INTEGRATED COMPANY REPORT 2014 - GIZ. Solutions that work.

Achieving results together

No country in the world can master the global challenges of our time alone.

Climate change is the best example: the root causes and the impacts cannot be

limited to any one state or continent. GIZ has been actively involved in climate

change measures for over twenty years. Climate change mitigation and adaptation

measures are one of the main focuses of international cooperation. In more than

450 projects we are helping countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions and finance

climate action. The volume of these commissions, some EUR 2.5 billion in total,

accounts for about one third of GIZ’s current portfolio. On behalf of the German

Government and other commissioning parties, GIZ is helping increase renewable

energy use in over 30 countries*. The solar and wind power generated in Brazil,

India and South Africa since 2005 alone would suffice to power eight million

German households every year.

Displacement and refugee flows are another global challenge. Since 2005, GIZ

has supported more than six million refugees, and refugee numbers are increasing

rather than decreasing as crises spread around the globe. On behalf of the German

Government, GIZ is taking on responsibility for building peace and security, and

for assisting refugees. Today, we are involved in more than 140 projects of this sort

worth a total of over EUR 280 million,* currently for instance in northern Iraq

and Ukraine. One major goal is to refocus attention on the imperatives of restor-

ing security. In Afghanistan, for instance, 26,000 police officers have taken part in

training conducted by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office since

the police reform measure was first launched. The training courses are an impor-

tant element in enhancing the rule of law in Afghanistan.

We practice at home what we preach

outside the company

Our sustainability programme ensures that we regularly set ourselves new targets for

cutting our energy consumption and emissions. Since 2014, our offices in Germany

have been fully climate neutral and use only green electricity.

We also take our responsibility towards our staff very seriously indeed. Since GIZ is

increasingly operating in crisis affected areas, we have extended the personal safety

and security services we offer our staff. These range from special security training in

Germany before staff take up their posts, to reliable security management systems

for our offices in partner countries. For us at GIZ accepting responsibility is synony-

mous with acting in line with the fundamental values of the Federal Republic of

Germany and international standards and conventions. Our internal ‘GIZ orienta-

tion on human rights’, which is mandatory for all staff, helps us do so.

*Figures taken from

www.giz.de/projectdata

(as at 13 March 2015)

International cooperation today faces enormous challenges and has set

itself ambitious goals. Conflicts and natural disasters around the world

threaten the livelihoods of innumerable people. It is the responsibility

of politicians, civil society and the private sector to take vigorous action

to mitigate the consequences of climate change, defuse conflicts and

make it possible for people to live together in peace.

Responsible

development

GIZ Integrated Company Report 2014