Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich

What Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich does

Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich (also styled Die Grüne Wirtschaft) is a nonprofit association (Verein), founded in 1999 and headquartered at Blümelgasse 1/17, A-1060 Vienna. It functions as a campaigning group (wahlwerbende Gruppe) within the Austrian Economic Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich), with ZVR registration number 729827890. The organization's stated purpose is the political representation and promotion of sustainable, ecologically-social economics in Austria, serving green-aligned entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals, and small business operators across all nine Austrian states (Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien). Leadership consists of Bundessprecherin Sabine Jungwirth, Geschäftsführerin Catherine Khazen, Bundesfinanzreferent Georg Kaltschmid, and a 12-member board.

The organization's offering is not a unified software product but a portfolio of membership-based content, networking, and advocacy services. Core content assets include a biweekly Grüner Wirtschaft Newsletter, the 'Wie schaffst du das' podcast, the We.TALK video series, the Grätzl-Werk-Stadt editorial franchise profiling neighborhood businesses, and the Quick-Tipps sustainability guide. Advocacy tools include the Wirtschaftskammer glasklar transparency portal monitoring WKO activities and the Jungwirt(h)schaft weekly commentary column by Sabine Jungwirth. Distribution occurs through nine state-level chapters running regular Sommerfeste, Stammtische, workshops, and Unternehmerinnen-Frühstücke, complemented by digital channels (website, newsletter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Vimeo) and the Marmara Respond event registration platform. The revenue model is membership-fee based, with no disclosed commercial pricing and no enterprise contracts; members are predominantly small Austrian SMBs (independent bookstores, organic grocers, neighborhood retailers, financial educators).

The underlying technology stack is conventional and non-differentiated: WordPress website hosting, Zoom for webinars, CleverReach and Marmara Respond for newsletter and event management, Matomo and Google Analytics for web analytics with IP anonymization, Google Tag Manager/AdWords/DoubleClick for marketing automation, and standard embedded third-party video and social media integrations. There are no proprietary platforms, no API products, no SDKs, no AI/ML capabilities, and no patents or trademarks disclosed. The organization operates a privacy-compliant digital infrastructure under a dedicated Datenschutzbeauftragter (DI Harald Schenner, CMC) and maintains GDPR-aligned data processing with opt-out analytics.

Name

Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich

Legal name

Grüne Wirtschaft

Website

https://gruenewirtschaft.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich is a Vienna-based nonprofit association and political interest group within the Austrian Economic Chamber, representing and advocating for sustainable entrepreneurs and small businesses across all nine Austrian states since 1999.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Association and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Business Associations (81391)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Governance, Entity Management & Board Management (BPAEAPAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK), Sustainability & ESG Reporting (GRI/SASB/ISSB/CSRD) (EUAHAJAB)

Keywords

• Sustainable business advocacy
• Economic chamber representation
• Green entrepreneurship networking
• Nonprofit business association
• Political interest group

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Grüne Wirtschaft is a nonprofit association that functions as a political interest group (wahlwerbende Gruppe) inside the Austrian Economic Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer), representing and advocating for sustainable, ecologically-social entrepreneurs and small businesses across all nine Austrian states. Its core deliverables include membership services, a bi-weekly newsletter, a podcast series, video content, networking events, and policy advocacy aimed at giving green-aligned businesses a political voice in Austrian economic policy debates.

Product overview

Grüne Wirtschaft Österreich is a politically-oriented non-profit association that serves as the advocacy voice for sustainable and green-leaning entrepreneurs within the Austrian Economic Chamber. The organization operates a membership-based model offering primarily information, networking, and political representation services rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings include a bi-weekly newsletter with sustainability content and event information, the 'Wie schaffst du das' podcast series, the We.TALK video interview series, and the Grätzl-Werk-Stadt article series profiling neighborhood businesses. Additional services include the Quick-Tipps sustainability guide with practical tips for eco-friendly business operations, the Jungwirt(h)schaft political commentary column, the Wirtschaftskammer glasklar transparency portal, and event management via Marmara Respond. The organization maintains regional presence across all nine Austrian states (Bundesländer) with state-specific offices and contact points.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO): The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber is the umbrella organization in which Grüne Wirtschaft operates as a campaigning group. While much broader in scope, WKO is the structural counterpart that defines Grüne Wirtschaft's institutional role and competing factional landscape.

Emerging players

• B Lab Global: Global non-profit certifying B Corps and advancing sustainable business standards. Comparable as a sustainability-focused non-profit organization building a community around green-business values and standards.
• BUND Naturschutz in Bayern: One of Germany's largest environmental advocacy NGOs, engaging members through campaigns, events, and policy advocacy. Comparable as an environmental non-profit with grassroots member mobilization in the German-speaking market.

Direct peers

• Unternehmergrün: The German green business association representing sustainable entrepreneurs in political and economic debates. Most direct international peer: similar mission, membership-based structure, focus on representing green-leaning SMBs in policy.
• Die Junge Wirtschaft: WKO's factional organization representing young entrepreneurs and founders within the Austrian Economic Chamber. Directly comparable as a sibling campaigning group with overlapping advocacy structure, event-based engagement, and member services.
• Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften: German-language platform and network for sustainable business and CSR. Comparable as a content-and-community hub targeting sustainable SMBs in the DACH region, with similar editorial/magazine, event, and networking model.

Regional players

• Die Grünen - The Austrian Green Party: Austria's green political party, with which Grüne Wirtschaft shares ideological alignment and a closely overlapping constituency. Not a business association, but its political fortunes directly shape the addressable member base for Grüne Wirtschaft.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gruenewirtschaft

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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