This startup operates a marketplace, kompensationsmarkt.de, connecting companies with landowners to facilitate investments in local, biodiverse nature projects. This platform enables businesses to account for their environmental impact by funding ecological restoration and biodiversity enhancement initiatives.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many companies are seeking ways to offset their environmental impact and invest in ecological restoration, but they lack a transparent and efficient way to connect with landowners and nature projects. Existing carbon offset programs often lack a local focus and may not adequately address biodiversity concerns.
Solution
Green Account operates a marketplace connecting companies with landowners to facilitate investments in local, biodiverse nature projects. The platform enables businesses to account for their environmental impact by funding ecological restoration and biodiversity enhancement initiatives, offering a holistic alternative to traditional carbon offsetting. Green Account utilizes the German Federal Nature Conservation Act and the "Ökopunkte" (eco-points) system to evaluate biotopes and their ecological value, ensuring transparency and security for investments. The platform collects and analyzes relevant data to identify, plan, and implement nature conservation projects, offering a system for companies to invest in ecosystem services and nature credits.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes companies seeking to offset their environmental impact, invest in local ecological restoration, and enhance their sustainability reporting, as well as landowners seeking funding for nature conservation projects.
Features
- Marketplace platform connecting companies with landowners for nature restoration projects
- Focus on local, biodiverse projects including moor rewetting, afforestation, and meadow creation
- "Ökopunkte" system based on German Federal Nature Conservation Act for transparent valuation
- Project selection based on company's sustainability goals and metrics
- Long-term security of investments through land registry and "Ökopunkte" system
- Impact reports and site visits to track project development
- Communication tools and data for transparently reporting sustainability efforts
- Projects include: Moor rewetting, Forest upgrading through afforestation, Planting of field hedges, Sustainable orchards