The following is a selection of our projects.

© Jule Roehr

ASA‐Kaleidoskop 2016:

The Sustainable Development Goals and the private sector: Chances and contributions
The ASA‐Kaleidoskop is the ASA‐Program’s annual dialogue and networking event on sustainable business. As part of the ASApreneurs‐Program it brings together members of the ASA network with stakeholders from the economy and civil society to discuss ideas and develop strategies for a more sustainable global economy. It functions as an international networking lab and a platform for collaboration between young change agents and business partners from the Global South and Germany. As such it aims to shift perspectives and to create new visions and ideas. The Kaleidoskop 2016 took place at the Domaene Dahlem on November 18 and 19, 2016. It concentrated on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and their relation to private economy and social entrepreneurship.

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invitation and participation management, coordination of service providers, coordination and quality control on site, calculation of CO2 emissions

©Textilbuendnis/T. Ecke

The 2nd General Assembly of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles

took place in November 2016 at Radialsystem V in Berlin. The internal General Assembly was kicked off with a launch event one evening prior. Federal Development Minister Dr. Gerd Müller and Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization Gilbert Houngbo participated.

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Invitation and participant management, consultation on space conceptualization, coordination and supervision of service provider management, organization, execution of the event

© GIZ/Rühmeier

Bridging the Gap: Approaches and Policies for Reducing Inequalities

On September 5-6, 2016, 70 participants gathered for an international experts’ workshop, following an invitation by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Scientists and representatives of governmental and non-governmental development agencies deliberated the characteristics and impacts of vertical and horizontal inequality in lectures and discussion groups. In plenary sessions and working groups the participants discussed strategies and approaches how to combat these inequalities.

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consulting for concept development, participation management, coordination of service providers, documentation, quality control on site at the Berlin Representation of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

© CDP/Thomas Ecke

From Divestment to Green Investment: Perspectives from Finance, Science, and Society

To discuss this topic high-level representatives from the finance sector, the sciences and associations gathered together on 20/21 July 2016 in the Senate Hall of the Humboldt University Berlin.  The daylong invitation-only conference by AXA, CDP Europe, PIK and UBS culminated in a public evening event to present the results of the day.

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invitation and participation management, coordination of service providers, quality control at the Senate Hall of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

© Wiemeyer

The Special Initiative EINEWELT ohne Hunger

of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) appeared at the International Green Week (IGW) from 15-24 January 2016 to showcase successful ideas, innovations and solutions for a world without hunger. The focus was on nutrition and sustainable farming. By 2030, hunger and malnutrition should be defeated – that is one of the sustainable development goals that the global community agreed on in the summer of 2015. Various contributions at the IGW illustrated helpful measures for achieving this aim.

 

© Stiftung DGCN/Thomas Ecke

The Global Compact Network Germany Foundation

hosted together with the Alliance for Integrity (AfIn) a conference in Berlin titled “Global Compact+15 Europe: Conference on the Future of Corporate Sustainability and the UN Global Compact in Europe” in recognition of 15 years of UN Global Compact on 13 and 14 October 2015. A mix of high-level panels and 19 workshops, the “GC+15 Europe” was geared towards fostering an exchange between relevant German and European players in finance, politics, civil society and the sciences. In addition, the company-driven multistakeholder initiative, AfIn, realized by the GIZ GmbH on behalf of the BMZ, was officially launched.

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invitation and participation management, coordination of service providers, quality control on site, CO2 calculation and compensation.

© World Vision

The Night of Visions

brought the worldwide engagement of the international children's fund World Vision in various manners to life. Prominent guests like actress Maria Furtwängler and singer Judy Bailey contributed to the evening's success, while Judith Raker enhanced the event through her moderation.

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concept development, invitation and participant management, coordination of service providers, quality control on site