Ecosia GmbH

Ecosia GmbH provides internet services and operates primarily the search engine Ecosia.org as well as various browsers; its financing is mainly generated from displayed advertising. The company’s purpose also includes public relations for an ecological, social and financially sustainable lifestyle and the development of sustainable projects, especially in climate protection, reforestation, renewable energies and agriculture. Ecosia is a purpose company that does not distribute profits privately but reinvests funds or spends them on rapid climate action; the Purpose Foundation oversees this with veto rights. The company holds solar installations via affiliated entities, invested EUR 9.4 million in equity and loans into regenerative infrastructure projects, and sells tree-planting services including via an online shop.