The “Diakonie Michaelshoven e. V.” is an independent organization. Founded in 1950, it is the biggest welfare organization today in the Cologne area. More than 1.500 employees look after 3.500 people in different facilities covering the traditional field of welfare and social work. www.diakonie-michaelshoven.de

The EVO AG is a modern and successful service provider in the classic energy supply markets encompassing power, heating, gas and water as well as in future- and ecologically-oriented markets like disposal or telecommunications. With its approx. 850 employees, EVO AG gains a sales volume of approx. 300 million €. Major shareholder of EVO is the “Mannheimer MVV Energie AG”, one of the largest utility companies in Germany. www.evo-ag.de

The Stadtpark Mannheim gGmbH, formerly Bundesgartenschau Mannheim GmbH, manages different parks, i.e. the Luisenpark and the Herzogenriedpark, which are regarded as the most beautiful and biggest parks in Europe. Apart from the traditional park framework, the visitor is provided with extensive recreational opportunities, e.g. the subtropical plant show house. www.stadtpark-mannheim.de

The Stadtwerke Kiel AG is a communal utility company, a conglomerate of the three independent companies 24sieben GmbH, SWKiel Netz GmbH and SWKiel Service GmbH, who render their services at a 24x7 schedule. More than 1.300 employee yield a turnover of about 220 million €. www.stadtwerke-kiel.de

The Stadtwerke Solingen GmbH is an efficient service provider with about 750 employees, supplying approx. 74.000 households with power and water as well as approx. 32.000 households with natural gas. Almost 65.000 passengers are using the services of the local public transport every single day. www.sws-solingen.de