The German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) is an advisory body with a mandate from the German federal government. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz appointed 15 public figures to the Council for a three-year term.
Reiner Hoffmann, Chair of the Council
Former President German Trade Union Confederation; Member European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Gunda Röstel, Deputy Chair of the Council
Commercial Director Stadtentwässerung Dresden GmbH; Authorized Representative GELSENWASSER AG
Prof. Dr Katrin Böhning-Gaese, member
Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; Professor Goethe University Frankfurt
Zarah Bruhn, member
Social entrepreneur; Commissioner for Social Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); Founder and Managing Director socialbee
Katja Dörner, member
Mayor of the Federal City of Bonn
Saori Dubourg, member
Chair of the Management Board of Greiner AG
Tanja Gönner, member
Director General Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Jörg-Andreas Krüger, member
President Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU)
Prof. Dr Mark G. Lawrence, member
Scientific Director Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS)
Prof. Dr Kai Niebert, member
President German League for Nature and Environment (DNR)
Hubertus Paetow, member
President German Agricultural Society (DLG)
Myriam Rapior, member
Vice President German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) – Friends of the Earth Germany
Dr Werner Schnappauf, member
Lawyer and consultant; Former Minister of State
Dr Franziska Tanneberger, member
Director Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC)
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, member
Former Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development