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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-I-2: Yield fluctuations

    The picture shows the soil of a cereal field, with large cracks caused by drought.

    … Any increase in yield variability increases the production risk for agricultural businesses. Extreme years tend to result in substantial deviations – either positive … in agricultural practice, because changing market conditions have always meant that businesses have had to be highly responsive. It is to be expected that increasing …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    LW-R-6: Agricultural irrigation

    The picture shows an arable field with young potato plants being irrigated by a drip irrigation unit.

    … volumes of rain falling, but also on cost-benefit calculations carried out by the businesses concerned, and not least on the volumes of water available in the region … According to a statistical survey conducted in 2015, there were still 79 % of businesses which used sprinklers for irrigation, whereas only 32 % used (also) …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-I-5: Claims expenditure for property insurance

    The picture shows a badly damaged single-family house. The exterior wall has been breached in several places, some windows are missing, and the exterior rendering is pitted to well above the ground floor. Mud and debris have accumulated all round the house.

    … Flash floods in July 2021 from Bernd caused major damage to homes, belongings, and businesses. Source: GordonGrand / stock.adobe.com 2023 Monitoring Report on the …

  • Appointment from 24.10.2023

    High level panel discussion: Circular Economy

    Weltkarte aus grünen Blättern nachgebildet, darum sind Symbole für Nachhaltigkeit gruppiert wie das Recycling-Symbol und erneuerbare Energien

    … world economy look like that meets the high expectation of living and doing business equitably within planetary boundaries? This event is part of a series of … world economy look like that meets the high expectation of living and doing business equitably within planetary boundaries? … High level panel discussion: …

  • News from 14.04.2020 | Last changed: 12.05.2020

    New blog: Corona Sustainability Compass (CSC)

    People on a square

    … need to be developed. The economy and public life are practically at a standstill. Businesses are facing a huge squeeze on their liquidity. Many companies are asking …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    BO-R-2: Permanent grassland terrain

    The picture shows a grassland with mown grass. The mown grass is lying in rows. In the right-hand margin a tractor can be seen turning hay. In the upper margin you can see a hay bale.

    … The intensification of dairy farming and low milk prices prompted agricultural businesses to tend predominantly high-performance dairy cows. Their basic food … of the GLÖZ Standard. This means that any funding disbursed to agricultural businesses from the CAP is conditional on ensuring that the permanent grassland …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    KM-I-6: Pumping station performance – case study

    The picture shows the pumping station Steinschleuse on the Eider river. A retaining wall with a bridge and a brick-built house are visible.

    … to nature conservation. Furthermore, there are settlements and trade and industry businesses scattered over some areas. In particular near the coast, tourism is … issues are highly relevant to the pumping station associations and agricultural businesses in the lowland areas. For the future it is to be expected that the …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    VE-I-5: Impacts on roads due to weather conditions and weather patterns

    The picture shows the upper part of the tail end of a vehicle belonging to the highway maintenance service. The vehicle is orange and its rear doors are marked with the word ’Streckenwartung’ (track maintenance) and reflective red-and-white striped stickers. There are warning lights fitted to the vehicle.

    … conditions and weather patterns Highway maintenance services were extraordinarily busy in 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2021. In 2007 and 2010 the main task was to remedy the … services in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia exceptionally busy. In 2021, the ‘Bernd‘ low-pressure system was responsible for the high … Adaptation to Climate Change … Highway maintenance services were extraordinarily busy in 2007, 2010, 2018 and 2021. In 2007 and 2010 the main task was to remedy the …

  • Press release 36/2019 from 09.10.2019 | Last changed: 28.10.2019

    Quo vadis, agriculture?

    Ein Acker mit Traktorspuren.

    … Our paper shows how to set the right legal incentives but also calls upon farm businesses, the food retail sector and consumers to assume responsibility." Press … Our paper shows how to set the right legal incentives but also calls upon farm businesses, the food retail sector and consumers to assume responsibility." … A new …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider tourism areas

    The illustration ’Wider tourism areas in Germany’ contains a map of the travel areas in Germany showing five individual wider tourism areas in aggregated form.. Alps with alpine foothills, coasts and urban areas are regions characterised by very specific properties. The uplands and other areas are heterogeneous and extensive.

    … the development of market share in terms of occupancy rates in accommodation businesses nationwide. The indicator thus provides an easily comparable overview of …

  • Press release 28/2025 from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Boom despite crisis: German GreenTech sector continues on growth trajectory

    Two people standing on a wind turbine.

    … German economy, contributing to the resilience and competitiveness of Germany as a business location. This is demonstrated by the GreenTech Atlas 2025, which the … German economy, contributing to the resilience and competitiveness of Germany as a business location. This is demonstrated by the GreenTech Atlas 2025, which the …