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Press release 20/12 from 31.05.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

Scope of information about chemicals improved

… legislation entered into force on 1 June 2007. Press release No. 20/12 | 31.05.2012 Five years onward the achievements to date can be seen as a success. Jochen …

Press release 48/12 from 12.12.2012 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

Taking a very close look at industrial enterprises

… pollution and reports about waste volumes.” Press release No. 48/12 | 12.12.2012 The information is provided by nearly 5,000 enterprises which are subject to …

Press release 37/10 from 21.06.2010 | Last changed: 27.06.2013

Unadulterated swimming fun

… bathing water profiles for every bathing area available to the general public by 2012 at the latest, either through notice boards or via Internet. They must also …

DzU article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 16.12.2024

Indicator: Environmentally friendly consumption

A graph shows the market shares of products with official eco-labelling. Between 2012 and 2022 this figure rose from 3.6 % to 12.2 %. In 2020 there was a significant increase from 7.9 % to 12.0 %. The target for 2030 is 34 % market share.

Press release 31/2016 from 11.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

More than beautiful: Jurors select nominees for German Federal Ecodesign Award 2016

group photo: 10 men and women in front of a building with the writing "Kunstgewerbemuseum"

… Environment Agency have awarded the Federal Ecodesign Award every year since 2012 with the cooperation of the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ). The prize …

Press release 36/2025 from 15.10.2025 | Last changed: 17.10.2025

Majority of Germans want to travel more sustainably – but do not act accordingly

… important to them when traveling – a figure that has continuously increased since 2012. The share of bookings for travel offers with sustainability labelling nearly …

Press release 51/2014 from 14.11.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

Hendricks and Krautzberger honour winners of Federal Ecodesign Award 2014

… winners of Federal Ecodesign Award 2014 The Federal Ecodesign Award was launched in 2012 by the Federal Environment Ministry and Agency. Source: Bundespreis Ecodesign … the Federal Ecodesign Award competition will be launched for the fourth time. Since 2012 the Federal Ecodesign Award has been awarded jointly by the Federal Environment …

Press release 52/2020 from 03.11.2020 | Last changed: 06.11.2020

Linking climate change mitigation and resource conservation more closely

… 3 November 2020. The ERF has been organised by the German Environment Agency since 2012 and this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is being held entirely as an …

Press release 01/2022 from 05.01.2022 | Last changed: 05.01.2022

Emissions trading 2021: record revenues in Germany exceeding 12 billion euros

… curb the greenhouse gas emissions of power plants, industrial facilities, and since 2012, it includes intra-European aviation emissions. In 2021, about 101 million …

Press release 07/12 from 08.02.2012 | Last changed: 03.07.2013

Painkillers contaminate Germany’s waterbodies

… explained UBA President Jochen Flasbarth. Press release No. 07/12 | 08.02.2012 The Federal Environment Agency says the presence and effects of pharmaceuticals …

Press release 01/2018 from 15.01.2018 | Last changed: 14.02.2018

"Good design has nothing to hide"

… topic of ecodesign. The competition and award have been announced every year since 2012 by the Federal Ministry for Environment (BMUB) and the German Environment …

Press release 2/2014 from 15.01.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

More ecofriendliness in food sector necessary

… greenhouse gases. Germans each consumed an average of 60 kilogrammes of meat in 2012. For the sake of making livestock farming more environmentally friendly, the …