ESG & Politics
Former Member of the German Parliament (Bundestag), Whip and Speaker for foreign economic relations of my parliamentary group during term in office 2017-2021. Member of the Committee on Economic affairs & Energy
ESG (Environment, Social, Governance)
- Sustainable German and EU economic legislation, adherence to ESG.
- Four years of intensive work on transforming the economy in accordance with the ESG criteria, the Green Deal and human rights – green transition of power generation – participation in more than 100 sessions on these topics.
- Holder of an ESG certificate for carbon footprint management.
- Design and implementation of ESG-compliant processes and sustainability reports as an ESG guide:
Other responsibilities
- Nord-Stream-2 gas pipeline, geopolitical entanglements.
- Support for companies during the Corona virus pandemic.
- Focus on medium-sized family owned enterprises.
- International free trade and investment agreements such as TTIP, CETA, JEFTA, CAI, MERCOSUR.
- Member of the German-Southeast European parliamentary group, government talks in the Western Balkans.
- Contacts with business associations and civil society.
- Building structures, formulating strategy, press & public relations work.
Conclusion
I have gained deep insights into the optimization potential of politics with regard to Compliance, the inefficiency and incompetence that can be found there.
This motivates me to prefer efficiency, transparency, and human values in business life.