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This federation brings together the training institutes run by regional associations of employer and business federations of all German Länder. It is a forum for coordinating and organising service offers and events across regional borders. ADBW is a focus for exchange of information and maintains contacts with institutions and organisations at national level, in Europe and in the world outside Europe.

This federation has set itself the task of promoting labour legislation and labour jurisdiction. To that end, labour courts should be involved in the practice and teaching of labour legislation, in particular through an ongoing exchange of ideas and experience.

BDI is the leading organisation in the area of industrial firms and industrial service providers. As an interest representative, for industry, BDI helps its members to form opinions and reach decisions. It offers information for all areas of economic policy. In this way, BDI supports companies in the intensive competition that globalisation brings with it. With its 38 member federations, it represents the interests of more than 100,000 companies employing more than 8 million people.

SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT is a voluntary cooperative venture in the form of a network – with a long tradition. SCHULEWIRTSCHAFT initiates and shapes dialogue and cooperation between schools and business. The network promotes economic education, enables teachers and students to gather knowledge about the world of business and work.

BUSINESSEUROPE is the official mouthpiece of more than 20 million small, medium-sized and large firms and businesses in European affairs. Its members are 40 industrial and employer associations in 34 countries. Its objective is to bring about more growth and competitiveness in Europe.

This company certifies quality on behalf of leading German business federations, in particular certification of educational institutes in accordance with the internationally accepted quality standard ISO 9001.

For over 80 years, this industry pensions union has provided members – now numbering more than 383,000 – with individual and neutral advice on pension provision issues as well as on attractive financial advantages.

The purpose of this initiative is annual award and presentation of the Ludwig Erhard prize and grants which help to achieve top performances in competition in all sectors of the German economy, in public administrations/establishments, academia and other institutions.

IW is the leading private economic research institute in Germany. It represents a clear market economy position. Its mission is to consolidate and improve understanding of economic and social processes among policy-makers and in the public at large. It analyses facts, demonstrates trends, identifies links – and informs the public in a range of ways. These findings are intended to stimulate debates.

For more than 20 years, ISWA has been training employees of chambers of commerce and business federations, and specialises in its service offer on the interactions between political, economic and social changes.

ISWA was set up jointly by BDA, BDI and DIHK.