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((Rough translation|1=de|listed=yes|date=November 2023))))

The '''Federation of German Industries''' (((lang-de|Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie)) (BDI)) is the [[umbrella organization]] of [[German industry]] and industry-related service providers. It represents 39 industry associations and more than 100,000 companies that employ around 8 million workers.<ref>((Cite web |date=2021-09-24 |title=Der Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie |url=https://bdi.eu/artikel/news/der-bundesverband-der-deutschen-industrie |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=bdi.eu |language=de))</ref> Membership is voluntary. A total of 15 [[States of Germany|Bundesland]]-level agencies represent the interests of the economy at regional level. The headquarters of the BDI is the ''Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft'' in [[Berlin]]. Its president is Siegfried Russwurm. BDI has offices in Germany and abroad.

== History ==
((Unreferenced section|date=December 2023))
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has its roots in the [[:de:Reichsverband der Deutschen Industrie|Reich Federation of German Industry]] (RDI). On 19 June 1933, during the National Socialist era, the Reich Federation of German Industry was merged with the Federation of German Employers' Associations to form the Reich Industry Group (de: ''Reichsstand der Deutschen Industrie)''. This body was responsible for the representation of industrial enterprises during the National Socialist period and was subsequently dissolved at the end of the war in 1945. 

When the Federal Republic of Germany was established in 1949, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) was founded in Munich. The DGB was formed to exclusively represent the interests of employees. On 1 July 1949, the statutes of this representative body were approved by the representatives of the military government. On 19 October 1949, representatives of 32 trade associations and working groups established the Committee for Economic Issues of the Industrial Associations to counter the Allies' reservations regarding a regularly operating industrial umbrella organisation.  At the beginning of 1950, this organisation was renamed the Federation of German Industry. 

Between 1950 and 1999 the headquarters of the BDI were located in the House of German Industry in Cologne. 

== Responsibilities ==
As an umbrella organization, the federation is responsible for the represenration and promotion of concerns of the industrial sectors it encompasses. However, it is not permitted to represent issues relating to social policy. This function is reserved for the [[Confederation of German Employers' Associations]] (BDA). According to section 4, paragraph 2 of the BDI statutes, membership of the BDI is limited to leading industrial associations and working groups, and is not open to sole proprietors or [[corporate network]]s. In terms of political science, the BDI is recognised as an interest group in the  "Economy and Labor" sector,<ref name=":0">((Cite book |last=Sebaldt |first=Martin |title=Verbände in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: eine Einführung |last2=Straßner |first2=Alexander |date=2004 |publisher=VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften |isbn=978-3-531-13543-4 |edition=1. Auflage |series=Studienbücher Politisches System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland |location=Wiesbaden |pages=105 |language=de))</ref> and is referred to as "an investor association of industrial sector and [[trade association]]s".<ref>((Cite book |last=Petersohn |first=Frederik. A. |title=Informalisierung und Parteipolitisierung im Politikformulierungsprozeß der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Dargestellt am Beispiel der steuerpolitischen Positionen des Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Industrie zwischen 1982 und 1994 |year=2000 |location=Münster und Berlin |pages=77 |language=de))</ref> As an [[advocacy group]], its main role is to articulate the interests of its members and their industries, while it also engages in global [[lobbying]] on behalf of industrially active enterprises at the local, national and global levels,<ref>((Cite news |last=El-Sharif |first=Yasmin |last2=Schultz |first2=Stefan |last3=Waldermann |first3=Anselm |date=2011-03-25 |title=Lobbytruppe BDI: Tricks, Chaos, Kungelei |language=de |work=Der Spiegel |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/lobbytruppe-bdi-tricks-chaos-kungelei-a-753190.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |issn=2195-1349))</ref> and thereby is heard across all economic relevant legislative processes.<ref name=":0" /> 

