Regionalwert Research gGmbH

Regionalwert Research gGmbH, founded in August 2022 in Leipzig, is a non-profit think tank dedicated to strengthening sustainable business practices in the agricultural and food sectors. The mission of the organization is to promote science, practice, and education and to integrate sustainability into corporate success measurement. The focus is on the development and application of methods that enable the measurement, assessment, and accounting of sustainability at the corporate level[1][4].

Regionalwert Research offers a variety of innovative approaches and tools to support sustainable business practices:

• Sustainable Performance Accounting: A method that expands traditional financial success measurement to include the dimensions of ecology, knowledge, and society. This approach is implemented in projects such as QuartaVista and Neue Wege Leipzig[1][3][4].

• QuartaVista: A digital tool that improves corporate governance, planning, and accounting by integrating ecological, social, knowledge-based, and regional economic performance factors[3].

• Neue Wege Leipzig: A project that promotes bio-regional value chains in the Leipzig area and strengthens sustainable food sovereignty through the networking of agriculture, bundling, and community gastronomy. It includes the development of a monitoring system that assesses the status quo of value creation stages and provides recommendations for action based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)[2].

• True Cost Accounting: A method that makes positive and negative external effects visible in pricing and accounting and is applied in projects such as Neue Wege Leipzig[2].

Regionalwert Research is strongly committed to promoting sustainable practices and advocates for various sustainability goals:

• Integration of Sustainability into Success Measurement: Through the development and application of Sustainable Performance Accounting and True Cost Accounting, sustainability-related damages and benefits are integrated into corporate success measurement[1][3][4].

• Bio-regional Value Chains: The Neue Wege Leipzig project aims to establish and strengthen bio-regional value chains to promote regional food sovereignty and increase the availability of bio-regional products[2].

• UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The projects of Regionalwert Research are aligned with the SDGs, particularly with goals such as ensuring sustainable food production, promoting health and well-being, and creating decent work[2].

The team of Regionalwert Research is led by Dr. Jenny Lay-Kumar, who has over 30 years of experience in environmental protection and sustainable business practices. The shareholders of the organization are Regionalwert AG Freiburg and Regionalwert AG Hamburg. Regionalwert Research collaborates closely with universities, such as the University of Kassel-Witzenhausen, and other expert partners to develop innovative solutions[4].

Through its research and development, Regionalwert Research makes an important contribution to strengthening sustainable business practices in the agricultural and food sectors and promotes the integration of sustainability into all aspects of corporate action.

• 1 - https://regionalwert-research.de
• 2 - https://regionalwert-research.de/neue-wege/
• 3 - https://regionalwert-research.de/quarta-vista/
• 4 - https://regionalwert-research.de/ueber-uns/
• 5 - https://regionalwert-research.de/regionalwert-bericht/