Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse (The Green Youth Movement)

What Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse (The Green Youth Movement) does

Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse (The Green Youth Movement) is a Danish, politically independent, 100% volunteer-run youth climate movement operating across six local chapters (Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Hillerød, and one additional city). Its mission is to mobilize young Danes around climate policy and sustainability through grassroots organizing, publications, and election-cycle advocacy. Core deliverables include a catalog of four manifestos and handbooks — most recently "Bevaringsværdig Byggebranche," co-authored with Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed in January 2025 and distributed via Okotopia — alongside active campaigning around the 2026 Danish parliamentary election with five explicit green demands. There is no proprietary technology stack; operations rely on Discord for internal coordination and Instagram for public outreach.

The organization is structurally a non-profit activist entity rather than a commercial venture, with no paid staff, no commercial pricing model, and no customer-paying-for-product relationship. Revenue mechanics consist of (i) donations routed through Klimabevægelsen, which serves as fiscal administrator, and (ii) book sales through Okotopia. Affiliation and participation are free, eliminating any per-member monetization. Strategic partnerships span fiscal administration (Klimabevægelsen), cross-Nordic campaign coordination via the "Bryd Kæden" joint effort with the Nordic Climate Justice Coalition, and co-authorship with Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed, collectively indicating a coalition-oriented operating model rather than a vertically integrated one.

Name

Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse (The Green Youth Movement)

Legal name

Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse

Website

https://dgub.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse is a Danish, politically independent, volunteer-run youth climate movement active in six local chapters, publishing climate manifestos and campaigning on five green demands ahead of the 2026 Danish parliamentary election, funded by donations and book sales.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen (København)

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization operates entirely on donations from supporters. Donations are administered by Klimabevægelsen (The Climate Movement) in Denmark. No membership fees are charged - affiliation is free.
2. Book Publications: DGUB has published several manifestos and handbooks through their publishing arm (Forlag), available for purchase in bookstores and online. Books include 'Bevaringsværdig Byggebranche', 'Til fremtidens virksomheder', 'Levedygtigt Landbrug', and 'Retfærdig Naturbevarelse'.

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Core offering

Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse (The Green Youth Movement) is a volunteer-driven, politically independent Danish youth climate movement that organizes grassroots activism through six local chapters and Discord-based coordination. It publishes policy manifestos and handbooks on sustainable construction, agriculture, biodiversity, and future business through its Okotopia publishing arm, and runs political campaigns — notably five green demands for the 2026 Danish parliamentary election. The organization is funded by donations administered by Klimabevægelsen i Danmark and offers free affiliation to supporters.

Product overview

Den Grønne Ungdomsbevægelse (The Green Youth Movement) is a non-profit youth activist organization rather than a commercial product company. Its primary offerings consist of published manifestos and handbooks focused on climate, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture policy, as well as political campaigns for the 2026 Danish parliamentary election. The publications (Bevaringsværdig Byggebranche, Til fremtidens virksomheder, Levedygtigt Landbrug, Retfærdig Naturbevarelse) are produced through Okotopia publishing house and represent the organization's core intellectual contributions to the climate movement.

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Products and services

• Bevaringsværdig Byggebranche A manifesto for a necessary new building culture in Denmark that harmonizes with planetary boundaries, created by DGUB activists together with Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed (Apprentices for Sustainability). Available for purchase via Okotopia and Danish bookstores.
• Til fremtidens virksomheder A handbook for future businesses, written by a generation born on the edge of the new millennium, presenting a vision for where they will place their future labor in companies that rebuild rather than deplete the world. Available for purchase via Okotopia and Danish bookstores.
• Levedygtigt Landbrug A manifesto for a sustainable agricultural policy in Denmark presenting utopian visions for agriculture in harmony with planetary boundaries, holistic political demands, and new ecological awareness. Available for purchase in Danish bookstores, Klimabevægelsen webshop, and Saxo.
• Retfærdig Naturbevarelse A manifesto for a biodiversity policy in Denmark presenting 10 utopian visions for a society in harmony with planetary boundaries, new ecological awareness, and political demands for a green, fair future. Available for purchase in most Danish bookstores and webshops.

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Klimabevægelsen i Danmark (The Climate Movement in Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlimabevægelsen administers DGUB's donation processing. Donations to DGUB are handled through Klimabevægelsen's MobilePay and payment infrastructure.
• Nordic Climate Justice CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint campaign 'Bryd Kæden' (Break the Chain) - a two-week summer camp campaign focused on climate justice. The campaign launch event was scheduled for April 15th.
• Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed (Apprentices for Sustainability)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed on the manifesto 'Bevaringsværdig Byggebranche' (Heritage-valuable Construction Industry) launched in January 2025.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fridays for Future Denmark: Danish chapter of the global youth climate strike movement; directly comparable as a youth-led, volunteer-driven climate advocacy organization operating in the same Denmark market with overlapping supporter bases.
• Green Student Movement (De Grønne Studenter): Danish youth political organization (affiliated with SF) focused on climate policy; comparable demographic and policy focus, but with formal party affiliation providing both an advantage (institutional access) and constraint (less political independence than DGUB).
• Klimabevægelsen i Danmark (The Climate Movement in Denmark): Larger Danish climate advocacy coalition that already administers DGUB's donations; operates overlapping campaigns (e.g., climate tax on private jets) and shares supporter base, making it the closest direct comparator and operational partner.
• Extinction Rebellion Denmark: Danish chapter of global climate activist network; comparable volunteer-based, decentralized structure focused on civil disobedience and political pressure in the same Denmark climate advocacy space.

Emerging players

• Nordic Climate Justice Coalition: Direct collaboration partner on DGUB's "Bryd Kæden" campaign; operates in the same climate-justice space with cross-Nordic scope, making it both a partner and a comparable advocacy peer.
• Anita (Aktionsnetværket for Bæredygtig Udvikling): Smaller Danish activist network focused on sustainable development; comparable in size and volunteer-driven structure, but focused on lifestyle and consumption change rather than political demands.
• Lærlinge for Bæredygtighed (Apprentices for Sustainability): Smaller Danish sustainability-focused youth organization that co-published a manifesto with DGUB; comparable target demographic (young people concerned with sustainability) but with a narrower construction/trades focus.

Regional players

• Natur & Ungdom (Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature Youth): Norwegian youth environmental organization with comparable mission, volunteer-driven structure, and policy advocacy approach; operates in adjacent Nordic market with similar climate-biodiversity framing.

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace Denmark (Greenpeace Norden): Established NGO with Danish presence doing climate, biodiversity, and agricultural advocacy; broader professionalized organization with paid staff and global brand, operating in overlapping cause areas but with different resourcing model.
• 350.org: Global climate movement focused on fossil fuel phase-out; one of DGUB's five 2026 election demands (oil/gas by 2031) directly mirrors 350.org's core campaign, making it a thematic comparator and broader incumbent in climate advocacy.

Market position

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Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/dgub
• Facebookfacebook.com/DGUB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dgub

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