Alexander Kühnen, CEO of the German biscuit manufacturer Bahlsen, has called on companies to take a clear stance for democracy and distanced himself from the AfD. Referring to Bahlsen's core values, Kühnen stated that only democratic parties represent those values and drew a firm line: positions such as "remigration", as put forward by the right wing party AfD, are simply not acceptable for him. He grounded his stance in economic reasoning: Germany needs skilled workers, open

Raoul Roßmann, CEO of the German drugstore chain Rossmann, has publicly distanced himself from the AfD. His stance is unambiguous: "I don't want to greet Björn Höcke at our firm." After the Association of Family Entrepreneurs invited AfD representatives to a conference, Roßmann left the association and has not rejoined. Grounding his position in business experience, he pointed to the concrete losses Rossmann suffered under Orbán´s government in Hungary, which he considers com

On July 4th, our second CPR Forum took place at the European Academy Berlin. Together with around 50 representatives from politics, business and civil society, we discussed “Corporate Political Responsibility in Times of Eroding Trust”. We would like to thank all panelists and participants for their insightful contributions, the EAB and POLITIKUM for the joint organization and the sponsors Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung and Evonik for their support! In view of the democratic t

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