Under one roof,
at a glance

• Displacement and migration are more important than ever before in shaping the development cooperation agenda
• Fragility and violent conflicts are increasing
• Climate change
• Global agendas (2030 Agenda, Paris climate agreement) are gaining importance in international cooperation
• Large diversity of stakeholders
• Requirements for accountability, cost-efficiency, transparency and compliance are growing more stringent

• Service provider for the whole German Government
• Decades of experience and expertise on numerous SDG themes
• New partnerships made easier through networks around the world and in Germany
• Growing demand in current thematic areas such as displacement and migration

• Rapid and high-quality delivery of innovative services
• Large-volume commissions, sometimes involving tight deadlines
• Staff safety and security and the general environment for field assignments
• Increasing internationalisation of Germany’s federal ministries, involving new requirements

We meet the expectations of our partners, commissioning parties and shareholder by producing sustainable, measurable and tangible results. We take it upon ourselves to review the effectiveness of our work from a critical perspective, and on that basis scale up proven approaches and good practices and make use of lessons learned.

We develop economically viable business activities together with our commissioning parties. We support the German Government and other commissioning parties in achieving their development objectives. In this context, we see displacement and migration, climate and energy, and security and stabilisation as key themes that we will continue to address through innovative approaches over the coming years.

We mobilise expertise by harnessing the skills and motivation of our staff. Through strong cooperation partners and strategic alliances, we boost efforts for global sustainable development. Together with the private sector, civil society, the scientific and academic community, and local communities, we provide our commissioning parties and partners in project countries with appropriate solutions.

We remain cost-efficient and ensure compliance by using our resources responsibly. Cost-efficiency for us means achieving the most favourable and sustainable cost-benefit ratio in our work.