Deutsche Umwelthilfe

Name

Deutsche Umwelthilfe

Legal name

Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

Website

https://duh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Pollution Prevention & Toxics Reduction (BPAGAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stack/Source Emissions Testing & CEMS Support (EUAHACAB), Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy services
• Consumer protection advocacy
• Climate change litigation
• Nature conservation campaigns
• Sustainable resource management

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations from supporters via online forms, bank transfers, and fundraising campaigns.
2. Membership Fees: Fördermitglied (supporting membership) fees providing recurring revenue and engagement.
3. Sponsorships: Pate werden (sponsorship) programs for specific campaigns.
4. Public Funding: Project funding from Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit and other public institutions.
5. Court-ordered Fines (Geldauflagen): Administrative fines and penalties allocated to DUH as part of legal settlements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) is a German non-profit environmental and consumer protection organization that campaigns for clean air, climate protection, nature conservation, sustainable resource use, and consumer rights. It conducts scientific testing (including vehicle emissions), pursues legal action, runs public campaigns, and engages citizens through petitions, reports, podcasts, and policy advocacy. The organization is funded through donations, membership fees, sponsorships, public grants, and court-ordered fines.

Product overview

Deutsche Umwelthilfe is a non-profit environmental and consumer protection organization founded in 1975, operating as a campaign-driven NGO rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings consist of environmental protection campaigns and advocacy programs organized around key themes: clean air (with successful legal actions in 40 cities), climate protection, nature conservation, resource/recycling, and consumer protection. The organization produces content products including the 'DRUCK MACHEN' podcast and the annual 'UmweltMedienpreis' media award. Research products include the 'Futtermittelradar' report. The organization conducts pilot programs like the reusable container initiative with Berlin. All offerings serve the organization's mission of environmental and consumer advocacy rather than commercial product delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DRUCK MACHEN: Podcast by Deutsche Umwelthilfe discussing environmental and consumer protection topics, hosted by three federal managing directors with bi-weekly episodes featuring guests.

Products and services

• Saubere Luft (Clean Air) Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• All 40 lawsuits for clean air enforcement in German cities were legally successful, demonstrably improving urban air quality
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global Nature Fund (GNF) - Internationale Stiftung für Umwelt und NaturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDUH collaborates with Global Nature Fund on international environmental strategies and protection initiatives, sharing expertise and coordinating on global environmental campaigns.
• Stiftung NaturschutzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDUH partners with Stiftung Naturschutz for the Freiwilliges Ökologisches Jahr (FÖJ) program, providing environmental volunteer opportunities for young people up to age 27.
• Wikando GmbH (Fundraisingbox)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides secure donation forms, sponsorship management, and online fundraising campaign tools with PCI-compliant data handling.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Large US-based environmental NGO combining policy advocacy, science-led litigation, and corporate partnerships on climate, air, oceans, and health; comparable institutional architecture (advocacy + litigation + science) but with much larger scale and primarily US focus.
• WWF Deutschland: Large, well-established German environmental NGO with much broader portfolio (species, marine, forests, climate) and corporate partnership programs; overlaps with DUH on biodiversity and climate advocacy but at meaningfully larger scale and with less litigation focus.

Direct peers

• Greenpeace Germany: German branch of Greenpeace runs high-profile campaigns and litigation on climate, oceans, forests, and consumer protection, comparable to DUH in operating model (membership-supported, campaign-driven, legal-action capable) and thematic scope (clean air, deforestation, packaging/recycling).
• BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland): German environmental NGO with 600,000+ members, focus on climate, biodiversity, and consumer protection via campaigns, political lobbying, and legal action; the most direct dual-purpose (nature + consumer) competitor to DUH in Germany.
• Germanwatch: Berlin-based environmental and development NGO focused on climate policy, supply-chain due diligence, and corporate accountability through advocacy and research — comparable thematic overlap (climate, supply-chain deforestation, EU regulation) and similarly structured as a campaigning nonprofit.
• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland): Germany's largest nature conservation association (700,000+ members), also founded as a registered association running campaigns, lobbying, and legal actions on biodiversity, climate, and consumer-related environmental issues — closely parallels DUH's advocacy-and-litigation model in the same German nonprofit ecosystem.
• European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Brussels-based federation of 180+ environmental NGOs coordinating EU-level advocacy on air quality, circular economy, chemicals, and climate — directly relevant as the EU-policy counterpart to DUH's national-level advocacy and a partner in campaigns like 'Saubere Luft 2030.'
• ClientEarth: International environmental law organization using strategic litigation and legal advocacy to enforce climate, air quality, and biodiversity regulation; the closest analog to DUH's litigation-first model but operating across multiple EU jurisdictions.
• Robin Wood: German environmental activist NGO campaigning on forest protection, climate, and consumption with a member-funded, protest-driven operating model — comparable grassroots advocacy and litigation posture in the German market.

Regional players

• Naturschutzbund (NABU) International Foundation: Naturschutzbund's international foundation based in Germany, operating on global biodiversity, marine protection, and climate with project offices abroad — overlaps with DUH's international work (e.g., BioOkkult, Lebendige Elbe), and is a relevant partner/competitor for cross-border environmental advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/umwelthilfe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/DeutscheUmwelthilfeDUH
• Facebookfacebook.com/umwelthilfe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/umwelthilfe
• Instagraminstagram.com/umwelthilfe
• TikToktiktok.com/@umwelthilfe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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