Allianz Environmental Foundation
| Allianz Environmental Foundation | |
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| Legal form: | public foundation under civil law |
| Purpose: | Environment and nature protection |
| Chair: | Esra Küçük |
| Consist: | since 1990 |
| Founder: | Allianz AG |
| Seat: | Berlin |
| Website: | Foundation website |
The Allianz Umweltstiftung is a non-profit foundation that was established in 1990 by Allianz AG on the occasion of the centenary and endowed with foundation capital of 100 million DM. The foundation was based in Munich until 2012. After that, the seat was moved to the Allianz-Forum on Pariser Platz in Berlin.
Funding profile
Above all, the foundation supports projects that not only focus on nature or the environment, but also include people and their needs and aim to achieve a sustainable improvement in the environment. Projects funded by the foundation are intended to link environmental aspects with social, cultural and educational issues. In addition, the foundation focuses on promoting model projects in which research is put into practice, thus further developing nature conservation and environmental protection.
The defined funding areas in which the funded projects are based are:
- Environmental and climate protection
- City life
- Sustainable regional development
- biodiversity
- Environmental communication
In addition to pure project funding, the Allianz Umweltstiftung also takes the initiative to implement its goals.
Board of Trustees
- Werner Zedelius, Chairman, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE a. D., Munich.
- Jürgen Heinle, Deputy Chairman, Member of the Board of Management Allianz Consulting and Sales AG, Munich.
- Volker Angres, chief environmental editor of ZDF
- Christina Bersick, Head of Corporate Communications at Allianz Deutschland AG
- Peter Gaffert, Lord Mayor of the City of Wernigerode, Wernigerode
- Christof Schenk, Managing Director Zoological Society Frankfurt eV
- Werner Schnappauf , former Bavarian State Minister for the Environment, Health and Consumer Protection
Action Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle campaign is a nationwide campaign by the Allianz Umweltstiftung. In this campaign, clubs, institutions, school classes etc. have the opportunity to implement an environmental project together with an Allianz agency, the foundation supporting the project with a maximum of 2250 euros. Above all, the campaign promotes projects in which a responsible approach to nature is in the foreground and a basis of voluntary commitment is available.
Since the start in 1995, over 4,700 projects have been implemented as part of the Blauer Adler campaign, including greening schoolyards, designing playgrounds and parks, providing environmental education and implementing many other ideas.
Benediktbeurer Talks
The Benediktbeurer Talks are a symposium that has been held annually since 1997 with the aim of creating an independent, non-denominational and non-partisan forum for the discussion of fundamental environmental issues. At the spring event in Benediktbeuern, Upper Bavaria, scientists and politicians, managers from business and culture, representatives of environmental associations and the press meet to exchange ideas.
The venue is the Center for Environment and Culture of the Benediktbeuern Monastery . At the same time as the event, the results will be published as a series of publications.
German climate award
The foundation initiated the “German Climate Prize” to honor the commitment of schoolchildren and teachers to climate protection. The winners will be determined in a Germany-wide competition. The German Climate Prize of the Allianz Umweltstiftung is awarded annually and consists of five equal awards, each endowed with 10,000 euros. In addition, 15 recognition prizes of 1,000 euros each will be awarded.
Funded projects
A small selection of projects and institutions that receive funding from the Environmental Foundation:
- Environmental communication, e.g. B. the nature information center Kühkopfinsel near Darmstadt
- Environmental and climate protection, e.g. B. the solar ferry on the Rhine
- City life, e.g. B. the campaign 125 trees for cities
- Sustainable regional development, e.g. B. Alluvial wilderness on the Elbe
- Biodiversity, e.g. B. Habitat for the fire salamander in the Thuringian Forest
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donation for the project: the outdoor area of the Wittlage daycare center redesigned to be natural Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
- ↑ WORLD: Bremen receives German Sustainability Award . November 23, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed December 4, 2019]).
- ↑ The Allianz Environmental Foundation. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
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