ESG: Sustainability as a Strategic Success Factor

About Julian von PressentinKlaus Rainer KirchhoffSönke Niefünd

As the founder and long-standing CEO of Kirchhoff Consult AG Klaus R. Kirchhoff looks back on 30 years of experience in advising companies including DAX/MDAX and SDAX corporations as well as companies in the USA China India Turkey Austria Switzerland and Israel. In recent years he and his team have developed ESG strategies for several companies. Klaus Rainer Kirchhoff is the initiator of the Good Company Rankings of the DAX30 companies and author of several books on sustainability. Sönke Niefünd is Managing Director at the private banking group Merck Finck a Quintet Private Bank. With over 20 years of experience in the private banking and portfolio management industry he has specialized in sustainable asset management strategies for institutional investors among others. He holds a Master of Science in Strategy and Finance from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and is a graduate of the University of Hamburg. He is a sought-after expert for media outlets such as Handelsblatt FAZ and SZ and has published several academic papers. Julian A. von Pressentin implemented the EU Disclosure Regulation (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) as a portfolio manager at a large German asset owner. Additionally he has obtained the ESG Investing Certificate from the CFA Institute. As a consultant in the ESG/Sustainability sector he supports companies in preparing for mandatory sustainability reporting within the EU (CSRD). Since early 2023 Mr. von Pressentin has been a member of the EFRAG expert group for the development of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for small and medium-sized enterprises.