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Silke Stremlau

Fellowship

Mercator Senior Fellowship

Granting institution

Period of the Fellowship

September 2023 - August 2024

Project title

Increasing the Relevance and Sustainability of Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Using the Example of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Board

Project description

Silke Stremlau addresses the question of how the impact and relevance of a voluntary multi-stakeholder initiative such as the Sustainable Finance Advisory Council can be increased in order to achieve real changes in policy, regulation and current financial market activity.

Short biography

Silke Stremlau has been chairwoman of the Sustainable Finance Advisory Board of the German government since 2022. She was on the board of Hannoversche Kassen – a sustainable pension fund – from 2018 – 2023. There, Ms. Stremlau was responsible for the areas of capital investment, sustainability and human resources. Prior to that, she was a general representative at BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG. Between 2000 and 2015, she built up and managed the “Sustainable Investment” division as a partner at imug consulting firm, where she developed extensive expertise in sustainable investment.