About
econsense was founded in 2000, as a project within the Federation of German Industries (BDI), with 19 participating companies. Today, econsense is an independent association with 51 member companies and its own governance bodies, while it has always maintained a partnership with the BDI.
econsense connects its member companies at both the international and national levels and fosters open dialogue on the opportunities and challenges of implementing sustainability—with a clear focus on the business case for sustainability. econsense serves as a valued partner for stakeholders across public policy, academia, civil society, and the business community alike.
Priorities
The work of econsense is driven by the ideas, expertise and active participation of our members. In the econsense clusters and focus groups, experts from member companies discuss relevant cross-sectoral aspects of sustainability management. The key topics for econsense are environment & climate, business & human rights, sustainability in the supply chain, reporting & ratings and sustainable finance. In addition, we deal with cross-cutting topics of sustainability management and the general organization of corporate sustainability.
econsense provides a platform for high-level and expert dialogue, in exchange with business, politics and civil society. Together with our members we issue position papers and publish studies. We conduct expert workshops as well as trainings and organize stakeholder events.
Contact
Dr. Thomas Koenen & Katarin Wagner, Managing Directors
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