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Start of COP28 - 29.11.2023
"Getting serious in the fight against climate change"
In the fight against climate change, stronger agreements than previously expected must be reached at the COP28 conference. The mechanical and plant engineering industry has the technical solutions and expertise needed to achieve the targets.
Reducing bureaucracy - 29.11.2023
Overregulation weakens Germany as an investment location
Bureaucracy in Germany has developed into a tangible disadvantage for the country as a business location. Several business organizations are therefore calling on the German government to impose a consistent moratorium on red tape at all levels - including in Brussels.
Report on the consequences of climate change - 28.11.2023
"Managing climate risks becomes a competitive advantage"
Climate change is also having an impact on business models in mechanical and plant engineering. Many companies are therefore actively managing climate-related risks and opportunities and see this as a competitive advantage.
Food processing machinery, packaging machinery - 28.11.2023
EU packaging regulation causes noticeable reluctance to invest
The food machinery and packaging machinery industry is directly affected by the consequences of the flood of regulations from Brussels and Berlin, which particularly holds true for the PPWR and its effects for the packaging machinery industry.
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Bildunterschrift: Thilo Brodtmann, Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of the VDMA - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA

Bildunterschrift: Thilo Brodtmann, Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of the VDMA - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA
Bildunterschrift: Hartmut Rauen, stv. Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Hartmut Rauen, Deputy Executive Director of the VDMA - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA

Bildunterschrift: Dr. Ralph Wiechers, Mitglied der VDMA-Hauptgeschäftsführung - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Dr. Ralph Wiechers, Member of VDMA Executive Directorate - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA

Bildunterschrift: Ulrich Ackermann, Leiter VDMA Außenwirtschaft - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Ulrich Ackermann, Head of the Foreign Trade Department - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA

Bildunterschrift: Dr. Jörg Friedrich, Leiter VDMA Bildung - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Dr. Jörg Friedrich, Head of Department Educational Policy - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA
