Dear Members of the Expert Group E03603, Please find below as well as in the additionally attached Excel document the response of econsense Forum for Sustainable Development of German Business e.V. to the European Commissions revision of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) as part of the current consultation process.
econsense e.V.
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 692607631397-19
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Who they are
Among the 1551 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #899 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
Declares membership of
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (https://bdi.eu/)
- CSR Europe (https://www.csreurope.org/)
- WBCSD (https://www.wbcsd.org/)
- Business for Nature (https://www.businessfornature.org/)
- ICC Germany (https://www.iccgermany.de/)
- SDSN (https://unsdsn.org/)
- Branchendialog Automobilindustrie
- (https://www.csr-in-deutschland.de/DE/Umsetzung/Branchendialoge/branchendialoge.html)
- BAFA (https://www.bafa.de/)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 27 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- econsense - Forum Nachhaltige Entwicklung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (econsense)
- Head office
- Berlin, Germany
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 27 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
econsense e.V. filed 3 positions between 13 Jul 2021 and 3 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 687 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
What they argued
econsense is the German Business Network for Sustainability. Our members are 45 large, internationally operating companies from various sectors committed to sustainable development. They have long engaged with human rights due diligence based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights.
econsense – Forum for Sustainable Development of German business is a network of 40 large international companies dedicated to sustainability. Sustainability reporting has a long tradition among our members and we welcome the EU Commission’s ambition for an upgrade of sustainability reporting.
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