Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility: Compatibility, Integration, and Fair Work

Sustainability is a crucial competitive and locational factor for businesses. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) demonstrates how ecological responsibility, social standards, and economic performance can interact effectively. Whether it's climate protection and resource efficiency, responsible corporate governance, or fair working conditions: we bring the perspectives of the business community into political debates and highlight the reliable framework conditions that facilitate sustainable action.

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Municipal Packaging Tax: A New Additional Burden

Despite political promises to reduce bureaucracy, the effort for businesses is growing – especially due to the new municipal packaging tax. Hospitality, retail, and service providers are facing complicated requirements, varying tax rates, and significant administrative burdens. The...

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The Digital Product Passport: Potential with Many Unknowns

For resource-scarce Germany, the transformation towards a resource-efficient and circular economy is of great importance. The Digital Product Passport (DPP), initially introduced in 2027 for batteries, can play a key role by providing critical information for the circular economy. However, this...

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Towards Sustainability with Business

The United Nations (UN) sustainability goals concern business, society and the environment equally. Highlighting the goals that are most relevant to businesses, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) demonstrates in a position paper from March 2022 how companies and policymakers can...

Date of publication 26.09.2022
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Climate Neutrality 2045: Ten Key Points

The decarbonisation of the economy requires, among other things, adequate infrastructure and an appropriate legal framework. In its position paper "Climate Neutrality 2045", the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) plenary assembly outlined in September 2023 the conditions that need...

Date of publication 29.09.2023
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Relieving companies in sustainability reporting

The EU directive on sustainability reporting (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) poses significant challenges for German companies, especially smaller firms, which are overwhelmed. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) has developed concrete proposals on how to implement...

Date of publication 27.11.2024
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EU Deforestation Regulation: Postponement and Adjustments

To counteract worldwide forest destruction, the European Union has introduced a regulation aimed at preventing certain raw materials and their derivative products from entering the European market. The business sector expressly supports this goal, but considers the current design to be barely...

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Shaping the Omnibus Regulation to be SME-friendly

The simplification package announced by the EU regarding due diligence and reporting obligations must bring concrete relief to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their daily operations, as called for by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mittelstand) in a...

Date of publication 13.02.2025

DIHK Environmental Barometer: Companies demand less bureaucracy and reliable framework conditions

Environmental regulation weighs heavily on industry, construction, and trade

Date of publication 09.12.2025

Klimaschutz flexibler und internationaler ausrichten

The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls on policymakers in Berlin and Brussels to enable the economy to explore new ways of meeting global climate targets.

Date of publication 27.11.2025