The focus lies on biodiversity oriented premises, bioidversity in management systems (EMAS, ISO), sector specific biodiversity checks, biodiversity in standards and labels and climate mitigation. Overarching topics are the sensitisation, dialogue and networking of stakeholders as well as capacity building.
Current Projects
AZUBI gardens
Education for sustainable development: Further education and training of trainees from different training courses and company sectors on the topics of climate change (adaptation) and biodiversity. Experience of self-efficacy of the trainees through practical implementation and application of what they have learned in the form of trainee gardens on their own company premises.
CircHive
The EU Horizon project CircHive will help businesses and the public sector to recognise, measure and transparently report on the value of biodiversity.
LIFE BooGI-BOP
Throughout Europe, the project will raise the understanding that biodiversity-oriented design of business premises improves the protection and developement of biodiversity at local level. At the same time the working climate and well-being of personnel can be improved.
Unternehmen Biologische Vielfalt (UBi)
The aim is to promote exchange and cooperation between business, ministries and NGOs and to encourage action. Biodiversity should be taken into account in corporate management in order to achieve a measurable contribution to the protection of biodiversity.
Zukunftsgrün
The aim of Zukunftsgrün is to jointly address climate change adaptation, climate protection and the protection of biodiversity and to demonstrate solutions for a sustainable design of urban areas.
Finished Projects
Biodiversity in vocational training for horticulture and landscaping
In the project, training materials for biodiversity-friendly design of green spaces are developed together with teachers from the landscape gardening sector. In this way, biodiversity is to be integrated into the vocational training of landscape gardeners and receive greater consideration in the long term.
European Business & Biodiversity Campaign (EBBC)
Companies in all sectors are dependent on biodiversity and have negative effects on biological diversity. The campaign motivates and supports companies to comprehensively integrate biodiversity into their corporate management.
Biodiversity-oriented Design of Business Premises
Biodiversity-oriented design of business premises: a clever concept for more nature around the business. Six business premises have conducted an exemplary biodiversity-oriented design.
Naturwert
What is a biodiversity-oriented design good for? Why do businesses design their premise in such a way? What options are there for a biodiversity-oriented design?