During the last two decades different software products were developed to help companies managing environmental issues. At the same time the scientific discussion continued. Different approaches are developed to fulfill the needs of the market. Up to now, there is no empirical study to investigate the environmental standard software market about an impression of offered software systems and their functionalities, which can be used by companies. Within the project “IT for Green” we conduct such a study and start investigations to describe the actual standard software systems that are available on the German market. The project will present a simplified classification of CEMIS products on the German software market which makes the information accessibility for interested companies. This should help to remove barriers, that impede the use of these systems.