Effective facilitation. Sustainable implementation. For a resilient environmental future..
Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH has been operating in line with this mission since 2018. We play our part in making the world more climate-neutral, in supporting biodiversity conservation and in the sustainable handling of ecological resources. All of our work is based on the objectives of the German Federal Government for environmental protection, nature conservation and climate action.
We work on behalf of several federal ministries to develop and support funding programmes and strategic projects. At our Berlin, Bonn and Cottbus offices, we work where politics meets practice. Our professionals are experts in funding management, lawyers, engineers, researchers in politics and social sciences, communications and, naturally, in environmental protection, conservation and climate action.
As a non-profit enterprise, we do not pursue profit-oriented goals. The sole shareholder of ZUG is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
A flexible service provider
From conventional funding programmes to new competitions, model projects, centres of excellence or knowledge platforms: we design and build the necessary structures, assist in their implementation and evaluate the results. We advise applicants, review funding applications and ensure the targeted and efficient use of the funds provided. Our task spectrum also encompasses additional services, such as press and public relations work for specific target groups as well as professional event management. The basic maxims that guide all our work are quality, cost effectiveness and efficiency.
A proactive mediator between policy and practice
ZUG sees its role as being a pioneer of innovative, integrated solutions, and provides advice and assistance to its clients in public administration as well as to grant recipients. Experience and know-how from practice is incorporated into the advice given to federal ministries and the establishment and expansion of centres of excellence and knowledge platforms – such as the Competence Centre on Climate Change Mitigation in Energy-Intensive Industries (KEI) and PtX Lab Lausitz.
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A trailblazer with strategic expertise
The initiatives ZUG supports accelerate transformational processes and encourage imitation: they demonstrate what is actually possible in environmental protection, conservation and climate action, whether in local communities, social organisations, start-ups or multinationals – in Germany and the wider world. We network stakeholders together, and work with them to create new ideas and approaches. We also work on the constant improvement of our products and services. We combine know-how in the design and implementation of funding programs with strategic expertise in environmental protection, conservation and climate action. Our service portfolio allows us to offer many solutions ourselves, thereby ensuring the use of contextual synergies beyond individual commissions.
A non-profit federal company
ZUG is a non-profit organisation that operates solely in the public interest. Our offices are located in Berlin, Bonn and Cottbus and our employees are working towards bringing policy and practice closer together. From professionals in funding management, lawyers and engineers, to researchers in politics and social sciences, communications experts and, naturally, experts in environmental protection, conservation and climate action, our staff draw on qualifications and expertise in many different fields.
The Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), is the sole shareholder of ZUG gGmbH. As a service provider, ZUG works on behalf of a number of federal ministries alongside the BMUKN, including the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and the Federal Foreign Office (AA).