Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe

What Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe does

Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe (Greenpeace CEE) is the regional office of the global Greenpeace environmental organization, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, with a second office in Sofia, Bulgaria. It operates as an independent non-profit environmental NGO that campaigns for environmental protection and climate justice across Central and Eastern European countries, targeting issues including climate change, ocean pollution, and deforestation. The organization is structurally prohibited from accepting funding from corporations or governments and is funded entirely by individual donations, drawing on a base of over 100,000 donors and volunteers across the CEE region.

The primary products are environmental campaigns and advocacy programs delivered through five operational career paths: Engagement & Fundraising, Direct Dialogue Campaigning, People & Culture, Finance, and ICT. Greenpeace CEE supplements its field campaigns with a digital presence across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and runs a careers portal at cee.jobs.greenpeace.org to recruit staff and interns across Austria and Bulgaria. Field operations use direct dialogue tactics in shopping malls, public venues, and events to convert the public into donors and volunteers.

The business model is donation-driven, with revenue derived entirely from individual giving (no corporate or government sponsorships). The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, combining grassroots face-to-face fundraising with digital content and social engagement. Staffing is reportedly around 100 at the Vienna HQ (with conflicting data suggesting 250 across the broader CEE team), and the organization is part of the broader Greenpeace International umbrella while maintaining autonomous regional operations.

Name

Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe

Legal name

Greenpeace in Central and Eastern Europe

Website

https://cee.jobs.greenpeace.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe is a Vienna-based regional environmental NGO that campaigns on climate, oceans, and deforestation across CEE, funded entirely by individual donations from over 100,000 supporters and operated under the Greenpeace International umbrella.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH), Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement (BPADALAO), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Climate campaigns
• Conservation fundraising
• Nonprofit organizing
• Direct action campaigning

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Greenpeace CEE operates as a nonprofit that does not accept money from corporations or governments. The organization relies entirely on donations from individuals worldwide, including over 100,000 donors and volunteers in the CEE region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe operates as a regional environmental advocacy organization running non-violent direct action campaigns addressing climate change, ocean protection, deforestation, and pollution across Central and Eastern Europe. It is funded entirely by individual donations (no corporate or government money) and engages supporters through donor fundraising, volunteer mobilization, and grassroots campaigns as part of the global Greenpeace network present in 55 countries.

Product overview

Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe operates a careers portal as its primary online product offering, providing job postings and application services across Austria and Bulgaria. The organization structures its work into five core career paths: Engagement & Fundraising (donor relations and fundraising), Direct Dialogue Campaigning (in-person outreach), People & Culture (HR and workplace support), Finance (financial management and accountability), and ICT (technology infrastructure and automation). Greenpeace CEE is an independent environmental NGO that does not accept corporate or government funding, relying instead on individual donations. The careers portal supports applications for positions including Project Administrator, Office Management (Zivildienst civil service), and Internships in Austria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Greenpeace CEE Careers Portal A recruitment platform operated by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe that lists open positions, internships, and civil service opportunities across Austria and Bulgaria, allowing candidates to view roles and submit applications online.

Quantifiable outcome

• Global reach across 55 countries with ships reaching almost every ocean destination

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ClientEarth: Environmental law charity using litigation and legal advocacy to drive environmental outcomes across Europe, including CEE; overlaps with Greenpeace CEE on policy advocacy and environmental protection missions.

Broad incumbents

• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO focused on biodiversity and conservation with comparable advocacy, fundraising, and field operations across multiple regions, though less confrontational in style.
• Greenpeace International: Global parent organization of Greenpeace CEE; broader entity operating the 55-country network, ship-based expeditions, and global campaign infrastructure that Greenpeace CEE leverages.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Major international environmental advocacy organization with similar donor-funded, policy-driven mission and operations across environmental campaign areas.
• Oxfam International: Large global NGO with active CEE presence, comparable reliance on individual donors and operational structure, though with a broader humanitarian and development mandate beyond environment.

Direct peers

• Greenpeace Germany: Sibling Greenpeace national/regional office in Germany, sharing the same brand, fundraising model, and campaign methods, and providing a relevant benchmark for Greenpeace CEE's operations.
• Friends of the Earth Europe: European-level grassroots environmental advocacy network active across the same CEE region, with similar campaign-driven mission, donor dependence, and policy advocacy focus.
• 350.org Europe: Global climate activism organization with significant CEE presence focused on climate change campaigns, drawing on individual donors and volunteers in a similar operational model.
• WWF Central and Eastern Europe: Regional WWF office covering Central and Eastern Europe, operating as a conservation and environmental advocacy NGO with similar fundraising, donor, and campaign models to Greenpeace CEE.

Regional players

• Friends of Nature International: Austria-based environmental NGO network operating across CEE with comparable grassroots and advocacy approaches, though with a more bilateral-development focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/greenpeacecee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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