Germany

2024

14Active policies mapped
2Disclosure
2Transition planning
11Public procurement

Disclosure

Transition planning

Public procurement

Domain Assessment

The Monitor assesses how ambitious, comprehensive, and stringent net zero regulations and policies are across different jurisdictions and domains, considering up to 265 data points for each policy tool.

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Climate-related disclosure	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled
Transition planning	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled
Public procurement	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled	Criteria not fulfilled	Criteria fulfilled

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- Criteria fulfilled
- Criteria not fulfilled

Policy Tool Assessment

14 policy tools

Our law firm network identifies and analyses policy tools relevant to each domain to allow the Monitor to assess their ambition, stringency, and comprehensiveness.

Policy Tool Name	Domain	Year in force	Net zero aligned	Domain ambition 1	Domain ambition 2	Mandatory	Enforceable	Data transparency & verification	Variety of targeted entities / activities	Scope 3/non-carbon GHGs	Offsets
Act against Restraint of Competition - Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkung (GWB)	PP	2005	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Act on energy-providing services (Gesetz über Energiedienstleistungen - EDL-G)	D	2010	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Act on planning the national supply with warmth (Wärmeplanungsgesetz - WPG)	TP	2024	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Circular Economy Act (Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz (KrWG))	PP	2012	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Clean Vehicles Procurement Act	PP	2021	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Climate Protection Act (Klimaschutzgesetz - KSG)	D, PP	2019	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
General procedural rule for public procurement of climate-friendly services (Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zur Beschaffung klimafreundlicher Leistungen- AVV Klima)	PP	2022	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Minimum Requirements for Risk Management (Mindestanforderungen an das Risikomanagement – MaRiSk – Circular 05/2023 [BA]) on the basis of section 25a (1) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz)	TP	2023	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Procurement Decree for Wood Products - Beschaffungserlass für Holzprodukte	PP	2011	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Procurement of energy-related supplies or services, § Section 67 Ordinance on the Award of Public Contracts ( Verordnung über die Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge (Vergabeverordnung - VgV))	PP	2016	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Public procurement & regulation for construction contracts - Vergabe-& Verordnung für Bauaufträge (VOB)	PP	2019	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Public Procurement Ordinance - Vergabeverordnung (VgV)	PP	2016	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sector regulation - Sektorverordnung (SektVO)	PP	2016	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sub-threshold procurement regulation - Unterschwellenvergabeverordnung (UVgO)	PP	2017	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Legend D Disclosure TP Transition Planning PP Public Procurement Ambitious Stringent Comprehensive Criteria not fulfilled