Germany - Walter Kahlenborn

Walter is the Executive Director of the German Sustainable Investment Forum. Previously, he has been co-founder and Chairman of the German SIF. Walter Kahlenborn is also co-founder and Director of Adelphi Research and Adelphi Consult, both international policy consultancies.

Walter is an acknowledged expert on environmental policy consultancy, particularly the area of "sustainable finance". His knowledge stems from numerous research and consultancy projects which he has carried out for various public and private organisations over the past few years. The following are a selection of the projects undertaken:

An evaluation of the German UNEP FI signatories;

Creation of a handbook of sustainable investment for institutional investors;

Development of a brochure entitled "Mehr Wert: Ökologische Geldanlagen" (More Value: Ecological Investments) for the German Ministry of the Environment, 100.000 copies of which have since been distributed to private consumers in Germany.

An adaptation of this brochure for the Austrian market commissioned by the Austrian Ministry of the Environment.

A basis study for the European Commission on the role of private service providers in the European Union with reference to sustainable development.

A study for the Federal Environmental Agency on the provable benefits of green investments for the environment.

A study on eco-funds for the Deutsche Telekom.

Further investigations and reports i.a. on the subject of eco-auditing for financial service providers, eco-labelling of eco-funds, eco-rating and financial rating, etc.

Before founding Adelphi Research, Walter worked for the other consultancies and the Science Centre Berlin. He has a diploma in Economic Engineering from the Technical University Berlin and an MA in history and philosophy from the Free University Berlin. He is the author of numerous books, and a member of the advisory councils for several research projects.