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In Focus Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

Making Sustainability Reporting Easier – A Voluntary Standard for SMEs

To meet their sustainability reporting obligations, larger companies are increasingly requesting information from their often smaller suppliers. The EU now offers a framework, the "Voluntary Standard," designed to simplify responding to data inquiries along the value chain.

Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Production sluggishly stagnates

DIHK Economic Expert Jupp Zenzen on production figures for July 2026

07.09.2026

Gruppenbild zur Cleantech Konferenz 2026 von oben

Press Release Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

Worldwide in Action: Ten Years of Foreign Trade Promotion for German GreenTech Companies

At the CleanTech Conference 2026, the environmental economy discusses global opportunities and challenges.

04.09.2026

Mehrere Laptops auf einem Tisch mit Händen von oben, eingeblendet verschiedene statistische Grafiken

Surveys and Figures Economic and Fiscal Policy

Figures and Facts

How are economic growth, employment, unemployment, and inflation evolving? The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) provides you here with the key economic indicators and forecasts as well as data on foreign trade by country.

Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Major Orders Boost Incoming Orders

DIHK Economic Expert Jupp Zenzen on Incoming Orders from July 2026

04.09.2026

Container-Terminal in nächtlicher Beleuchtung

Surveys and Figures International Trade and Market Access

German Economy in Competition with China

Competition from Chinese providers is increasingly becoming a challenge for German companies: A special survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) among around 1,300 companies highlights the consequences not only for the vital China business but also for the industrial...

03.09.2026

Press Release International Trade and Market Access

Despite Growing China Pressure: Withdrawal Is Not an Option for German Companies

China is no longer just a sales market and production site for German companies, but increasingly a strong technological competitor. How businesses are dealing with this is the subject of a special survey conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) among approximately 1,300...

03.09.2026

Porträtbild Dirk Binding, Bereichsleiter Dienstleistungen | Infrastruktur | Regionalpolitik

Reaction Infrastructure

"The Threat Landscape Has Fundamentally Changed"

Dirk Binding, Head of Department for Digital Economy, Infrastructure, and Regional Policy at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), on the recent attacks on critical infrastructure

03.09.2026

Innovation and Digitalisation

Digital Committee

The DIHK Digital Committee brings together the expertise of the digital economy and addresses central topics such as fiber optic and mobile expansion, IT security, data economy and digital administration.

Reaction Energy and climate policy

Reduction of the transmission system surcharge undermines efforts for permanently lower electricity prices

Sebastian Bolay, Head of Division for Energy, Environment, Industry at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), on the surcharge for transmission system charges

02.09.2026

Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

No additional burdens, but freedom

On the income tax reform being discussed in the cabinet on 2 September, DIHK Chief Executive Officer Helena Melnikov says:

02.09.2026

Press Release Economic and Fiscal Policy

DIHK expands campaign "Wir unternehmen das"

Amid key economic policy decisions, entrepreneurs across Germany are campaigning for more trust in the social market economy and a willingness to embrace reforms.

31.08.2026

In Focus Business Development

DIHK Start-up Report 2026: More Interest, Yet No Entrepreneurial Boom

The current DIHK Start-up Report shows: The IHKs have recently observed significantly more start-up consultations, yet potential new entrepreneurs are primarily driven by the fear of unemployment rather than a spirit of innovation. How conditions for start-ups can be improved.

Council for Integrity and Mediation

The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) is entrusted with representing the collective interests of member companies at the national, European, and international levels. A core principle of this mandate is strict adherence to the legally defined scope of authority.