Werner Schnappauf (left) and Jürgen Thumann

14 November 2007: Werner Schnappauf (54) took up office as BDI Director General in Berlin.

The BDI Presidential Board and BDI Executive Board had unanimously appointed the former Bavarian state minister for environment, health and consumer protection. 

• Press release
  
  
  

25 September 2007: The study "Costs and Potential of Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Germany" was commissioned by the “BDI initiative - Business for Climate Protection” and executed by McKinsey. The study identifies a wide variety of technological levers for reducing greenhouse gases and calculates their costs.

The “BDI initiative - Business for Climate Protection” hopes the study will lay the foundation stone for a process of increased cooperation between the federal government and society.

• Report on Costs and Potentials of Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Germany
• Summary and Charts
• Manual to Study

30 August 2007: The BDI and its Japanese partner federation Keidanren presented a joint declaration to Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel in Tokyo.

The federations called upon the governments of both countries to lobby for an agreement between the EU and Japan to enhance economic relations. From the BDI perspective, more intensive cooperation on standards and certification would be key.

• Joint Declaration

	Welcome of EU Commissioner Mc Creevy at the BDI

27 / 28 June 2007: The conference tool place on the occasion of the German Council presidency and sought to give fresh impetus to the future of European company law. 

The BDI conference was held under the auspices of the Federal Minister of Justice, Ms Brigitte Zypries.

• Press release: BDI asks for full company mobility and freedom of contract!
  
  
  
  

  Information, documents and pictures of the conference

	The leaders of the G8 business organizations and Chancelor Merkel

22 June 2007: The key business organizations of the G8 countries welcome the results of the G8 Summit held 6 – 8 June 2007 in Heiligendamm.

The leaders of the business organizations appreciate that the heads of state have addressed mounting challenges to the trading system, the international investment regime, the efficiency of capital markets, the structure and rules for enforcement of intellectual property protection, and global environmental conditions. As a result, the leaders of the G8 countries have highlighted the challenges articulated in the G8 Business Declaration that was finalized at the BDI G8 Business Summit on 25 April 2007.

• The Business View on the Heiligendamm Declaration
   
• Press release: BDI President Thumann on the G8 summit: Positive signal for world economy
• Press release: BDI President Thumann on the G8 declaration on climate protection: “G8 countries’ openness for global solutions is a success”