Multidimensional Thinking in Risk Management
The Funk Foundation promotes primarily scientific and practice-oriented projects in the field of risk management and risk research. In this scope it also initiates and awards prizes.
Moreover, the foundation commits itself to the task of promoting specific cultural projects and fostering artistic talent.
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Risk Report – Political Risk Scenarios
Conflicts, political changes or other dangers arising from digitization have an impact on the German economy.
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Risk Reports 2.0 – update of the publication series “Risk Report – Political Risk Scenarios”
Global events show how complex and multi-layered the understanding of political risks and their effects are. Risks are constantly changing and risk assessment for companies is more important than ever. Therefor, the Funk Foundation, together with MBI-CONIAS, has decided to update and reissue the reports on political risks. Starting in fall 2023, these new and updated reports will be published step by step and will be available for download free of charge.
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Web application
Individual reporting on sustainability with the CSP-Radar
The Online-Radar for Corporate Social Performance (CSP) helps companies to define fields of action and indicators for their own sustainability reporting. Users receive their personal CSP radar and a CSP scorecard free of charge, which can be used as a template for sustainability reports.
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Research
Preliminary study on reputation risks
Public interest in corporate social and ecological responsibility is growing. Violations of public expectations pose considerable reputational risks. Against this background, the research project of the University of St. Gallen, initiated by the Funk Stiftung, conducted a preliminary study with the aim of compiling and consolidating the state of the art in research on reputation, reputational risks and their management.
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Recording
Lux Nova Duo with "Inspiración Bach"
The CD of the Lux Nova Duo presents pieces of music by the baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach and places them in a context especially with contemporary works that have been influenced or directly inspired by Bach.
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Recording
Leonardo Miucci with „The Young Beethoven“
In time for the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 2020, pianist Leonardo Miucci together with a quartet has recorded The Piano Quartets again – and on historical instruments for the first time ever.
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Recording
Violetta Khachikyan with Fugenpassion
Under the title Fugenpassion, Violetta Khachikyan has recorded a new CD with various fugues for the piano from the Romantic era.
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