Scholz & Friends Reputation is a sustainability consultancy based in Berlin. We offer a portfolio that helps companies transform sustainability from a regulatory requirement into a driver for transformation. We advise our clients on building or further developing their sustainability strategy. In doing so, we incorporate the regulatory requirements of CSRD/ESRS, the EU Taxonomy, and the handling of human rights in supply chains. We provide tailored answers to questions regarding the requirements, possibilities, and opportunities of sustainability reporting, whether concerning the EU reporting obligation CSRD or with a view to international standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the UN Global Compact, or Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Based on your material topics, we develop a strategy for credible, well-founded, and differentiating sustainability communication – taking into account current requirements, such as the Green Claims Directive.

Joris-Johann Lenssen has been a member of the management team of the sustainability consultancy Scholz & Friends Reputation since July 2025. In this role, he leads the team of sustainability consultants and is responsible for selected consulting projects.

For over 15 years, he has worked at the interface of science, business, and politics in the field of corporate sustainability. Before joining the management team, he served as Director of Sustainability at Scholz & Friends Reputation. Previous positions include managing the international network organization ABIS – The Academy for Business in Society in Brussels and leading the "Companies for Society" program at the Stifterverband (Donors' Association) in Berlin.

His strategic focus is on the development of sustainability strategies, reporting, social engagement, and foundation strategies for companies, NGOs, and public institutions. Among the well-known companies with which he has worked are the Volkswagen Group, Bethmann Bank, Schufa, MB Energy Holding, Unilever, and IBM.

Joris-Johann Lenssen holds a degree in political science from the Philipps University of Marburg and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Vlerick Business School (Brussels).

Since July 2025, Thomas Sommereisen has been part of the management board of the sustainability consultancy Scholz & Friends Reputation. He has been with the company since 2016 and most recently led a sub-team of sustainability consultants as Director Sustainability.

Before his time at Scholz & Friends Reputation, he worked in the sustainability department of the s.Oliver Group, where he was responsible for, among other things, stakeholder communication and CSR strategy development for the international apparel group.

In recent years, he has significantly supported the further development of Scholz & Friends Reputation's consulting portfolio – particularly in the areas of supply chains and human rights, as well as sustainability communication. His clients include ministries (BMAS and BMZ) and, in particular, large companies (e.g., Telefónica, Peek & Cloppenburg, Rotkäppchen-Mumm, Sennheiser, Otto Group), whom he has assisted in recent years in developing targeted sustainability and human rights strategies.

The sustainability scientist holds a Master of Science (M. Sc.) in Sustainability Science from Leuphana University Lüneburg and a Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) in Business Administration from the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin).

Christiane Stöhr led the sustainability consultancy Scholz & Friends Reputation from 2007 to 2025 and has been taking on the role of Senior Advisor since July 2025. Since September 2020, she has also represented sustainability and corporate responsibility topics on the Partner Board, the highest management body of the Scholz & Friends Group.

The graduate media scientist was a long-standing member of the management board of the internet agency Pixelpark before moving to the venture capital provider Venturepark as a member of the executive board.

Since 2003, she has been working as a sustainability consultant for large and medium-sized companies and institutions. Her focus areas include advising on EU and national regulations, developing sustainability strategies, ESG reporting, and sustainability communication. She possesses extensive experience in consulting at the interface with politics.

Her clients include, among others, ERGO, Bethmann Bank, Peek & Cloppenburg, Carl Kühne, Coca-Cola Germany, Deutsche Glasfaser, and Asklepios Kliniken.

Christiane Stöhr is a supervisory board member with a focus on management, sustainability, and communication, and has completed training as a systemic coach. She moderates and facilitates dialogue processes on sustainability within companies and at specialist events.

Norbert Taubken led the sustainability consultancy Scholz & Friends Reputation from 2007 to 2025 and has been taking on the role of Senior Advisor since July 2025. Since 2020, he has also been a partner of the Scholz & Friends Group. His client portfolio includes, among others, the ALDI SÜD Group, Heraeus Holding, Otto Group, RB Leipzig, Telefónica Deutschland, Vilsa Group, Volkswagen Group, Vonovia, and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

The natural scientist and educator established the CSR department for AOL Germany from 2000 to 2003. For more than 20 years, he has been supporting sustainability strategy processes in companies and designing initiatives at the intersection of business, politics, and society. He prepares companies for sustainability regulations, accompanies governance processes, and moderates internal company workshops, public dialogues, and specialist conferences – for example, for Coca-Cola Germany, Vilsa Group, REWE Group, and the German Council for Sustainable Development.

Norbert Taubken teaches on sustainability topics at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, the Hamburg School of Business Administration, and the German Press Academy. He is a founding member of the Berlin Social Academy and the Dutch Good Textiles Foundation, as well as an honorary board member of Deutscher Fussball-Botschafter e.V.

With our interdisciplinary team, we support you in fundamentally integrating sustainability and responsibility into your business operations, achieving robust results, and communicating them professionally and credibly.

As proactive companions, we look beyond the obvious with an eye for the bigger picture. Supported by our many years of experience, we draw your attention to opportunities and challenges, and furthermore offer you corresponding solutions – always with the goal of achieving the best possible result with excellent quality.

We maintain a direct and open exchange with our clients. Always at eye level and always committed. With experienced project managers and the best experts for your task, we stand by your side as reliable and trustworthy partners.

From a multitude of possibilities, we identify the right levers to achieve the best solutions and ideal benefits for your goals and projects. With the sustainability, communication, and strategy experts from Scholz & Friends, you benefit from the advantages of a well-coordinated team and short communication channels.

Do you want to become part of Scholz & Friends Reputation but currently can't find an open position that matches your profile? No problem. Your unsolicited application is very welcome! We are regularly looking for people who inspire us as true team players, bring knowledge and experience in sustainability, and have the power for our consulting tasks.

We look forward to receiving your compelling application documents, which you can send to reputation@s-f.com. Please indicate in your application when you could start at our Berlin office and what your salary expectations are.

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Thomas Sommereisen and Joris-Johann Lenssen