Until 1986 environmental matters were dealt with by three different ministries within the Federal Government: the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health. On 6 June 1986 the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety was established. Since then it has been responsible within the Federal Government for (lead-managing) national environmental policy. more...

The central focus of the Federal Ministry for Economy and Labour (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie - BMWI) is to improve the foundation for economic prosperity in Germany for the good of all citizens. Legal, administrative, and coordinating functions of the ministry (e.g., competition, regional, SME, energy or foreign trade policies) are derived from this foundation. Measures to promote new technologies and innovations as well as measures to promote foreign trade are of importance for the development of and the export of German environmental technologies.

The quality of our environment but also the performance of our economy are inseparably linked with environmental pollution and stressed and the consumption of natural resources.

Eine starke und nachhaltige Landwirtschaft ist eines der Ziele des BMELV. Um den Herausforderungen der Zukunft erfolgreich begegnen zu können, hat das BMVEL den Bereich Land- und Forstwirtschaft mit Umwelt-, Klima- und Energieaspekten verbunden. 2008 hat das BMVEL das Thema "Klimaschutz und Anpassung an den Klimawandel" als eines der sieben Hauptziele (Hauptziel 4) der Ressortforschung aufgenommen und informiert auf einer eigenen Webseite zu diesem Themenkomplex.

The Federation of German Food and Drink Industries (BVE) is the political top-level association of the German food and drink industry. Its membership comprises the branch associations and major companies. BVE's principle task is the representation of its members' common interests in the national and international context.

The HDH (Hauptverband der Holz und Kunststoffe verarbeitenden Industrie) is the head association of the German woodworking and plastic industries with special associations, regional associations and confederacy associations as members. The largest special association in the HDH is the VDM (Verband der Deutschen Möbelindustrie), the association of the German furniture industries. Further pillars of the German woodworking industries are, apart from the furniture industry, the build near range and wood-based industry. Also represented by the HDH or its regional associations are the numerous member companies of the plastics processing industry, for example in the manufacture of construction elements or other plastic components. The primary task of HDH and VDM is to look after the economical, political and technical interests of the German woodworking- and furniture industry against the politics, the trade unions and the public. HDH and VDM is the contact organisation for the companies in their sectors.

Fraunhofer IRB is Germany's central institution for the national and international dissemination of construction knowledge. It provides access to design, planning, construction and economic know-how, from research and practice, in the fields of building design, civil and structural engineering, architecture, historic monument conservation, urban and spatial planning, housing, construction law and economics. Fraunhofer IRB develops and markets information products and services that are geared to the specific needs of its target groups, i.e. designers, planners and other construction professionals. Activities focus on in-house databases, technical construction literature and tailored services. 

The Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP focuses its work on research, development, testing, demonstration and consulting in the various fields of building physics. These include noise control and sound insulation in buildings, the optimization of auditoria acoustics and solutions for improving energy efficiency and optimizing lighting technology. Fraunhofer IBP’s work also covers issues of climate control and the indoor environment, hygiene and health protection, building material emissions, weatherproofing and protection against heat and moisture, preservation of building structures and the conservation of historic monuments. more...

Main focuses of Fraunhofer UMSICHT are technical innovations in the fields of environmental, material, process and energy technology. Its objective is the advancement of sustainable economies, environmentally friendly technologies and innovative approaches.