==Presidents==
* 1949–1971: [[Fritz Berg]]
* 1972–1976: [[Hans Günter Sohl]]
* 1977 (January–October): [[Hanns Martin Schleyer]]
* 1978 (January–September): [[Nikolaus Fasolt]]
* 1978–1984: [[Rolf Rodenstock]]
* 1985–1986: [[Hans Joachim Langmann]]
* 1987–1990: [[Tyll Necker]]
* 1991–1992: [[Heinrich Weiss]]
* 1992–1994: [[Tyll Necker]]
* 1995–2000: [[Hans-Olaf Henkel]]
* 2001–2004: [[Michael Rogowski]]
* 2005–2008: [[Jürgen Thumann]]
* 2009–2012: [[Hans-Peter Keitel]]
* 2013–2016: [[Ulrich Grillo]]
* since 2017: [[Dieter Kempf]]<ref>[http://bdi.eu/media/presse/presse/20161128_Pressemitteilung_Wahl_BDI-Praesdident.pdf Dieter Kempf BDI-President]</ref>
*since 2021: [[Siegfried Russwurm]]

==Member associations==
The association represents the following 39 member associations:
*[[Verband der Automobilindustrie|Association of the Automotive Industry]] (VDA)
*((Ill|Federal Association of Building Materials - Stones and Soil|de|Bundesverband Baustoffe – Steine und Erden)) e.V. bbs
*Association of Consulting Engineers e.V. (VBI)
*Biotechnology Industry Organization Germany e.V. (BIO Germany eV)
*Association of the Chemical Industry e.V. (VCI)
*Central Association Electrical Engineering- and Electronics Industry e.V. (ZVEI)
*Federal Association of the German Disposal, Water and Raw Materials Management e.V. (BDE)
*Federal Association of Natural Gas, Petroleum and Geonergy e. V. (BVEG)
*[[Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller|Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e. V.]] (vfa) (Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies)
*Central Real Estate Committee e. V. (ZIA)
*Association of the Potash and Salt Industry e. V. (VKS)
*Federal Association of German Foundry Industry e.V. (BDG)
*Federal Association Glass Industry e.V.
*Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media e.V. ([[BITKOM]])
*Federation of Ceramic Industry e.V. (BVKI)
*Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry e.V. (BDLI)
*Federal Association of the German Aviation Economy e.V. (BDL)
*[[Mechanical Engineering Industry Association]] (VDMA)
*Trade Association Metals e.V. (WVM)
*Mineral Oil Economy Association e.V. (MWV)
*Employers and Business Association of Mobility and Transport Services e.V. (Agv MoVe)
*Association of German Paper Mills e.V. (VDP)
*Federal Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry e.V. (BPI)
*Association of Raw Materials and Mining e.V. (VRB)
*Federal Association of the German Security and Defense Industry e.V. ([[BDSV]])
*Trade Association Steel
*Trade Association Steel Construction and Energy Technology e.V. (WV SET)
*Trade Association Steel and Metal Processing e.V. (WSM)
*Association of the German Textile- and Fashion Industry e.V.
*Federal Association of German Tourism e.V. (BTW)
*[[Technischer Überwachungsverein|Association of TÜV e.V.]]
*Association of the German Interconnected Grid Systems Economy e.V. (VdV)
*German Cigarette Association e.V. (DZV)
*((Ill|Verein der Zuckerindustrie|de)) e.V. (VdZ)
*Industry Group: Federal Association of Jewelry-, Watch-, Silverware- and related Industries e.V.
*Industry Group: Association of the German Vending Machine Industry e.V. (VDAI)
*Industry Group: Association of the German Dental Industry e.V. (VDDI)
*Industry Group: Association of the German Gaming Industry e. V.

==Cooperations==
* [[Confederation of German Employers' Associations]]
* [[European Movement Germany]]
* [[Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commonscatinline))
* ((Official website))

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[[Category:Lobbying in Germany]]
[[Category:Industry in Germany]]
[[Category:Political advocacy groups in Europe]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1949]]

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