Green features

Our mission at Ecosia is not just about enabling you to plant trees with your searches — it’s about helping you make more informed decisions for the climate in your everyday life. We make it easier for you to be climate-active while navigating the many claims made by governments and companies around the world.

In this article you can find:

The green leaf icon

Organizations highlighted with the green leaf aren't ads or paid results. Their sole purpose is to help you make smarter, more sustainable choices. 

We do not pick each organization that gets a green leaf ourselves. This feature relies on credible external data sources. Our current data set contains information from these organizations:

Organizations with the green leaf must have an accreditation of one of the listed organizations. We aim to update our data set bi-annual. 

Picture example of green leaf icon Patagonia

Are you accredited with one of the sources above but don’t have a green leaf? Get in touch with us with proof of accreditation at techsupport@ecosia.org.

The fossil fuel icon

Organizations highlighted with the fossil fuel icon are companies that are still promoting the expansion of coal mining and fossil fuels. This feature relies on credible external data sources:

Picture of fossil icon example RWE

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