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Natural gas supply : no need for another Baltic Sea pipeline

Neumann, Anne; Göke, Leonard; Holz, Franziska; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 8 (2018) 27, pp. 241-248

Europe. However, DIW Berlin analyses show that the planned pipeline project Nord Stream 2 is not necessary to secure natural … gas supplies for Germany and Europe. The energy consumption forecasts on which the project is based, especially the EU … Reference Scenario, significantly overestimate natural gas demand in Germany and Europe. On the supply side, there will be no …

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Sanctions against Russian gas would not endanger EU or German gas supply

Holz, Franziska; Barner, Lukas; Kemfert, Claudia; … - In: DIW weekly report : economy, politics, science : a … 14 (2024) 21, pp. 149-156

supply interruptions. However, Russia continues to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe and still has some countries … in Central and Eastern Europe under control in terms of energy policy, which has so far prevented EU sanctions on Russian …

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Financial sector: Banks fall behind and now have a lower proportion of women on executive and advisory boards than insurance companies

Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 1/2, pp. 16-28

Women are still in the clear minority among the financial sector's top decision-making bodies. According to DIW Berlin's Women Executives Barometer, at the end of 2016, 21 percent of the supervisory and administrative board members of the 100 largest banks were female. The number has stagnated...

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Top decision-making bodies in large companies: Gender quota shows initial impact on supervisory boards executive board remains a male bastion

Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 7 (2017) 1/2, pp. 3-15

The gender quota for supervisory boards that has been mandatory since January 2016 has shown an initial impact. According to DIW Berlin's Women Executives Barometer, at the end of 2016, there were more women on the supervisory boards of the 106 companies subject to the statutory quota than one...

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Women on high-level boards of banks and insurance companies: Growth coming to a standstill on supervisory boards

Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 3, pp. 33-45

The proportion of women on executive boards of the 100 largest banks stagnated at almost nine percent in 2018. In the 60 largest insurance companies, the proportion increased by a good percentage point to almost ten percent. While growth on executive boards has been weakening in past years, it...

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Increasing Number of Women on Supervisory Boards of Major Companies in Germany: Executive Boards Still Dominated by Men

Holst, Elke; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 9 (2019) 3, pp. 17-32

The gender quota for supervisory boards is continuing to show its impact: the proportion of women on the supervisory boards of the 200 highest-performing companies in Germany increased by over two percentage points to 27 percent the past year. In the 100 largest companies, it increased by over...

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Executive boards remain dominated by men, but change is finally coming

Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 18-19

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Markedly more women on executive boards of large companies: Inclusion requirement seemingly already having an effect

Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 20-31

There was a significant increase in the number of women on executive boards of large companies in Germany from 2020 to 2021 after years of slow progress: In fall 2021, there were 139 women on the executive boards of the 200 largest companies, 38 more than in 2020. This is an increase of a good...

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While gender quotas for top positions in the private sector differ across EU countries, they are effective overall

Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 3/4, pp. 32-39

across Europe, coming to the conclusion that they are an effective instrument for increasing the share of women in top …

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Gender parity on top boards is still a far-off goal, and it is time for companies to take action

Kirsch, Anja; Sondergeld, Virginia; Thompson, Philipp … - In: DIW Weekly Report 13 (2023) 3/4, pp. 17-19

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