What Fortomorrow Ggmbh does

ForTomorrow gGmbH is a Berlin-based non-profit climate protection company (gemeinnützige GmbH) founded in 2020 by Ruth von Heusinger. The organization compensates CO2 emissions by combining two mechanisms: purchasing and permanently retiring EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) allowances on the open market to force industrial emitters to reduce output, and planting climate-resilient mixed forests on German land protected under the Bundeswaldgesetz of 1975. Scientific oversight of the emission rights retirement process is provided by Prof. Dr. Grischa Perino of the University of Hamburg, and afforestation is implemented with the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald (SDW), a 60-year-old German forest conservation body.

The company operates a self-serve digital donation model with three core products: a monthly Klima-Abo (climate subscription), one-time donations, and Klima-Geschenk-Abo (gift subscriptions), complemented by a B2B corporate CO2 compensation offering. Pricing is dynamically tied to EU-ETS market rates with a maximum of two annual adjustments and 19% VAT applied to emission rights compensation. The technology stack includes FundraisingBox for donation processing, HubSpot CRM, Mailchimp, Matomo analytics, and standard payment integrations (Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay). As of June 2026, the organization reports 2,928 active supporters and cumulative compensation of 55,299 tonnes of CO2 from March 2020 onward, with 6,000 trees planted across 1.90 hectares at the Oppach afforestation site in Saxony.

All donation revenue is fully deployed for climate protection activities under the non-profit mandate. ForTomorrow has secured the PHINEO Wirkt-Siegel (2023), the Berlins Soziale Unternehmen 2024 Planet category win, the Zurich Insurance Planet Hero Award (2022), and a German Startup Awards 2026 finalist nomination in the Impact Entrepreneur category. Geographic operations are concentrated in Germany with pan-EU scope enabled through the EU-ETS mechanism, and the team consists of 1-10 employees based at the betahaus co-working space in Berlin Mitte.

Name

Fortomorrow Ggmbh

Legal name

ForTomorrow gGmbH

Website

https://fortomorrow.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ForTomorrow gGmbH is a Berlin-based non-profit that offsets CO2 emissions by retiring EU-ETS allowances and planting German mixed forests, serving individual subscribers, corporate clients, and schools through a self-serve digital donation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Carbon Offset Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits (AFAMAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon Removal Credits Trading (DAC, BECCS, Biochar, Mineralization) (EUAGAIAL)

Keywords

• Carbon offsetting
• CO2 compensation
• Climate subscriptions
• EU emissions trading
• Mixed forest afforestation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monthly Climate Subscriptions (Klima-Abo): Recurring monthly donations where subscribers compensate their personal CO2 emissions. Subscribers receive monthly impact reports with details on retired EU emissions rights and trees planted. Cancelable at any time.
2. One-time Donations: Single donations for CO2 compensation. Donors receive immediate certificate and annual donation receipt for tax purposes.
3. Climate Gift Subscriptions (Klima-Geschenk-Abo): Subscription-based climate protection gifts that can be given to others. Recipients receive regular impact updates.
4. B2B Corporate CO2 Compensation: Companies can compensate their emissions through ForTomorrow's methodology. Includes partner gifts as corporate climate protection solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ForTomorrow gGmbH is a German non-profit that offers CO2 compensation by combining two climate protection methods: (1) purchasing EU emission allowances (EU-ETS) and permanently retiring/cancelling them to remove the right to emit from industrial emitters, and (2) afforesting climate-resilient mixed forests in Germany protected by federal forest law. Compensation is delivered through monthly subscription (Klima-Abo), one-time donations, climate gift subscriptions, and a dedicated corporate CO2 compensation offering for businesses.

