Launched in 2014, Development International e.V. implements scientific research projects at the intersection of law, business, and development, in view of creating a more sustainable world. 

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By generating data scientifically and publicly sharing our findings, we bring independent scrutiny, clarity, and accuracy to bear on environmental, social and governance issues with an empirical deficit, thus enabling constructive discourse and forward thinking. We have notably advanced the empirical discourse - also targeting the policy level - on labor rights matters (including child labor), sustainable agriculture and responsible mining. We have moreover measured the impact of legislative instruments regulating corporate ESG performance. 

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We also develop and implement evidence-based intervention strategies to achieve sustainable development outcomes, and we build capacity to transfer knowledge and competencies to other stakeholders in the process.

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Our interdisciplinary team combines legal, economic and public policy competencies. The economic underpinning is insofar imperative in that we understand how leading economic theory and modeling can be leveraged to the desired ends of sustainable development. Similarly, our command of legislative precedents and impending paradigms allow us to compare and contrast legislative models. Our public policy research is grounded in the fact that the ultimate outcome level is the rightsholder and beneficiary perspective. 

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Development International e.V. - DI for short - is based in Germany but internationally active. DI's network of parters and collaborators help us build bridges of awareness, insight and a common future.