Elke Ahlers

Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG engages in the distribution of electricity, natural gas, water, as well as district and local heating to private and corporate clients. It also provides waste incineration services. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Duesseldorf, Germany.

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development provides project financing for the financial sector from central Europe to central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean. It provides project financing for banks, industries and businesses, both new ventures and investments in existing companies. The company also provides loan and equity finance, guarantees, leasing facilities and trade finance. European Bank for Reconstruction & Development was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld AG operates as a holding company, which engages in the distribution and supply of electricity, water, gas, and heat. The firm also provides waste disposal and transportation services. It operates through the following segments: Energy, Water, Waste Management, Transportation, and Services. The Energy segment comprises electricity, gas, and heat. The Water segment deals with water and sanitation. The Waste Management segment specializes in waste collection. The Transportation segment offers public transport with buses and trams. The Services segment consists of management, control, and infrastructure. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Krefeld, Germany.

Rheinmetall Automotive AG manufactures, develops and supplies automotive parts and components. Its products include pistons, plain bearings, commercial diesel applications, actuators, emission control, solenoid valves and pumps. The firm’s brands include Kolbenschmidt, Pierburg and Motorservice. The company was founded by Karl Schmidt and Bernhard Pierburg in 1909 and is headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany.

IG Metall is the largest individual trade union in the world, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. The German company provides information, materials, and useful guides to its members to help them achieve fairness and good working conditions in their workplaces and society. The private company's focus is on employment security, occupational safety, and value chains. The CEO of the company is Hans-Jürgen Urban.

Georgsmarienhütte GmbH manufactures steel products. It offers crude steel, semi-fabricated steel, steel bars, and blank steel. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Georgsmarienhutte, Germany.

Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex is a commission that consists of managing and supervisory board representatives of German listed companies and their stakeholders, such as institutional and retail investors, academics, auditors, and a trade union federation. It develops, reviews, and updates the code. The company was founded in September 2001 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Part of B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG, B. Braun SE is a global healthcare company based in Melsungen, Germany. The German company offers a wide range of medical equipment and healthcare solutions, including efficient and life-saving extracorporeal blood treatments such as hemodialysis, acute dialysis, and apheresis. B. Braun has more than 360 dialysis and care centers worldwide, providing the best possible care for patients with chronic diseases. The company was founded in 2018, and Anna Maria Braun has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Aesculap AG engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of precision, medical, as well as medical technology instruments. It also offers medical apparatus, prostheses, implants, suture materials, laboratory and hospital supplies, as well as equipment for the manufacture of medical and medical technology devices. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Tuttlingen, Germany.

B. Braun Melsungen AG manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products and medical equipment. Its products are used in the treatment of degenerative spinal diseases, diabetes management, nutritional therapy, extracorporeal blood treatment, laparoscopy, neurosurgery, wound management, and urology. The company was founded on June 23, 1839 and is headquartered in Melsungen, Germany.

The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies engages in research on the governance of modern societies. The private company is based in Cologne, Germany.

Hans Böckler Stiftung is a research and study promotion organization that is committed to co-determination as a principle of democratic society. The private company is based in Dusseldorf, Germany. and has subsidiaries in Germany. The German company's work is dedicated to the principle of co-determination in all its areas of activity. The division of labor is also a consequence of economic interrelationships at the international level and their deepening. The company provides specific and very different opportunities, burdens, design options, and challenges for employees and their representatives, companies, political and civil society actors.