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  • Press release 38/09 from 17.06.2009 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Second-time award for family-friendly employer Federal Environment Agency

    … also make life easier. A family affairs office has been in place since last year to help staff arrange care for relatives. UBA staff can also contact this office for … increase in 85 percent of all cases; work quality in 70 percent of cases. Actively practiced family-oriented personnel policy is not simply a charitable social policy. … by replacement of staff, absenteeism, overlap time, and labour turnover. The audit helps businesses and institutions to put a long-term system of family-friendly …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 05.01.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2025

    Adaptation: Field of Action Fishery

    Fishes under water

    … are necessary to allow fish stocks to recover. Pre-set mesh sizes for fishing nets help to protect juveniles and species that are not intended to be caught from being … strips with sufficient planting next to the direct riparian area of inland waters help to reduce the input of dissolved substances and material pollution into the … and research: For all inland waters, long-term monitoring and research can help develop viable adaptation strategies. Key regions of inland fisheries should be …

  • DzU article from 16.07.2025 | Last changed: 18.07.2025

    Indicator: Environmental management

    A graph shows the development of EMAS registered organisations in Germany between 2005 and 2024, sorted by number of organisations, sites and employees. The target of the Sustainability Strategy (5,000 sites by 2030) is also shown.

    … accessible environment statements. EMAS improves environmental protection and helps to save costs. An increased number of organisations joining the EMAS scheme … accessible environment statements. EMAS improves environmental protection and helps to save costs. An increased number of organisations joining the EMAS scheme …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘soil’ action field

    … or the decomposition of humus. At the same time, moist grassland in particular, helps to stabilise a landscape’s water balance. Since 2013, there has been a precept … or the decomposition of humus. At the same time, moist grassland in particular, helps to stabilise a landscape’s water balance. Since 2013, there has been a precept …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 11.01.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Energy Sector

    Wind power station in a crop field

    … the cooling water demand for thermal power plants can be reduced with the help of technical measures, among others. Recirculating cooling systems can … the cooling water demand for thermal power plants can be reduced with the help of technical measures, among others. Recirculating cooling systems can …

  • News from 29.09.2023 | Last changed: 29.09.2023

    Environmentally friendly handling of fertiliser in ports

    ship while handling fertilisers

    … to identify the best available technology and the best available environmental practice. The results show that relatively simple and cost-effective optimisation … Action Plan Measure S21 ( Develop and introduce best technologies, techniques and practices (BAT/BEP) to minimize nutrient losses from dry bulk fertilizer storage and …

  • Press release 16/2014 from 02.04.2014 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Loss of biodiversity on fields

    Lerche

    … biodiversity on fields in the age of modern, intensive agriculture. Many of these practices are already part of the agri-environmental programmes of the German … Federal States, and therefore we have gained good experience with them in terms of practicability and effectiveness. The negative effects of plant protection products …

  • Press release 74/08 from 05.11.2008 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

    Safe and ecologically just travel to Antarctica

    … citizens. Yet preserving the nativeness and intactness of the continent requires practical binding guidelines of behaviour. UBA is educating all travellers, … citizens. Yet preserving the nativeness and intactness of the continent requires practical binding guidelines of behaviour. UBA is educating all travellers, …

  • Press release 39/2022 from 22.09.2022 | Last changed: 04.10.2022

    Sustainability at the supermarket: retailers not tapping their full potential

    Supermarket

    … 22 areas of activity, 43 indicators and 112 sub-indicators each on a scale of 1 (no practice) to 5 (best practice). The average mark given to each company is between 1.6 and 3. The … Bewertungsmatrix von 1 (no practice) bis 5 (best practice) Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (66.82 kB) Next Previous Publications Wie nachhaltig sind die …

  • Press release 26/2016 from 04.08.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Higher income earners usually have higher climate-impact lifestyles

    photo of money

    … content Gesamtenergieverbrauch pro Kopf nach Alter Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (577.30 kB) Abbildung als png-Datei herunterladen (577.30 kB) Gesamtenergieverbrauch pro Kopf nach Einkommen Source: Umweltbundesamt Download image (289.54 kB) Abbildung als png-Datei herunterladen (289.54 kB) …

  • Newsletter from 11.12.2023 | Last changed: 11.12.2023

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 6/2023

    … published in a brochure. read more (in German) Noise Noise action plan: Guidelines help with selecting measures Noise action plans following the EU Environmental Noise …