On his China trip at the end of February, Friedrich Merz will be accompanied by the largest business delegation since Angela Merkel’s first term in office in the late 2000s. Table.Briefings has obtained the participant list exclusively. Business representatives are already setting out their demands.
By Julia Fiedler, Amelie Richter and Leonardo Pape
Germany’s Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) has sent an unmistakable signal: statutory climate targets are legally enforceable, and the German government is obliged to comply with them. For companies, the ruling implies a tighter regulatory framework in the short term – but greater clarity and competitive advantages in the long run
By Gunther Dütsch
The 12th General Assembly of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Manchester is examining the links between business and biodiversity, as well as closer cooperation with the climate community
By Kai Schöneberg
A new “Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment” will take effect in February. It offers concrete clues as to where Chinese industry needs expertise from abroad. German investment already surged last year.
By Julia Fiedler
Chinese property developer Vanke is fueling fresh concerns about the country’s crisis-hit real estate sector. A potential default could trigger renewed turbulence in financial markets.
By Marcel Grzanna
Since late November, India has dramatically reduced its bureaucratic tangle. The reform is considered the biggest modernization of labor law since independence. If all parties follow through, the country could compete with China in global supply chains.
By Marcel Grzanna
A study by the Center for Sustainable Transformation, MHP and BW Consulting examines how the German Armed Forces and the private sector can improve cooperation in order to gain a better overview of logistics in the event of a defense situation.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
At COP30 in Belém, 19 CEOs and board members of German companies are calling for policies that reconcile economic and climate interests instead of pitting them against each other.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
This time, the European Parliament of Enterprises took place without any members of the EU Commission. Company representatives see this as a “fatal signal”.
By Till Hoppe
Climate protection is a growth market offering entrepreneurial opportunities and can improve the competitiveness of the economy. This is demonstrated in a new study by Deloitte and KfW Research. KfW has announced that it will also invest in climate action in Brazil.
By Alexandra Endres
