About us

As Austria´s most important environmental expert organisation and one of Europe´s leading environmental consultants we stand for a transformation of the economy and society to ensure sustainable living. Our experts provide the basis for decision making at local, regional and international level. We are committed to transparency and impartiality in our work and we engage in dialogue with politics, administration, business, science and civil society.

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For our clients we provide the basis for decision-making and offer advice on forward-thinking approaches to meet the challenges at the environment/economy/society interface, on how to identify risks and how to use opportunities. We develop sustainable solutions in an interdisciplinary overall framework. We develop strategies and measures, we calculate scenarios and deliver quality-assured data. 

Our topics:

  • CLIMATE: Development of environmentally friendly forms of business

  • CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Ecologically sustainable processes, production, recycling processes

  • BIODIVERSITY: Protecting biodiversity to protect livelihoods

  • ZERO POLLUTION: Protecting humans and the environment from pollution

  • DIALOGUE & INNOVATION, DIGITALIZATION

International Involvement

Facts and Figures

More than 35 years of experience

On 20 March 1985 the Environmental Control Act was adopted by the Austrian National Council and Umweltbundesamt, the Environment Agency Austria came into existence. In 1999 it received the legal status of a limited liability company. In our more than 35-year history we played an active role in environmental protection and monitoring in Austria and in Europe. Our expertsare continuing to develop strategies and solutions for decision-makers in politics, administration and the economy.

More than 600 experts, more diversity

The Environment Agency Austria employs 606 experts, 51% of which are women (12/2023; without conctracts with external international experts and external project staff).

The Environment Agency Austria values the diversity of all employees and sees the different characteristics of people such as age, gender, origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability as a strength and enrichment for the company. This strength supports us in achieving the sustainable development goals. Diverse perspectives, respectful interaction and non-discriminatory cooperation promote cohesion, creativity and innovation.

More than 55 scientific disciplines

Interdisciplinary activities are part of our daily routine. Our experts specialise in the following scientific disciplines (extract):

biology, chemistry, energy & environmental management, landscape planning, process technology, environmental engineering & water management, technical chemistry, geography, physics, law, molecular biology, nutritional sciences, ecology, german studies, technical physics, business administration, pharmacy, applied geoscience, microbiology, industrial environmental protection, commercial sciences, organizational development, biotechnology, project management, zoology, meteorology, automotive engineering, genetics, food technology, technical geology, agricultural economics, linguistics, political science, geology, information science, environmental system sciences, cartography, vetinary medicine, environmental technology, forestry, sociology, petrology, infrastructure management, communication sciences, alternative forms of energy

More than 20 languages

In our international activities, our partners and clients benefit from the language skills of our experts (extract): from Arabic to Russian, from Bulgarian to Swedish.

More than 70 million turnover

In 2023 the Environment Agency Austria achieved a turnover of 72,9 million Euros. National projects accounted for 65,3m Euros, international projects for 7,6m Euros.

More than 60 countries in our focus

As Austria´s leading organisation of experts for all environmental topics and media we are also internationally active - in more than 60 countries. Enviromental Consulting and Institutional Capacity building are at the heart of the services we provide.

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Partners & Networks

At international level we are actively involved in more than 200 networks and bodies, we cooperate with international institutions such as UNEP and the OECD  and provide advice e.g. to the European Parliament and the EU Commission.

Our partners include expert organisations such as the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety AGES , the Austrian Institute of Technology AIT, the Swiss Agency for Nature Conservation, the German Agency for Nature Conservation and the German Environment Agency Dessau as well as universities such as the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.

We are a partner of the European Environment Agency EEA and a member of the network of European environmental agencies and the network of European nature conservation organisations.

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European Commission

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