Environmental Foundations in Germany: Aims, Scope, and Financial Potential

SAGE Open

Thomas Krikser¹ 

关键词: civil society;    environment;    foundations;    Germany;    sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2158244015588602

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Foundations in Germany were examined in the context of environmental issues. Data from environmental foundations show that there is huge difference between private and public foundations concerning financial settings. Furthermore, environment is often not the only objective and sometimes not even processed. Our analysis shows that there are different types of foundations with regard to environmental scopes and activities. Although “attractive topics” such as biodiversity and landscape conservation seem to be more important to foundations, less visible topics such as pollution prevention remain merely a “blind spot.” Together, these findings suggest that there is only a limited potential of private foundations compared with public foundations. Nevertheless, there might be an impact on environmental awareness and local sustainability.

【 授权许可】

CC BY