About us
Board
Daniel Schlegel
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN
Franziska Geyer
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Samed Halilovic
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Mona Hille
Member of the Management Board
Daniel Schlegel
FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN
Franziska Geyer
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Samed Halilovic
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Board of Trustees
Svane Bender
Daniela Wannemacher
Genetic engineering expert at BUND
Team
Julian Fertl
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Katya Zhuravleva
FUNDRAISING
Helena Roos
Student trainee
Paula Fölster
Editorial
Riccarda Ries
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Ella Straubinger
EDITORIAL
Karen Kravchenko
MARKETING
Mateja Topic
FUNDRAISING AND COOPERATIONS
Kevin Smyth
EDITORIAL
Justin Hufnagel
EDITORIAL
Victoria Drews
EDITORIAL
Max Dzikonski
HR & IT administration
Our mission
Main focus in the foundation
Striving for harmonious coexistence of humans, animals and plants on our planet
Observation and evaluation of current developments in the field of environmental protection
Regular exchange with other environmental and nature conservation organisations
Responsible and targeted use of the foundation's capital
Reducing the negative impacts on the environment caused by climate change
Selection and implementation of effective measures for efficient environmental protection
● Promoting environmental protection and nature conservation to preserve biodiversity and species diversity
● Promotion of education
● Strengthening alternative energies
● Measures to protect health
Strengthening primary school children's connection to nature through regular outdoor time in parks and forests close to the city
Promotion of measures in favor of near-natural and regenerative arable farming
Partner organisations
Sustainability & Ethics
Working materials and hosting
Our laptops and monitors are recycled equipment from AfB gemeinnützige GmbH in Berlin. With Raidboxes, we have a secure and climate-positive WordPress hosting. Their data centres are located in Germany and are DSGVO compliant. They guarantee to run on green electricity from hydropower and they also plant a tree for every WordPress site hosted.
Bank Accounts
All of the foundation's bank accounts are at the GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG. With them, we share our social, ethic and ecological standards. It is highly important to us that even side issue like banking are realised sustainably, and that financial investment in any taboo sector is strictly excluded.
Rental houses
The rental houses owned by the foundation are mainly renovated to be energy efficient and use eco-electricity and eco-gas from Greenpeace. To find out more about our ethical principles in renting these homes, click here.
Social Commitment
In addition to forest and environmental protection projects, having a positive influence in social issues is also close to the foundation’s heart. Already before the rental houses became the property of the foundation, we had good relationships to the tenants. There was open and transparent communication between the owner, the property management and the tenants. In addition, appropriate rents led to a stable and long-term tenant base. The foundation’s assets have developed positively due to the booming real estate market. Nevertheless, excessive rents assessed or proceeds were at no time generated through sales. Now that the rental houses are owned by the foundation, the houses are protected from a division of the properties and sale in individual flats is also excluded according to the investment guidelines. Furthermore, tenants are protected from excessive rent increases and evictions. In addition, flats that become available are to be rented predominantly to the following social groups:
- Citizens who have a housing entitlement certificate (WBS = Wohnungsberechtigungsschein)
- Citizens who receive a housing allowance because their income is too low
- Citizens who are at risk of domestic violence
- Single parents in search of affordable housing
- Households with less than 60% of the median income
- Asylum and protection seekers
Constitution & Annual Documentation
Transparency is essential. Hence, you can download our constitution and all documentation here.
