Leading associations from civil society are behind the Grüner Strom-Label and Grünes Gas-Label. They play a key role in shaping the criteria for the labels.
The Grüner Strom Label e.V. is sponsored by several non-profit associations whose purpose is to protect the environment, promote renewable energies and use energy sparingly, efficiently and in a manner that conserves resources. The quality labels Green Electricity and Green gas are the only eco-energy labels in Germany that are recommended and supported by leading environmental associations.
Through their voluntary work on the board and in the general meeting, they continue to play a key role in shaping certification to this day. Changes in the criteria, for example - the most important basis for the content of the labels - must be discussed and approved by the supporting associations.
NABU is one of the largest environmental associations in the Federal Republic of Germany and is well known in large parts of the population. More than 620,000 members and sponsors actively support our commitment to people and nature, and full-time staff in 16 state associations are committed to NABU's concerns.
BUND works at all levels and is supported by over 580,000 people: Nationwide, there are over 2,000 volunteer BUND groups that tackle the issues that matter directly in their region. It is committed - for example - to ecological agriculture and healthy food, to climate protection and the expansion of renewable energies, and to the protection of endangered species, forests and water. It is one of the major environmental associations in Germany.
For more than 40 years, Deutsche Umwelthilfe has been campaigning for sustainable lifestyles and economic forms that respect ecological limits. At the same time, the association fights for the preservation of biodiversity and the protection of natural assets as well as for climate protection.
The DNR stands up for nature conservation and sustainability: Founded in 1950, the umbrella organization brings together 87 nature, animal and environmental protection organizations, nature sports organizations, producer associations, foundations and institutes, which together reach almost 10 million people.
6,500 physicians, medical students and sustaining members. That is IPPNW Germany. Worldwide, there are even more: several thousand physicians in over 60 countries on all five continents are working for a peaceful, nuclear-free and humane world. They were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for their commitment.
The Consumer Initiative sees itself as a political association and pursues the guiding principle of a society that is worth living in and sustainable. This requires staying power, a multitude of small steps and the cooperation of many actors.
EUROSOLAR aims to replace nuclear and fossil energy quickly and completely with renewable energy and sees a solar energy supply as the decisive prerequisite for the preservation of the natural foundations of life and for a sustainable economy.
Go to professional support of the association's work, Grüner Strom Label e.V. established a permanent advisory board in 2014. The aim is to bring together various stakeholders in the energy market and to discuss perspectives and positions on the strategic goals and issues of the association.
The expertise of the Advisory Board is incorporated into the Further development of the labels Green Electricity and Green Gas. The broad-based committee includes personally appointed representatives from business, science and society. They contribute their knowledge and their own point of view, which does not necessarily correspond to the agreed position of the organization they work for.
BAUM e.V.
Network Energy Transition Now e.V.
IZES gGmbH - Institute for Future Energy Systems
Agency for Renewable Energies e.V.
Verivox GmbH
German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE)
Fachverband Biogas e.V.
The Green Rooster - Management for a Church with a Future
Federal Environmental Agency
EUROSOLAR e.V.
EUROSOLAR e.V.
NABU - Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union Germany
Bündnis Bürgerenergie e.V.
German Sustainable Economy Association
For the achievement of our Association vision a strong network of cooperation partners is needed, because: double power means faster progress in the energy transition.
We have always been open to collaborations that support our goals for a fair and speedy energy transition. The current partners could not be more diverse, we already work together with: Initiatives, welfare and professional associations, business networks and more.
Since March 2023, Caritas and Grüner Strom Label e.V. have been cooperating with the aim of jointly promoting climate protection.
Arbeiterwohlfahrt and Grüner Strom-Label have been cooperating since September 2019. The aim is to promote climate protection and energy transition in social work.
Grüner Strom Label e.V. has been a member of the BNW since 2024 and is committed to a sustainable economy with the strong network represented there.
Since July 2013, member of the support group of the Bundesdeutscher Arbeitskreis für Umweltbewusstes Management (B.A.U.M.) e.V. In addition, B.A.U.M. e.V. has been represented on the advisory board of Grüner Strom Label e.V. since the beginning of 2014.
Grüner Strom Label e.V. has been a member of the BEE since 2019. The BEE has been a member of the advisory board of Grüner Strom Label e.V. since 2014.
Grüner Strom Label e.V. has been a member of the Fachverband Biogas since 2019. Since 2014, the trade association has been a member of the advisory board of Grüner Strom Label e.V.
The Grüner Strom Label e.V. is part of the Netzwerk Energiewende Jetzt. A concrete component of the cooperation is the participation in the advisory board of the network. Through the advisory board, ways are to be found to strengthen energy cooperatives as players in the energy industry.
Since being named a "Sustainability 2020 Project", Grüner Strom Label e.V. has been part of the RENN network for sustainable action and social transformation. The aim of the network is to enable the regional and nationwide networking of actors who are committed to sustainable development.
Grüner Strom Label e.V. is one of 100 actors involved in vocational orientation in the green working world. The project is funded by the National Climate Protection Initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The web portal provides materials and offers for career orientation, as well as helpful tools, event information, training courses and much more.
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On this page you will find all the important documents about the Green Electricity and Green Gas Label.
Here you can find all the documents about the Green Electricity Label.
Here you can find all the documents about the Green Gas Label.
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