Projects

The most important impulses for socio-ecological change come from the heart of society. The Röchling Foundation supports civil society organizations that are committed to combating plastic waste in the environment – be it at the local level or by supporting the development of waste management and recycling structures in emerging and developing countries. When selecting partnerships, a sustainable impact is of particular importance. And this can only be achieved if projects and initiatives are developed not for, but together with the respective target group. The contribution to systemic change is always decisive. Together with our partners, we want to not only treat symptoms, but also understand and combat causes.

  • Ausweg Rhein-Neckar helps people affected by poverty and social exclusion develop their employability.
    Ausweg Rhein-Neckar e. V.

    Bridge Builders for Participation

    A planned ESF Plus project, co-funded by the Röchling Stiftung, starts not with job-application training but with belonging, self-efficacy, and responsibility.

  • Freshly harvested: children proudly show off the vegetables they grew themselves on their GemüseAckerdemie plot.
    Acker e. V.

    Sustainable Shipping of Plants

    Berlin-based association Acker is working to make the shipping of young plants for growing plots at schools, daycare centres, and kindergartens more sustainable. Acker is a non-profit educational organisation and a social enterprise that has scaled with exceptional success in recent years.

  • Together with its partners, co2online is using a real-world laboratory to test how the advisory services of non-profit organisations can gain visibility in AI-powered answer systems.
    co2online

    Artificial Intelligence as an Initiator

    Using bio-based insulation materials for buildings as an example, co2online and its partners are testing how non-profit actors can prepare their information and advisory services so that they are visible, accurate, and helpful for concrete decisions in AI-powered answer systems.

  • Cradle-to-Cradle Electronics Initiative

    C2C Principles for the Consumer Electronics Industry

    The three-year Cradle-to-Cradle Electronics Initiative (C2CEI) creates a platform that goes beyond traditional circular economy principles and establishes Cradle to Cradle (C2C) as a forward-looking strategic standard in the industry.

  • Ozeankind

    Ozeankind

    Founded in 2018, the Osnabrück-based organization Ozeankind promotes environmental awareness among children on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar through environmental protection and recycling projects.

  • Project Together

    Climate-positive Construction

    The Bauwende Allianz strives for a climate and socially positive construction and housing sector in Germany. To this end, it mobilizes and connects transformation agents in a broad, mission-oriented movement.

  • One Earth, One Ocean

    Maritime Waste Collection

    One Earth, One Ocean (OEOO) has set itself the goal of developing and implementing a concept for how bodies of water worldwide can be freed from plastic waste, as well as oil and pollutants - in the sense of a "Maritime Waste Collection".

  • SystemIQ

    Modulation of commitments

    Together with the Minderoo Foundation, we are financing the development of a data-driven tool that can be used to precisely model the impact of different governmental commitments in scenarios.

  • Systemiq & Earth Action

    Packaging data becomes measurable

    The Packaging Data Hub from Systemiq and Earth Action creates a central platform for verified, granular packaging data that has mostly been fragmented, incomplete or not comparable until now.

  • co2online

    Building without plastic

    The non-profit consulting company co2online offers an information service that provides knowledge about sustainable insulation of houses, clarifies its advantages and motivates its use.

  • Pro Ocean

    Between Waste and Added Value

    The Pro Ocean organization playfully educates consumers about the differences between "good" and "bad" plastic, thereby promoting conscious consumer decisions.

  • SOCEO

    Protection of the Sundarbans

    The initiative "Regenerate Sundarbans" brings together local and international actors to protect the unique mangrove delta in the Ganges estuary as a habitat for millions of people and countless species.

  • KuBuS e. V.

    Get ready for the plastic inventory

    The Plastic-Free City initiative pursues the goal of avoiding disposable plastic - and has already implemented 20 projects at municipal, national and EU level with more than 50 companies, 18 schools and ten city administrations.

  • Anthropia gGmbH

    Springboard for Impact Startups

    Anthropia gGmbH, based in Duisburg, offers startups with a socio-ecological mission coaching, impact planning, and targeted support to help young companies grow and scale their already developed and tested solutions.