise pollution: these are just some of the major challenges which motorized transport brings to many cities in Germany. read more