Product overview

ForTomorrow gGmbH is a nonprofit climate protection company offering CO2 compensation services through two main methods: EU emission rights cancellation (EU-ETS) and afforestation of mixed forests in Germany. The core product offering consists of three donation-based services: Klima-Abo (monthly subscription), Einmalige Spende (one-time donation), and Klima-Geschenk-Abo (gift subscription), all utilizing the combination method of emission rights cancellation and German afforestation. A business-specific product provides corporate CO2 compensation with partner gift options. Supporting services include climate protection education materials, pedagogical afforestation programs for schools, and transparent impact reporting. The company operates as a nonprofit organization (gGmbH) with all donations fully directed to climate protection activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Klima-Abo (Climate Subscription) Monthly recurring donation subscription that funds a combination of EU emission rights cancellation and German mixed forest afforestation to offset the subscriber's ongoing personal CO2 emissions. Subscribers receive monthly impact reports detailing retired allowances and trees planted, plus German tax-deductible donation receipts.
• Einmalige Spende (One-time Donation) One-time donation option enabling individuals and businesses to make single CO2 compensation contributions using the same EU-ETS retirement plus afforestation combination as the subscription. Donors receive immediate certificates and annual donation receipts for German tax purposes.
• Klima-Geschenk-Abo (Climate Gift Subscription) Gift subscription service allowing purchasers to give climate protection subscriptions as sustainable presents to other individuals. Recipients receive regular impact updates and benefit from the same EU-ETS retirement and afforestation combination.
• CO2-Kompensation für Unternehmen (Corporate CO2 Compensation) Dedicated corporate CO2 compensation service allowing companies to offset their emissions through EU-ETS rights retirement and German afforestation, with add-on options including climate-protection partner gifts and programmes that strengthen broader climate-protection work.
• Emissionsrechte stilllegen (Cancel Emission Rights) CO2 reduction method that purchases EU emissions allowances (EU-ETS) from the market and permanently cancels them, removing the right to emit and driving the energy transition. Process is EU-regulated, TÜV-verified, and scientifically controlled by Prof. Dr. Grischa Perino, University of Hamburg.
• Mischwälder aufforsten (Mixed Forest Afforestation) Afforestation service planting climate-resilient mixed forests in Germany (e.g., Bergahorn, Bergulme, Hainbuche, Lärche, Traubeneiche, Vogelkirsche) on landowner plots governed by the internal Pflanzkodex planting code and protected under the Federal Forest Act of 1975, creating long-term legally protected CO2 sequestration.
• Pädagogische Aufforstung (Pedagogical Afforestation) Educational afforestation programme that combines practical tree-planting activities for school children with learning stations covering climate change, biodiversity, and forest ecosystem functions, delivered in partnership with schools and funded by supporters and foundations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,299 tonnes CO2 compensated cumulatively from March 2020 to June 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prof. Dr. Grischa Perino (Universität Hamburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific advisory board member who controls and verifies that EU emissions rights are actually used for climate protection. Ensures methodological integrity of the emissions rights retirement process.
• Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald (SDW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner60-year partnership with Germany's leading forest conservation association for planting expertise. SDW provides professional forestry knowledge and on-the-ground implementation of afforestation projects.
• Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald SachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional SDW chapter implementing Oppach afforestation site in Oberlausitz. Local foresters Friedrich and colleagues provide species expertise and planting guidance.
• Landesforste Schleswig-HolsteincoreOthersState forest authority owning land where ForTomorrow conducts afforestation. Landowners retain ownership of land and trees but must agree to Pflanzkodex. Example location in Drelsdorf.
• betahaus GmbHminorOthersCo-working space provider hosting ForTomorrow's Berlin headquarters at Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 23.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Treedom: Italy-headquartered platform enabling individuals and companies to fund tree planting projects across the Global South with verified impact tracking. Comparable subscription-like gifting model (plant trees as gifts) and B2B ESG partnerships.
• myclimate: Swiss-based non-profit foundation offering individual climate subscriptions and corporate carbon offsetting with education programs. Comparable subscription-based model, TÜV-verified methodology, and B2C/B2B dual GTM targeting DACH-region climate-conscious customers.
• Plant-for-the-Planet: German-founded youth-led non-profit running global afforestation and climate education programs. Overlap on German footprint, mixed-species forest planting, donor-funded model, and educational afforestation partnerships similar to ForTomorrow's school programs.
• Primaklima: German non-profit focused exclusively on afforestation and forest protection, raising donations to plant mixed forests internationally. Closely comparable on the afforestation pillar of ForTomorrow's methodology, with a similar donor-funded gGmbH/verein structure.
• atmosfair gGmbH: German non-profit providing individual and corporate CO2 compensation combining renewable energy projects in developing countries with German offsetting. Closest German analog to ForTomorrow in mission, structure (gemeinnützige GmbH), and B2C/B2B dual offering.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole Group: Large Zurich-based climate solutions provider offering corporate carbon offsetting and climate strategy consulting. Overlaps with ForTomorrow on EU-regulated carbon markets expertise and B2B corporate compensation, but operates at vastly larger scale with a full advisory portfolio.
• Ecologi: UK-based climate action platform offering subscription-based carbon offsetting and tree planting at greater scale. Broader geographic footprint and broader portfolio (including non-forest projects), but directly comparable on subscription pricing, B2B gift cards, and impact-reporting dashboards.

Emerging players

• Wren: US-based subscription-driven individual carbon offsetting platform using third-party audited forestry and clean energy projects. Comparable product-led growth model, recurring subscription pricing, and monthly impact reporting aimed at individuals offsetting personal footprints.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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