BDE demands clear guidelines for sustainable investments in Hesse!

BDE demands clear guidelines for sustainable investments in Hesse!

The Federal Association of the German Waste Management, Water and Circulation Management (BDE) has positively assessed the draft bill for the establishment of a special fund worth up to 500 billion euros, which was presented on June 5, 2025. This special fund is intended to promote measures to promote infrastructure and climate neutrality by 2045. However, the BDE urgently calls for improvements, especially with regard to effectiveness monitoring and the consideration of recycled raw materials when using funds euwid-recycling.de reported.

A central point of criticism from the BDE concerns paragraph 8 of the draft, which regulates the accounting of the special fund. It remains unclear how the funds provided will specifically contribute to achieving the goal of climate neutrality by 2045. Anja Siegesmund, the executive president of the BDE, emphasizes that investments in public infrastructure, including rail, roads and schools, are essential. In addition, sustainable materials should be used in these investments, with recycled raw materials being viewed as the first choice and not as “second best”.

Financing details and political framework conditions

The new special fund will be set up over a period of twelve years and, according to the BDE, mandatory monitoring is required to ensure measurable progress in climate protection, resource conservation and the circular economy. The Federal Council has approved the debt package, which includes a change to the Basic Law. This change stipulates that expenditure for certain areas above one percent of gross domestic product will no longer be counted, which will loosen the debt brake. This enables significant financial support for important projects such as taylorwessing.com describes.

However, concrete uses of the funds have not yet been determined, and coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD are currently underway. 100 billion euros of the special fund will be allocated to the climate and transformation fund, while another 100 billion euros will be available to countries to finance infrastructure projects. Private companies can also participate in the investments through public contracts and funding programs.

Planned investments and challenges

The planned investments from the special fund include extensive measures for the renovation of high-performance corridors, the upgrading of waterways, the doubling of urban development funding and the resolution of the renovation backlog of bridges and tunnels. In the area of ​​transport infrastructure, Deutsche Bahn has announced a need for 148 billion euros from the special fund, with a total investment requirement of 290 billion euros by 2034. This illustrates the enormous need for financing in the areas of transport, healthcare and education, which must be specified by the future federal government.

In summary, it can be said that the new special fund represents an opportunity to achieve important infrastructural and ecological goals. The BDE appeals to political decision-makers to create clear guidelines for the use of recycled raw materials and to design procedures for transparent progress in the implementation of climate protection.