The EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) will be negotiated under intense pressure: a tight budget, expanding demands for spending and growing disagreement over the Union’s priorities. This guide explains how the MFF...

Der nächste Mehrjährige Finanzrahmen (MFR) der Europäischen Union (EU) wird unter enormem Druck verhandelt. Verantwortlich dafür sind vor allem ein knappes Budget, steigende Anforderungen und wachsende Konflikte darüber, welche...

Die Ergebnisse des BTI 2026 dokumentieren eine anhaltende globale Erosion demokratischer und marktwirtschaftlicher Standards. Autokratische Regime dominieren inzwischen die Mehr-heit der untersuchten Staaten, während...

For the fourth consecutive year, the Sustainability Transformation Monitor provides in-depth insights into the state of sustainability transformation – both in the real economy and the financial sector. The focus is on the...

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...