Global uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, technological upheavals, and ecological crises are challenging the German economy as rarely before. The Bertelsmann Stiftung's new study, “Competitiveness and Resilience Despite the...

„Die Welt, wie wir sie kannten“ – gibt es sie noch? Schauen wir genau hin, merken wir, dass alles im Wandel ist. Was braucht es heute also, um Transformation erfolgreich zu meistern? In dieser Ausgabe erzählen wir von Best...

While the costs associated with sustainability reporting are relatively easy to quantify and feed directly into public debates, the potential medium- to long-term benefits that reporting can unlock are difficult to grasp for most...

While the costs associated with sustainability reporting are relatively easy to quantify and feed directly into public debates, the potential medium- to long-term benefits that reporting can unlock are difficult to grasp for most...

Europe’s car industry faces a perfect storm. Chinese car exports are surging, European producers are being squeezed out of global markets, US tariffs are rising, and domestic demand remains 20 per cent below pre-pandemic levels....

Who is the Bertelsmann Stiftung? What are our goals? How do we carry out our work? This brochure is meant to provide clear, concise answers to those questions and others. After all, transparency is one of our core principles. We...

The European Commission plans to streamline innovation funding through a single instrument: the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF). Aiming to replace today’s fragmented system, the ECF must avoid becoming an unwieldy superfund....

Wir beschäftigen uns mit der Mitte. Klingt langweilig? Ist es aber nicht! Die Mitte ist wichtig! Die Mitte ist oft Orientierungspunkt, in ihr bündeln sich alle Farben und Facetten. Sie sorgt für Stabilität, Ausgewogenheit und...

In the past year, we made €76,9 million available for our nonprofit activities. Our 2024 Annual Report provides an overview of the resources we committed to our project work, while providing insights into the issues we are...

Future EU Cohesion Policy is likely to hand more decision-making over to member states with the European Commission’s plans of merging multiple funds delivered to member states by national envelopes. Such a delivery model for...