85% Say Bureaucracy Is the Biggest Hurdle. Yet the Market Is Moving.

The numbers are clear. The EY Decarbonization Barometer 2024/2025 surveyed over 1,000 companies in Germany. The result: The will is there. Implementation is stalling.

78% already rely on renewable energy. 66% generate their own electricity via photovoltaics. 63% purchase green electricity. And 41% see sustainability as a strategic priority.

At the same time: 85% cite bureaucracy as the biggest hurdle in decarbonization. 60% say costs are the central obstacle.

What Does This Mean for Decision-Makers?

The study confirms what we hear in every sparring session: It is not the will that is lacking. It is clarity.

Clarity on three questions:
1. What is the business case – specifically, for my site?
2. What does it cost – and how quickly does it pay off?
3. Where do I start – without getting lost in individual solutions?

Bureaucracy Is Real. But No Reason to Wait.

85% bureaucracy hurdle sounds like standstill. But it is not. Because the 78% already investing in renewables show: Those who understand the economic logic act regardless.

The difference between those who act and those who wait: A reliable decision basis.

Not a 200-page report. But: TCO, IRR, amortization – on one page. For the management board. For the supervisory board. For the bank.

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Source: EY Decarbonization Barometer 2024/2025, published in nah dran magazine of Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nuertingen, Issue 1.2026